Levy Sugar Supply (Control) Order 1979

r '! " 1 lTHE LEVY SUGAR SUPPLY (CONTROL) ORDER 1979 (As amended by GSR 420(E) dated 31-5-1984 and GSR 135(E) dated 17-2-2000) GSR696(E) dated 17-U-1979.-1n exerciseof the powers conferredby Section3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955 (10 of 1955) the Central Covernment hereby makes the following Order namely.-

1. Short title extent and commencement.-(l) This Order may be called the Levy Sugar Supply (Control) Order 1979.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Powers to issue directions to supply levy sugar.- (1) The Central Government may from time to time by order issue directions to any ![producer or importer] or recognised dealer to supply levy sugar of such type 3[or grade in such quantities and from such place of manufacture or storage].-

(a) to such persons or organisations in such areas or markets: or t[(b) to such State Government/Union Territory Administration as may be specified in the order.]

Explanation.-"Levy sugar" means the sugar requisitioned by the Central Government under clause (f) of sub-section (2)of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955. 5[(l-A) The domestic producer shall supply levy sugar at a price not exceeding the price determined under sub-section (3-C) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act 1955 and the importer of sugar shall supply at a price not exceeding the controlled price fixed under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of Section 3 of that Act.]

(2) The Central Government may by notified Order direct that the power to issue any direction under sub-clause (1) shall be exercisable also by any or more of the following officers in the Directorate of Sugar 6{Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department of Sugar and Edible Oils 1New Delhi:

1. The Olief Director (Sugar).

2. The Additional Chief Director.

3. A Director.

4. A Deputy Director. 1 Published in the Gaz.!ttt10f India. E'<traordinary, 1979,Part [I, Sec. 3(.i), dated 17-12-1979at p.1430. 2 Substituted for the word "producer" by GSR 135(E),dared 17-2-2000,w.e.f. 17-2-2000. 3 Substituted byGSR 420(£), dated 31-5-1984. 4 Item (b) substituted by GSR 135(E),dated. 17-2-2000,w.d. 17-2-2000. 5 Sub-dause (I-A) inserted by GSR 135(E),dated 17-2-2000,w.eJ. 17-2-2000. 6 Substituted for the words "Ministry of Agriculture and 1rrisation. Department of Food" byGSK135(E), dated 17-2-2000,w.e.L 17-2·2DOO.

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(3) Where any direction is issued to any 1producer or importer] or recognised dealer under sub-clause (1) or (2) for the supply of levy sugar to any State Government that State Government may either arrange to take delivery of the sugar by itself or nominate any person or organisation or authority to take delivery of the sugar.

(4)Any levy sugar taken delivery of under sub-clause (3)may be stored distributed or sold-

(a) where such sugar has been taken delivery of by the State Government in such manner as the State Government deems fit; in any other case in accordance with such directions as may be issued by the State Government or by an officer or authority empowered by the State Government in this behalf.

(b) 7 Substituted for theword "producer" byGSR135(E),dated 17-2-2000,w.e.f. 17-2-2000. ..... (1i)' '~1threference to aQY 'tActOry tor 'Which. an Af;Pnt, ~Y 'WhAtev~r:n8rne CR11ed. is employed, DPAns thp agpnt 1r~· and 1n~ot[\r. f'S hl2!hAS b"'rn rluly, Author1-

9P..0.by thr."o...-np.r' ·3D··thAt·bphRlt And '.:' '"I';: ,. " . ", ~'.

(111) with, rprerPnc.e .to lRl'l~·1~ctory.·lf;hpMr:mA~f'J1!.lf"Jntof " which hI's b~~tl tiikpn oVf"Jr by Any pprson Ann hoey . ;~•...• '01' pprsOns undpr the? rn~ustrlrs (n(,vp:lom~t _ and Re~~t1on'>j'ot,.;L95J.~l-JIIP8'i\s ~·h~.'t.•.~~rsor:t :.or . , , bot\1 .Q~.•pprsOl1S, ::66 ot~1, D~ -~' ,. ". ~ :.",' " ·(r).-~t~~'~rllmp·~ri·~:\.~C;r'~~~'~t··~~p·t··ci;~t'~~inr.' ~~'rp thAn . n1l1~ty ppr .cpnt ~~,~UQ.r.ose;"., :' ;'_'~. -~ • ." to,'. ".' ~. .:. . . . ~ •.,.- .:' :.;.,_,':'". (g): ltY~rlt:'J!it'"rts·th{ll~''Y'~''l'··:np'g1.nln!!:~onthp• t~~st t'AV nt ~1R{. . . ... ' . ~ .}o;xport.:~g!!n.c'y:.,~ll:.~or th,p'p~:~se~.·Ol·l~'h:l:s·I4'~t; t~~;'< CM-trAl; rtdveJ.f!ifl1P!l~ niAY~.. ny' n-ot'i;r1cA't;1on, in ·....hp··(\ffic·1nl ,:. :·r.;az·P.ttp S~(ii~l.:A·~.,~~ ..~xJ)Or·t' ~gP.t\cy"Aii'rl eOMp~r,y' 'W1th1n"thf' .,meanin~ of' ,~hp·Comp"nies pct,1946, or any hoay Of., trye pprsons "estAb11shnd or rpcogn1sfJ<i.I'S ,ft. ,bQ<b: :rCQrpor.at;-';" QY';or Ui'ld~r , any othpr law j.o'J'. t~ b,ein~g !ii' .~pr~.;·.." 1 ot 1956 .. , •• 'to. ." •• t~ •,'. .. ' •• , ... • . ~ t •• , (2') \'Iherp any Buch .oOJtlPMy .or oth~r bo;o1~99.J.p(u.O:t.f' hAS bee~.- !p¢~it.~e.dB8::.'~. ~port eg.e~cy, .1.t··lIhAll: be.,.lRwtul.!'pr.· such' ~~ency:·to por'1'erm all 'ortany of ~he tunct10ns ot All . expot"t· agency, lmr\f:tr th1s J.at, notw1thstrm!11ng Anything to the cqntrAry' ~ontA1zlec):1:n,.t.ha,.memOra'ndum-or .Art1c:les ,of Assoc1s...._· .~10Jl.,'~ :th-e' company ''or; 'AS the CASf' may be the lAWapplicf'blp thl"rpto.. . .. t., ...... {~:. ' ~~.. " : : r ..• ,,::~.,,: "~t' .. , . ,4•..F~at.10ll: ot quantity' of 'sugf'r fo'r purposp ot pxport:

(1) The Cmtral Gov!3rnment mAY by notificf'tiol} .•in..thp( OfficiAl tiazet :tr, fix' tr~m t1JP.p.ttl.!, tm.o. t1t9 lquaf.it,1ty"Rf. suf.:"J: wh lch mAY b~ e~rt~d' auritig·. A~ .. }1~iod~'- "f.J.~~ i:p, t:~~~ ~J.lch q~~ntity thp....Cp;ntrAl OoVPl'lU11fmt ."h"ll ,fit-lvP:rE'o'gF'rli ':to: .', .~, . , ' -. . . . ..... . " . . ... ' .

(8) thp qURl'lt'1ty ot sugf'r AVPlllAbip in In~.1~, _" ':', ~~Q) ,.th~ ~llAIlt-~ty it""uii,j'li;~'lbh~"1n'''it~~}op1itiort~-.roUl~· , . b~ rPAsonAb1y rpqulrpd tor consumption in .!iJ~i~.. .' . . , .'. ,.- ".... .' ... :'-',·$~Jt.t~~~..np~·~s~1t~·::t~r:~por~#i~($~;'~~,~"it~...v1~wto -.' , .... ee.l"!l1n.g.:·tor.'l1~J1·,~xchA~1Jl(';~~.t,~p~W.bl1;Q' ·~t;"r,.st.

(2) Tho powpr contfOrr~' by sub-s(\ction 'r}.··stiitli' ~';' :SC\ pxp.!cisPd as to pnsurp·th"t thp. qUAntity tl1CP~'un~pr thAt sub-spot ion' tor 'tmy,:YPAr rJ~ps !I~t;..ftXC;.Pt'o,·..ill t.h~r"~ftr'''ftAt a ~wpn"ty" p~l" .. ~~~. <?'t::~}tf:'·'Q.U:8f?t.;.~1.·,O.r;.S~gAl", prOnUQPO in IndiA ;~t;r~~~~t~n~~~~.;~~t.~~·~·~!!?:.~~~O~tob!,r rA~11ng .. :.~,: .~. . . , " • .... 3-- _, .:-- ....... . '....... : ....... :.. .' .; ,.- ..". "oj ... i •. .... .... . ~...: ~' , .,,: " . .. :'"" ..... '.' '.• i .". . ~., " . ---------- e , ....., ;"," ~ " . , " . " . ' .,- . ,. ,' -:' ..... •• ',,'.,','.' L ' "',' . ..~.• : '. ."_. ' r, f 4 .1 . Lit .... -..- .. ;""', _, ,"I -. 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'".,": ..,_.::.:':'- ..~:-. ....... , , .... 'Prov1dll~' :tl;lAt.,.~1t·thA~·ifa~p6:rt._',Ag~ncv.!~pt oT'1!1~h thA~, l)~Y.:l.ng,r~PA\:~ .pt$). th~·,q\1A'1:~ty;.;or..::th.A ·.~;t:l,~~,r.rlpll.t'~-" tQ J:t;, ~y. ,any..:O\:it'U~r~·,:9r:,.to~ot'pe~'tPP!1SP,S lri\"'olvPd in trnnsport- 1rig,tti~"sug8~ :rr.o~,:on.e"·'}:)1A6p.:to~ot~r~".Q~ ",0 t.~~ dft}~T likE!ly·to·bf!l !nvo1v~d in p.xP.Or.~ing :.i:t!~o.r.);o.;t.l\~' condl~1~s prpVR'il~g ill .the.- ~'rketQ .1'01' ,:s~p.r ·whp.thpt- ..in 'or' out. or Int'l1~';·~r."to' :any o,th~r. ..re1evant~ C'ircms'a~il~",s~:""1t': ,is, '.. ~xp(!'d1e~t. JJp..to do: ,tlle' p.xP.Ort:.-a'~~~ii,..:.matsel·l th~.·wbo;lt" :01" A.-')y'_phrt" of . .sog,,.,r :1t( 'tl).CliA""nd"lD«y, ~ it" thinks' fj,t·,· ,.' pUr~~~u~:e',~t+~h.r'qJlan~1~y ~6t'\.SU~A,~',:Rs :.1~mAY d6'nSl~p~ npc pss.- ry .tpr\~e~pqt"t ..~~!~t~~li:azlropr1"j;'p'It1me~ . ,.,:. ,,~ \' "", 'rr,,' . :!f:"'{21'" f~,~'t.h.e .p'~~pose·;b.r::iub:';8·.~ct,lOP:(1), th~"eXPo7t" " .agen¢7·may.:1ts'8lt' .~eU',sug1\r, 9-r' permit thp Olrnf!lr to S('lll the' 'wholeho-r '.~Y .Wt 0r ..t~~· Q~P9rt: quotA in .h1$ custo'dy at..a.,p~1ce ap'pr~v.ed .~y. ·it.'on'··~c?p-.~t.iont~~~ t.h'P .sAlE' ,p-roc"pr1,S 'are pay8bl:ett~ j.,t:.·... !•.. ;:' -", '." .. .'.';' ',' .,'." •.... : •.~ ,,': ... ~ " • ;"" .... ~' :.' : ••,!" :.:l.' _~i ~ ::: .,:" .r .... ~,".". . ~'''f't.; .', ~'n:tR:51:4'to. CWl1"rs 1h' ras]>(,ct. or ·t'!-,;~::r,r=!"l·~~.fo:oc1·.:,.. .. ,. ·'(1) ~he ·ex,por:t· agf'tlcy·sh~~l" f!·t,..Sl;oh :t:i;~~··,~fI,·~t·t>hmlt~;:.1t:it, : .~ftk~. ~~ th~ ~~p.r,' '~c{~h;v,~~~f'~~P~~d 's~it,~~ ·~D.~n#l1"'·:G5.1·:I..' ' .. " ' ~tlJJ'l'Fll'll1P.l?ts,dftt:er1lt~II<l ,~l)..\fII~,"qo.r.~nd'P.~l~h ..:t.)1~"P.l'o'V,i!.,-phs\.. ; "herpinlfttpJt Ul,.tb~1S··sAc't!on>c:oot,...1np.d·,-' .:". ' .. ,.,.,' ',;,::",.: . . .~.:I··t""::.'· ,. "~: ~'..... ~ ...!~~-"f'!I"..! . 0" .:~ •• , •• ~::!..J.".,;,!' ;-a··;... ·4.~.. : *:."" .. ~".: .-: <,2),~9Jr\.t;~~::~,~br:.~ ..1'p,.R~~,,,.~d~;.jn t~~~ct~:or t.n~' ,. '. ·qUAnt:1t;t' tUfWd rOXt"d~x:pDrtundpi'. Sf!.Qt10J'14·' flOr '.~y ¥,pp.r,:~ ", therp.::-s~A'Ll''bp Idflauct't~kt'hd to.£;il. ~~pP.nditut'(>~Incurr,~'.' :.... . .'.by< tti~··AiP.Ott,,~.PriCl";·~·,rt2,p~6~-'91.·f~J(;- ~'Wilpth:Pr"by WAV­ of" "A:dllJln:r8tr·f,tl~e....,rpt·P,ri'sl1f 'd'r":o'thprw1sp 'ann thll' bAlancII ,.; shPiU·be·"RJ)port1OUP.d Amongthp' oWnprs'in 'pr'oport1on to thp . tqUh811t,.~.i~Y:'°..t..tugl',.l'__~i.(lt!~~_;.~~t!!~~~::!V:~~t~·~~ '" -';IOAr.·. ,". .'. . :" , . ." , . .... ...! ... .1.,..... ~ .... ~ ... "......_.,.,. " ._.. _; ~ ·-(3);rn'mak1ng'Rny distribution undpr·th1s sp.ct1on, the pxport· Agancy shall m.-lto such adjustments as mAYbp neC(lSS",-I'Y'hl'lving regf'rd to th·p grade of sugflr dp11verpd by fmy- owner, ·thp. Adjustmmts baing madp on thf!>bASls ot . S,-?gRI' 01' I~J.-S-29 grade Rnd with reterpno'e to the pricp dlftr>rp.n-tir.l.s:lhedulEi for different gradps 01' sugAr whioh the Central Govarnmcnt mAY, by hotiticetion'in thf' OfficiAl Gaz;ett,..J J)'ublhh 1n this bclla1!. ".' .. ~~'. :., " ••••5- '1'."- .;: {4~ ~otw1thst~nd1ng AnYt'hing contAinr.d in this s~ct 10n and subj~ct to the rul~s ,,!,h1oh'm~y'bp mAdein,tbis hphAlt to" expor-t agency IIlAY'1I'lAKP. Ori"'AcSi~t .~.Vmi¥t·! to' ownel>rs' AgAinst; docUJnpnts of .d~11verV':or :':gwr~rurnsh~d bv thpm, ..~nd s,uch paym~nts shAll bp. Ad;tustl>~'At the timp. of tinAl'. "p'Aym~t.:'· " :' .• :. : .. " .. ~" " . , , . ' ., .~., ; ": ; r.:' . ; .,#'" • "', ','-: '-;1' ..".' ' ..:' ..:.... ,.:' .>, : ., l· •• ', .. •• : :;: ,: ' 1q..::, , :P~W(lll' ,of Centr.~"i'~·Govprtj,m~nt:'to,g~v~·.'~i~ActiQ'1~:··'Thp ,f"J!:portRgency spec1t1ed; undp.r :~ectiQ~ 3,;311:811 :.be bb1,lnq,' , ~ :t,hp .d.lscbRrg.p ot ·it",.t~ct10ris. undor -,this r ct by such . g,ene:rAl or lI,pfI!ciAl;dirc.otions" '''s·,th~: ~p.ntr..L: OOvcrnmFtlt" ,may give to 'it 'm writing,., . "', I : : '.. . . ", .... • .". • ·.·,;'.u ~ :' .:..... ,.:,~.. _. .' ," ... ; . • ' •• ' •••• . . . f , l.l. l)elegA.tion ot :~owe~~:,; :The. C~ntr,,'l",Goyprn~n.t:~·JIlAY,by notifioation in'the OffioiAl' ~Azett~ dirp.ct,' thp.t, Rny pOwp.r 'cont'Arrp.d on;' it 'by, this Aot, ShAll· ,.subj p.ct,to B~ch ' _~ oond1t:l.9I'ls"1f Any;' ,as·-mayb~ ,specified in the. 'notificAtion, be 'rxerc1sAble' Also::by luch'o'tt1cpr',.dr authority ~ubord1nRte to: the, ~n~rRl ~.vernnent (IS JI18Y,bp specifil'd -1il,1:!pp notiticPo'Cion. . ' .. , .... . . . ., .. '," ,', 12•. '. PrQtp~t ion loi Aotion t"lI2eri, ~ ~pr '-ct f: 'No, ,su~t, 'pros-';'~ution 'oi-,atilp.r 1~gRl.pr9~~~d1ng ShAll-lip ;'£!A1nst th,., export Agl'ncy or the CEintrAl'·G6v~rnl"1~ntor Any ot it s ottice-r tor or ,in rpsppct of Anything which is in g'ood fA1th don4='o-r 1nt~ndpd to bp donp. in pursuancp 01' this Act, or 'Ally other :rule p~ _~r~p;r madp thl>l'p.undpr.

13. Pow~r to mAkerules: (1' Thp Cp.ntrAi Gov~rnM~t mAY,. by notifiCAtion in th~ Offici"l GAZf'ttp,' m~kp rulps :t'o~ CArrying out thp purpos;'!5 of the fct.. .' . . "(2) In' pArticulRr Ann without prp,uMl'cP to thp gp.nerRltt~,or thp forpgoing powpr such rulps ~v provl~p tor all or B:.y of th~ rollowing mAtter.s, ~Amp.lv: '

(a) th~ ~ubmlssion by owners to ~uch Authority AS' mAV'be s,eo1tip.d in this bphAlf ,of rpturns or reports or other ,informAtion l'pl.fttion. to the manufActure., sales, desp ,..tah, stoa':s Md pricps ot sugRr. • t'. the 1WUlP'1" in 'Whiohthe accounts of the expor,t agmoy may be m~tntioned And 8uditpd:' ,_., (b)

(c) the inspection ot r~ord' And'registers of fActorips and the e~port, ~gency:

(d) the making ot p~yments by tha export egency t9 owners: . any other' Ilftt1;p.r~hich 1s to bp or JDftY bp prpscrlbpd under this ~ct.. .

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