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SAL SEED GRADING AND MARKING RULES Short title application and commencement. :-
(1) These rules may be called the Sal seed Grading and Marking Rules 1982;
(2) They shall apply to Sal seed (Seed and Kernel) produced in India;
(3) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Oflicial Gazette.
Definitions. :-~ in these rules, unless the context otherwise requires :-
(l) "Agricultui-ai Marketing Adviser" means the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of lndia.
(2) "Schedule" means a Scheduie appended to these rules;
(3) "Authorised packer" means a person or a body of persons who has been granted a certificate of authorisation by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser for getting the commodity graded and marked in accordance with the grade standards and procedure prescribed under the rules;
(4) "Certificate" means certificate ofAuthorisation.
Grade designations: - The grade designation to indicate the quality of the Sal Seed and Kernel shall be as set out in column 1 of Schedules I and II.
Definition of quality.:- The quality indicated by the grade designation shall be as set out against each grade designation in Columns 2 to 7 of Schedule I and Columns 2 to 6 of Schedule II.
Grade designation mark; - The grade designation mark shall consist of a label specifying the grade designation and bearing a design consisting of outline map of india, with the word AGMARK and figure of the rising sun with the words "produce of India" and "W W and resembling the mark as setout in Schedule IH.
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6. Method of marking: -(1) The grade designation mark shall be securely affixed to each package in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
(2) In addition to the grade designation the following particulars shall also be clearly marked on the label-
(a) Name of the packer;
(b) net weight;
(2) date and place of packing; and
(d) any of the particulars as may be specified by the Agriculturai Marketing Adviser from time to time.
(3) The authorised packer may, atter obtaining the prior approval of the Agricultural Marketing Adviser, mark his private trade mark on a container in a manner approved by the said officer, provided that the private trade mark does not represent a quality or grade of Sal Seed different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed to the container in accordance with these rules.
Method of packing: - (1) Sal seed and kernels shall be packed in Jute bags or in such other type of packages and of capacities and in such a manner as may be approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
(2) Packing material shall be clean, dry, free from fungus and insect attack and obnoxious smell.
(3) Each package shall contain Sal Seed or Kemes of the same grade designation only.
(4) Each package shall be securely closed and sealed in the manner prescribed by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.
SCHEDULE-I (See me 3 and 4)Grade designations and definitions of the quality of Sal Seed (Shore: Robusta) Grade Definition of quality General characteristics Special characteristics ‘— Foreign matter Immature Damaged Split and Moisture ‘E per cent by and shri- and weevil- broken seed percentweight velled seed, led seed, per cent weight(Maximum) per cent by per cent by by weight (Maximum)weight weight (Maximum) (Maximum) (Maximum) “3’ 2 3 4 5 7 7 l. 1.0 1.0 0.5 10.0 10.0 Sal seed shall :
ii 3.0 2.0 1.0 15.0 10.0 (i) he the dried ripe seed 0)“ Shorea robsta Gaertn, family Dipterocarpaceae.
1H 4.0 4.0 2.0 25.0 l0.0 (2) he wholesome, free from moulds, weevils, obnoxious smell, deleterious substance and all other impurities except to the extent indicated in the schedule.
(3) have uniform size, shape and colour Definitions :
Foreign matter : shall include dust, stones, lumps ofearth, leaves any other edible or non-edible seed.Immature and Shrivelled seed : shall be the seeds which are not properly developed and/or shrunken.Damaged and Weevilled : shall be the seeds which are damaged mechanically or by mould those showing internaldiscolouration of seeds materially afiecting the quality. Weevilled seeds shall be those seedswhich are partially or wholly baled or eaten by weevils or other insects.Split and broken seeds: splits shall be the seeds which are broken in two parts length-wise. Broken seeds shall be thosewhich are smaller than splits.
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SCHEDULE-II (See rules 3 and 4) Grade and designation and definition of the quality of Sal Seed Kernels Definition of quality Grade designation Special characteristics General characteristics Foreign Immature/ Damaged , Moisture matter shrivelled weevilled per cent per cent by kernels kernels by weight weight per cent by per cent by (Maximum) (Maximum) weight weight (maximum) (maximum) 1 2 3 4 5 6 I 0.5 2.0 1.0 7.0 Sal kernels shall :
II 1.0 4.0 2.0 7.0 (a) be the kernels obtained fiom the dried, ripe seeds of shorea robusta Gaerm, family Dipterocarpeeeae.
(2) be reasonably dried, wholesome, free from visible moulds, weevils obnoxious smell, deleterious substances and all other impurities except to the extent indicated in the schedule.
(3) have uniform shape, size and colour.
Definitions :
Foreign matter : shall include dust, stones, lumps of earth, leaves, outer shell of seed, any other edible or nonedible seed/kernels.
Immature and shrivelled : shall be the kernels which are not properly developed and] or shrunken.
Damaged weevilled kernels : are those which are damaged mechanically or by mould/insects or those showing internal discolouration materially affecting the quality. Weevilled kernels shall be those kernels which are partially or wholly bored or eaten by weevils or other insects.
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SCHEDULE-III (See rule 5) Grade designation mark (Published in the Gazette of India, Part-II, Section 3 (ii) under 8.0. 2649, dated 24-7-1982) 56