# The Fertiliser (Control) Order 1985, Section 3

- Act: The Fertiliser (Control) Order 1985 (Act 10 of 1985)
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## Text

Fixation of prices of fertilisers 1. The Central Government may, with a view to regulating equitable distribution of fertilisers and making fertilisers available at fair prices, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix the maximum prices or rates at which any fertiliser may be sold by a dealer, manufacturer, +importer or a pool handling agency. 2. The Central Government may having regard to the local conditions of any area, the period of storage of fertilisers and other relevant circumstances, fix different prices or rates for fertilisers having different periods of storage or for different areas or for different classes of consumers.

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