Notification, 2017

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REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99

EXTRAORDINARY

II— — (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 826] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2017/ASVINA 17, 1939

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

(Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 4th October, 2017

G.S.R. 1229(E).—Whereas the draft rules further to amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), in consultation with the Central Insecticides Board, was published in the notification of the II (i) 3 Government of India in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture, Co-operation and Farmers Welfare) vide

G.S.R. 1083(E), dated the 9 th November, 2016 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (i), dated the 23 rd November, 2016, inviting objections or suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of forty five days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the rd November, 2016;

And whereas, objection or suggestion received from the public were duly considered in respect of the said notification;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, further to amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Insecticides (Third amendment) Rules, 2017.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Insecticides Rules, 1971, in rule 9, for sub-rule (4B), the following shall be substituted namely:— “(4B) A person who applies for manufacturing licence shall possess or shall employ a person possessing the following educational qualification: —

(i) Doctorate in chemistry or agriculture chemistry or agriculture chemicals or Master of Technology or Master of Science in chemical engineering or equivalent for manufacture of technical grade pesticides; or

(ii) Master degree in science with chemistry or agricultural chemistry or agriculture chemicals or equivalent as one of the subject for manufacture of pesticide formulation: Provided that a person possessing a manufacturing licence on the date of notification of the Insecticides (Third Amendment) Rules, 2017 shall be allowed a period of two years to comply with the educational qualification”.

ASHWANI KUMAR, Jt. Secy.

Note : The Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide No.

G.S.R. 1650(E), dated 19 th October, 1971 and subsequently amended vide:— th July, 1976, th December, 1977, th November, 1988, th August, 1993, th May, 1999, th May, 1999, th August, 1999 th September, 2006, th November, 2006, th February, 2009, th March, 2010, th July, 2013, th November, 2014, th November, 2015, th February, 2016 th August, 2016

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G.S.R.79(E), dated 27 th January, 2017 and st February, 2017.

and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

ALOK KUMAR

Provisions this notification answers to

Read out of the instrument itself: an enabling provision is one it says it was made under, which is the power it rests on. The rest it names without resting on.

Other instruments under the same Act

All of the The Insecticides Act, 1968