Rule, 1982

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SUNFLOWER SEEDS GRADING AND MARKING RULES

Short title, application and commencement :-

(1) These rules may be called the Sunflower Seeds Grading and Marketing Rules, 1982.

(2) They shall apply to sunflower seeds produced in India.

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

Definitions :— In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- Agicultural Marketing Adwser" means the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India;

(2) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to these rules;

(3) "Authorised packer" means a person or body of persons who has been grand a Certificate of Authorisation by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser, for getting the commodity graded and Agmarked in accordance with the grade standards and procedure prescribed under the rules;

(4) "Certificate" means Certificate of Authorisation.

Grade designation :- The grade designation to indicate the quality of the Sunflower seeds shall be as set out in column I of schedule I Definition of quality :— The quality indicated by the grade designations shall be as set out against each grade designation in columns 2 to 7 of Schedule I.

Grade designation mark :- The grade designation mark shall consist of a label specifying the grade designation and bearing a design consisting of as outline map of India with the word" AGMRK" and figure of the rising sun with the words produce of India" and "W 33113" resembling the marks as set out in Schedule II.

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) date ofpacking ;

(c) net weight; and

(d) Any other particulars as may be specified by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser from time to time

(3) The authorised packer any, afier 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 Sunflower Seeds different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed to the container in accordance with these rules.

Method of packing :- (l)Sunflower seeds shall be packed in new B-twill jute bags or any other type of container and in such capacity and in such manner as may be specified from time to time by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.

(2) Packing material shall be clean and dry. Free from fungus contamination and insect infestation and obnoxious smell.

(3) Each package shall contain Sunflower seeds of the same variety and of the same grade designation

(4) Each package shall be securely closed and sealed in the manner prescribed by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser.

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SCHEDULE I

(See rules 3 & 4) Grade designations and definitions ofquality ofSunflower Seeds Grade designation Definition ofquality General characteristics Special characteristics Per cent by weight (Maximum) Foreign Damaged; Immature, Weevilled Moisture matter seeds shrivelled seeds content and dead seeds l 2.0 2.0 10.0 0.5 5.0 The Sunflower seeds shall:

II 4.0 4.0 15.0 1.0 5.0 (a) be obtained from the plant botanically known as Helianthus arinus Linn;

III 6 0 6.0 25.0 1.0 5.0 (b) be well developed mature clean dry, free from dirt, obnoxious smell, deleterious substances infestation and rodent contamin- ation except to the extent provide under special characteristics

(c) be reasonable uniform in shape.

size and colour ;

(d) not show any visible sign of mould attack.

Definitions:

_ Foreign matter : shall he stones, lumps of earth, straw, chafi, stems, material? any other edible or non-edible seeds of any other foreign Damaged seeds : shall be the seeds which are internally damaged or discolenred or broken, materially affecting the quality.

3. immature, shrivelled and dead seeds: shall be the seeds not weds which can easily be crushed, ifcrushed between two fin

4. Weevilled seeds : shall be those seeds which are wholly or party bored or eaten by the weevils. properly developed and/or shrunken, Dead needs shall be those gets.

SCHEDULE-II

(See rule 5) Grade designation mark (Published in the Gazette ofIndia, Pan-11, Section 3 (i) under G.S.R.-86, dated 22—1—1980)

Provisions this rule 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 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937