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Government of India
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Department of Fertilizers
New Delhi, the 28th April, 1995
ORDER
S.O. 383 (E). In
exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Essential
Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government
hereby makes the following order further to amend the Fertilizer
(Movement Control) Order 1973, namely :-
1.
(1)
This order may be called the Fertilizer
(Movement Control) Amendment Order, 1995.
(2)
It shall come into force on the date of
its publication in the Official Gazette.
2.
In the Fertilizer (Movement Control)
Order, 1973, in clause2, in the sub-clause (b), after the words
"shall not include", the words "the Ammonium Sulphate 'Ammonium
Chloride' Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (25% N) Calcium Ammonium
Nitrate (26% N)'" shall be inserted.
sd/-
(K. K. JASWAL)
JOINT SECRETARY TO
THE GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA
No.26-1/94-FM
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
(DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE)
THE FERTILIZER (MOVEMENT CONTROL) ORDER 1973
New Delhi, the 25th April, 1973
NOTIFICATION
SRO 249(E). Whereas
the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary
and expedient so to do for securing the equitable distribution
of fertilizers in the States of India; now, therefore, in
exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Essential
Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government
hereby makes the following order namely :-
1.
Short title and
commencement
(1)
This order be called the Fertilizer
(Movement Control) Order, 1973.
(2)
It shall come into force on the date of
its publication in the Official Gazette.
2.
Definitions
(a)
In this Order unless the context
otherwise requires 'export' means to take or cause to be taken
out of any place within a State to any place outside that State.
(b)
* 'Fertilizer' shall have the same
meaning as in sub-clause (h) of clause 2 of the Fertilizer
(Control) Order, 1985 but shall not include 'Ammonium Sulphate',
'Ammonium Chloride', 'Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (25% N), 'Calcium
Ammonium Nitrate (26% N) 'Bone meal Raw', 'Bone meal Steamed',
'Rock Phosphate', 'Potassium Sulphate', 'Zinc Sulphate',
Manganese Sulphate', 'Borax (Sodium Tetra borate) (Na2B4O7.10H2O)',
Solubor (Na2B4O7, 5H2O+Na2B10
O16 10H2O)', 'Copper Sulphate (CuSO4.5H2O),
'Ferrous Sulphate (FeSO4.7H20)' Ammonium
Molybdate (NH4)6 MO7 O24.4H2O),
'Chelated Zinc as Zn-EDTA,' Chelated Iron as Fe-EDTA AND 'Zinc
Sulphate,' Monohydrate (ZnSO4.H2O)
appearing at serial numbers 1(a) 1, 1(a) 4 to 1 (a) 6, 1(b) 4 to
1(b) 6, 1 (c) 2 and 1(f) 1 to 1(f) 10 respectively, of
Schedule-1 (Part-A) to that order.
(c)
'State includes a Union Territory and
'State Government' in relation to a Union Territory means the
Administrator thereof.
3.
Prohibition of export of
fertilizers
No
person shall export or attempt to export, or abet the export of,
any fertilizer from any state; Provided that nothing in this
clause shall apply to the export of fertilizers under and in
accordance with an authority issued by the Government of India
in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or the
Director of Agriculture of a State Government or any other
officer authorized by the said State Government in this behalf.
Provided further
that the export of physical and granulated mixtures of
fertilizers from one State to another shall be subject to an
authorization, allowing entry of the material in the state to
which it is being exported, by the Director of Agriculture or
such other officer authorized by the said State Government in
this behalf.
4.
Powers of entry, seizure
etc.
(1)
Any inspector of fertilizers appointed
under clause 27 of the Fertilizer (Control) Order, 1985, or any
Police Officer not below the rank of a head constable may, with
a view to securing compliance with this Order or to satisfy
himself that this Order has been complied with.
(a)
Stop and search, any person, boat, motor
or any other vehicle or any receptacle used or intended to be
used for the export of fertilizers.
(b)
Enter and search any place;
(c)
Seize any fertilizer in respect of which
he has reason to believe that any provision of this Order has
been, is being or is about to be contravened along with the
packages, coverings or receptacles in which such fertilizer is
found or animals, vehicles, vessels, boats or conveyance used in
carrying such fertilizer and thereafter take measures necessary
for securing the production of the packages, coverings,
receptacles, animals, vehicles, vessels, boats or conveyances so
seized in a court and for their safe custody pending such
production.
(2)
The provisions of Section 102 and 103 of
the Code of Criminal Procedures, 1898 (5 of 1898) relating to
search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to searches
and seizures under this clause.
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