Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com ARECANUTS (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1952 CONTENTS 1. Short title 2. Grade designation 3. Definition of quality 4. Grade designation marks 5. Method of marking 6. Method of packing 7. Arrangements for analysis SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHDULE SCHEDULE 2 :- SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 3 :- SCHEDULE ARECANUTS (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1952 In exercise of the powers conferred by Sec. 3 of the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (1 of 1937), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, the same having been previously published as required by the said section. 1. Short title :- These rules may be called the Arecanuts (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1952. 2. Grade designation :- Grade designation to indicate the quality of arecanuts of specified varieties grown in India are set out in column I of Schedule I and Schedule II. 3. Definition of quality :- The quality indicated by the grade designations is set out against such designations in columns 2 to 6 of Schedule I and in columns 2 and 3 of Schedule II and column 7 of the Schedule I and column 4 of Schedule II respectively. 4. Grade designation marks :- The grade designation shall consist of a label, bearing a design (consisting of an outline map of India in conjunction with the word AGMARK) resembling that set out in Schedule III specifying the grade designation [and shall be of the following colour: 5. Method of marking :- (1) The grade designation mark label shall be securely attached to each container in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India. In addition to the grade designation mark the following particulars shall be clearly marked on the label :- Year of harvest........................... Packing Centre............................ Date of packing........................... Net weight................................ (2) An authorised packer may, after obtaining the previous approval of the Agri- cultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India, 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 arecanuts different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed on the container in accordance with these rules. 6. Method of packing :- (1) The arecanuts shall be packed in gunny bags which are clean, dry and in good sound condition. Containers which have been previously used for commodities likely to cause damage or impart any flavour, odour or other undesirable characteristics to the arecanuts shall not be employed. (2) Each bag shall contain only arecanuts of the crop year specified and of one grade designation only. 7. Arrangements for analysis :- An authorised packer shall make such arrangements for testing arecanuts as may be prescribed by the Agricultural Adviser to the Government of India from time to time. SCHEDULE 1 SCHDULE Special characteristics Grade Diame- Minimum Colour of Pith Damaged General designation ter' percen nuts characteristics tage of Copra- Yellowish maximum Topiwali white brown percen Nuts" minirnui m maximum tage'" percent; )ge percentage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Moti Special. 25 mm and over but 75 90 Nil .50 The arecanuts not exceeding 30mm shall be whole fully A.I. . Do 40 60 10 1 husked, of light A.II. . Do 10 10 60 2 colour, reasonably well matured, free Shrivardhan . 25mm and over but 75 90 Nil .50 from blemish Special less than 25 mm cracks, fissure A.I. . Do 40 60 10 .50 shrinkage and A.II. . Do 10 10 60 .50 shall not be hollow inside. Ths are-. Jamnagar . 20 mm and over but 75 90 Nil .50 canuts shall be Special less than 23 mm. worm-eaten or A.I. . Do 40 60 10 .50 otherwise dama A.II . Do 40 10 60 .50 ged from outside or inside. Jeeni . . Under 20 mm 75 90 Nil .50 Special A.I. . Do 40 60 Nil .50 A.II . Do 10 10 60 .50 Meetupalayam 19 m.m. and over Nil 90 Nil 1 Special but less than 23 m.m. A.I. . 15 m.m. and over Nil 60 10 1.50 2 but less than 19mm. A.II. . 12 m.m. Nil 60 10 2 and over but less than 15 mm. Pooja Special . Under 12 m.m. Nil 90 Nil 1 Koka Special. 19 mm. and over Nil 90 10 2 The arecanuts shall but not exceeding be whole and may 23 m.m. be slightly immature. A.I. . 13 mm. and over Nil 60 20 3 Small cracks and but not exceeding fissures allowed. 19mm. Slight shrinkage is also permitted. In A.I. grade adherent skin is not permitted. Note *To allow for accidental errors in grading. 5 per cent of the nuts of the next lowest or higher grade shall be permitted. SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE (See rules 2 and 3) Grade designation and definition of quality of cut-boiled arecanuts or betelnuts produced in India Grade Size (Diameter Broken General characteristics designation in mm) nuts (Maximum percentage by weight) 1 2 3 4 Pheeton Big 18 and above 0.5 All the nuts shall be Pheeton Below 18 but 0.5 (a) Prepared from tender nuts; Medium but less than (b) of uniform colour i.e. bright 16 shining to dull red colour; Pheeton Below 16 but 0.5 (c) free from insect infestation Small not less than and visible mould; and 15 (d) reasonably dry and be the tapering and posterior of the cut nut. Rajalu Big 18 and above 0.5 (a) Prepared from tender nuts; Rajalu Below 18 but 0.5 (b) of uniform colour i.e. Medium not less than bright shining to dull red colour; 16 (c) free from insect infection and visible mould; and Rajalu Below 16 but 0.5 (d) reasonably dry and be the Small not less than 15 stalkend (anterior) of the cut-nut with a depression at the top. (+) Kadihasa Below 15 0.5 (a) Prepared from tender nuts; Composite (b) of uniform colour i.e. bright shining to dull red colour; (c) free from insect infestation and visible mould; and (d) reasonably diy and shall include both anterior and posterior portions of the cut-nut. C) Bette Big 18 and above 0.5 (a) Prepared from mature nuts; Bette Medium Below 18 but 0.5 (b) of uniform colour i.e. bright than 16 shining to dull red colouis; (c) free from insect infestation and visible mould; and Bette Small Below 16 but 0.5 (d) reasonably dry and shall not than 15 include both anterior and posterior portions of cut-nut. Nuli This variety has (a) Of no uniform shape or irregular shape size; shrunken in appearance; and size (b) of light to dark red in colour; (c) thin in structure brittle and lightest of all other nuts; (d) reasonably dry; and (e) free from insect infestation. SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE (See rule 4) Grade designation mark for arecanuts