Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com DRIED TAMARIND (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1983 CONTENTS 1. Short title, application and commencemnt 2. Definitions 3. Grade designations 4. Definition of quality 5. Grade designation mark 6. Method of packing 7. Method of marking SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE I SCHEDULE 2 :- SCHEDULE II DRIED TAMARIND (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1983 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: 1. Short title, application and commencemnt :- (1) These rules may be called the Dried Tamarind (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1983. 2. They shall apply to Dried Tamarind produced in India. 3. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions :- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (1) "Agricultural Marketing Adviser" 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 a body of persons who has been granted 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 these rules; (4) "Certificate" means Certificate of Authorisation. 3. Grade designations :- The grade designations to indicate the quality of the Dried Tamarind shall be as set out in Coloumn I of Schdule 1. 4. 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 1. 5. Grade designation mark :- The grade designation mark shall consist of a label specifying the grade designation and bearing a design consisting of an outline map of India with the word "AGMARK" and figure of the rising sun with the words "Produce of India") and resembling the mark as set out in schedule II. 6. Method of packing :- (1) Dried Tamarind shall be packed in polythene bags, gunny bags; bamboo baskets, wooden boxes, card board boxes, mats, with or without lining or any other type of container as may be specified/approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser and in such manner as may specified/approved from time to time by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. Tamarind may also be packed in small packets and such packets may be packed in bigger containers. (2) Packing material shall be clean and dry, free from fungus and insect attack and obnoxious smell. (3) Each package shall contain the Dried Tamarind 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. 7. Method of marking :- (1) The grade designation mark shall be securely affixed to each case or package in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. (2) In addition to the grade designation mark, the following particulars shall also be clearly marked on the labels and/or containers. (a) name and address of packer; (b) net weight; and (c) any other particulars, as may be specified by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser from time to time. (3) The authorised packer may, after 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 the Dried Tamarind different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed to the containers in accordance with these rules. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE I \ \ \ \ \(See rule 3 and rule 4) \Grade designation and definition of quality of dried tamarind __________________________________________________________________________________________________ \ \ \ \Definition of quality __________________________________________ \ \ \ Special characteristics \ \ \ \ \ General characteristics __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Grade \Seed co \Fibres per \Rind per \Insect \Moisture Design- tent per \cent by \cent by \damaged \per cent ation \ cent by \weight \weight \per cent \b weight \ weight \(Maximum \(Maximum) \by weight \(Maxi- \ (Maximum) \ \ \(Maximum) \mum) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 3 4 5 6 7 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Special \35.00 \ \ 6.0 \ \ 3.0 \ \ 2.0 \ \ 15.0 The dried tamarind \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ shall be: \ A \ \40.0 \ \ 8.0 4.0 3.0 20.0 (1) obtained after B \ \45.0 10.0 \ \ 6.0 5.0 25.0 \ removing the rind \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ from the mature, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ripe and dried \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ fruit of Tamari- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ndus indica, and \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (2) free from live \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \insects, visib \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \mould, fungus, ro- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \dent ex-creta, arti- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ficial colouring \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \and polishing, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \obnoxious odour \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \deleterious sub- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \stances and other \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \impurities except \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \to the extent pro- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \vided under special \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \characteristics. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DEFINITION: (1) Fibres.- Shall be the thread like tissues found in dried Tamarind. (2) Rind.- Shall mean dried external covering skin of th fruit. (3) Insect damaged.- Shall be the tamarind damaged by the insects/weevils. SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE II \ \ \ \ \ (See rule 5) \ \ \ \ Grade designation mark