Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com MYROBALAN (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1962 CONTENTS 1. Start title and application 2. Definitions 3. Grade designations 4. Definition of quality 5. Grade designation marks 6. Method of marking 7. Method of packing 8. Special conditions of certificate of authorisation SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE I SCHEDULE 2 :- SCHEDULE II SCHEDULE 3 :- SCHEDULE III SCHEDULE 4 :- SCHEDULE IV SCHEDULE 5 :- SCHEDULE V SCHEDULE 6 :- SCHEDULE VI MYROBALAN (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1962 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. Start title and application :- (1) These rules may be called the Myrobalan (Ganding and Marking) Rules, 1962. (2) They shall apply to Myrobalan (Terminalia Chebulla) produced in India. 2. Definitions :- In these rules,- (a) "Agricultural Marketing Adviser" means the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India; (b) "Schedule" means a Schedule to these rules. 3. Grade designations :- Grade designations to indicate the quality of Myrobalan shall be set as out in column 2 of Schedules I to IV. 4. Definition of quality :- The special and general characteristics of the quality indicated by such grade designations shall be as set out in columns 3 to 6 of Schedules I to IV. 5. Grade designation marks :- The grade designation mark shall consist of a label bearing a design (consisting of an outline map of India with the word "AGMARK" and the Figure of rising sun with the words "Produce of India") resembling that set out in Schedule V and specifying the grade designation. 6. Method of marking :- (1)The grade designation mark shall be securely applied to each container in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. In addition to the grade designation mark, each container shall be marked with such particulars and in such manner as may be specified by the said ofFicer from time to time. (2) An authorised packer may after obtaining the previous 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 myrobalan different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed on the container in accordance with these rules. 7. Method of packing :- (1) Sound and clean jute gunnies shall be used for packing myrobalans and these shall be securely closed and sealed in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. (2) Each package or container shall contain only myrobalans of one grade designation only. Where more than one package is put in a large container, all the packages shall bear Agmark labels and the outer container shall also bear the Agmark label. 8. Special conditions of certificate of authorisation :- In addition to the conditions specified in rule 4 of the General Grading and Marking Rules, 1937, the conditions set out in Schedule VI shall be the conditions of every Certificate of Authorisation issued for the purpose of these rules. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE I Special characteristics Trade Name Grade General Designation Colour 'Extraneous Tolerance characteristics matter not exceeding (by weight) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. Jubulpore J.I.S. Yellow to 1 per cent Shall not contain Shall be sound No.l Yellowish more than 12.5 and solid nuts brown or per cent of GJ. free from insect Yellowish Sound nuts and attack and/or red 1.5 per cent of broken nuts" J II nuts. 2. Genuine GJ Yellowish 3 per cent Shall not contain Do. Jubulpore to brownish more than 25 per black cent J 11 nuts. 3. Jubulpore J.II Dark 5 per cent Any solid nut of No. 11 Brownish dark brownish colour black will go in GJ. sound nuts but will be included in J. 11 nuts. *This comprises dust, crushed matter, seeds and other foreign matter **To cover accidental errors broken nuts will be tolerated 1 per cent by weight. SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE II (See rules 3 and 4) Grade desinations and definition of quality of crushed myrobalan derived from wole nuts commercially knows as Trbdpores grown in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh Special characteristics Trade name General designation characteristics *mylobalan **Chicken Kernel dust not feed not seeds not exceeding exceeding exceeding (by weight) (byweight) (by weight) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. Crushed Special C.S.I. 1 .50 per 5 per cent 1 per cent Shall be made from No.l cent whole nuts J.I. quality of Schedule 1. 2. Crushed No.l C.I.I 3 per cent 10 per cent 3 per cent Shall be made from International whole nuts J.I. quality of Schedule 1. 3. Croshed No .I. C.I. 7 per cent 15 per cent 4 per cent Shall be made from whole nuts of Genuine Jubulpore (G.J.) of Schedule 1. 4. Crushed Average C.A. 10 per cent 15 per cent 10 per cent Shall be made from whole nuts comprising 60 per cent GJ. and 40 per cent J. II of Schedule I 5. Crushed No. II C.II. 25 per cent 30 per cent 10 per cent Shall be made from whole nuts of J. 11 of Schedule I 6. N-S- May Consist Grade * of dust, chicken feed and kernel seeds and crush, in any proportion as required by the buyer. The tanin content should not be less than 35 per cent. The material shall be free from foreign matter. This grade can be expor ted against firm order only. *Anything passing through 16 mesh sieve. **Anything passing through 8 mesh sieve. SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE III (See rules 3 and 4) Grade designations and definition of quality of whole myrobalan nuts commercially known as "Bhimlis" grown in the Stales of Maharashtra and Mysore Special characteristics Trade Name Grade General Designation Colour 'Extraneous Tolerance characteristics matter not exceeding (by weight) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. Bhimlis Fine B.F. Greenish to 1 per cent 5 per cent of Shall be sound yellowish next lower grade and solid nuts free from insect attack and or broken nuts. 2. Bhimlis No.l B.I. Yellow to 1 per cent Shall not contain Shall be sound brownish more than 5 per and solid nuts cent hollow and free from insect decayed nuts. attack and/or broken nuts. 3. Bhimlis B.A. Brownish 2.5 per cent Shall not Do. Average to Blackish contain more than 25 per cent hollow and decayed nuts. *This comprises dust, dirt, crushed matter, seeds and other foreign matter. SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE IV (See rules 3 and 4) Grade designation and definition of quality of whole myrobalan nuts commercially known as "Rajapores" grown in Maharashtra and Mysore States Special characteristics Trade Name Grade General Designation Colour 'Extraneous Tolerance characteristics matter not exceeding (by weight) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1. Rajapore R.I. Brownish to 1 per cent Shall not contain Shall be sound No.l. brownish more than 6 per and solid nuts black cent decayed free from insect and hollow nuts. attack and/or broken nuts. 2. BJ.I. Brownish 5 per cent Shall not Bombay contain J.I. black to more than 50 per black cent hollow and decayed nuts. 3. Rajapore R.II Do. 10 per cent - No. 2. *This comprises dust, dirt, crushed matter, seeds and other foreign matter SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE V (See rule 5) SCHEDULE 6 SCHEDULE VI (See rule 8) (1) An authorised packer shall make such arrangements for testing myrobalans as may be prescribed, and samples thereof shall be forwarded to such control laboratory as may by notified from time to time by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India. (2) An authorised packer shall provide such facilities to Inspecting Officers duly authorised by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India, for the sampling, testing and affixation of grade designation marks as may be prescribed from time to time by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India. (3) All instructions regarding the methods of sampling, analysis, packing etc. which may be issued by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India, shall be strictly observed.