Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com SAL SEED (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1982 CONTENTS 1. Short title, application and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Grade designations 4. Definition of quality 5. Grade designation mark 6. Method of marking 7. Method of packing SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE I SCHEDULE 2 :- SCHEDULE II SCHEDULE 3 :- SCHEDULE III SAL SEED (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1982 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: 1. Short title, application and commencement :- (1) These rules may be called the Sal Seed (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1982; (2) They shall apply to Sal (Seed and Kernel) 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 marked in accordance with the grade standards and procedure prescribed under the rules; (4) "Certificate" means Certificate of Authorisation. 3. Grade designations :- The Grade designation to indicate the quality of the Sal Seed and Kernel shall be as set out in column I of Schedules I and II. 4. Definition of quality :- The quality indicated by the grade designation shall be as set out against each grade designation in Columns 2 to 7 of Schedule I and columns 2 to 6 of Schedule II. 5. Grade designation mark :- The grade designation mark shall consist of a label specifying the grade designation and bearing a design consisting of 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 III. 6. 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) Name of the packer; (b) net weight; (c) date and place of packing; and (d) 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 ot Agricultural Marketing Adviser, mark his private trade mark on a contains manner approved by the said ofFicer, provided that the priyate trade mark doei represent a quality or grade of Sal Seed different from that indicated by the ^ designation mark affixed to the container in accordance with these rules. 7. Method of packing :- (1) Sal Seed and Kernels shall be packed in Jute ba in such other type of packages and of capacities and in such a manner as mi approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. (2) Packing material shall be clean, dry, free from fungus and insect attaci obnoxious smell. (3) Each package shall contain Sal Seed or Kernels of the same ^ designation only. (4) Each package shall be securely closed and sealed in the manner presc by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE I (See rule 3 and rule 4) Grade designation and definitions ofthe quality ofSal Seed (Shored robusta) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Definition of quality \ General characteristics designation _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ \ Foreign mat- \ Immature \ Damaged and shri- \ \ and weevil- \ broken seed per cent. \ \ by weight \ velled seed \ led seed \ per cent. \ by weight \ \ (Maximum) \ per cent. \ by weight \ by weight \ (Maximum) \ \ \ \ (Maximum) \ (Maximum) \ \ \ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \ 2 \ 3 \ 4 \ 5 \ 6 \ 7 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \ \ 1.0 \ 1.0 \ 0.5 \ 10.0 \ 10.0 \ Sal seed shall: II \ \ 3.0 \ \ 2.0 \ 1.0 \ \ \15.0 \ 10.0 \ \(1) be the dried ripe seed of Shorea robusta \ \ Dipterocatpaceae, III. \ \ 4.0 \ \ 4.0 \ 2.0 \ 25.0 \ 10.0 \ (2) be wholesome, free from moulds, weevils, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ obnoxi \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ all other impurities except to the extent \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ indicated in the schedule, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DEFINITION : Foreign matter.- Shall include dust, stones, lumps of earth, leaves, any other edible or 'non-edible seed. Immature and shri are not properly developed and/or shrunken. Damaged and wee\\'illed.- Shall be the seeds which are damaged mechanically or by mould of seeds materially affecting the quality. Weevilled seeds shall be those seeds which are partially or wholly bored or eaten by weevils or o Splits shall be the seeds which are broken in two parts length-wise. Broken seeds shall be those which are smaller than split. SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE II \ \ \(See rule 3 and rule 4) Grade designation and definition of the quality of Sal Seed Kernels _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ characteristics desig- nation ______________________________________________________________ \ \ \ \ \Special characteristics ______________________________________________________________ Foreign mat- \Immature \ Damaged \ Moisture \ ter per cent \led kernels \ \ by weight \ (Maximum) \ per cent. \ per cent. \ (Maximum) \ \ \ \by weight \ by weight \ \ \ \ \(Maximum) \ \(Maximum) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \ Sal Kernels shall: 11 \ 1.0 \ 4.0 \ 2.0 \ 7.0 \ \ \ (1) be the kernels obtained from the dried ripe seeds of Shorea robusta \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (2) be reasonably dried, wholesome, free from visible moulds. Weevils \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ obnoxious smell, deleterious substances a indicated in the Schedule, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (3) have uniform size, shape and colour. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DEFINITION : Foreign matter.- Shall include dust, stones, lumps of earth, leaves, outershell of seed, any oilier edible or non-edible seed/ which are not properly developed and/or shrunken. Damaged weevUled kernels.- Are those which are damaged mechanically or by mould/ affecting the quality. Weevilled kernels shall be those kernels which are partially or wholly bored or eaten by weevils or other insects. SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE III (See rule 3) Grade designation mark