Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com SESAME SEEDS (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 packing 7. Method of marking SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE I SCHEDULE 2 :- SCHEDULE II SESAME SEEDS (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1982 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 commencement :- (1) These rules may be called the Sesame Seeds (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1982. (2) These shall apply to Sesame seeds 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 the rules; (4) "Certificate" means Certificate of Authorisation. 3. Grade designations :- The grade designations to indicate the quality of the Sesame Seeds, shall be as set out in column I of Schedule 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 8 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 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) Sesame seeds shall be packed in B-twill jute gunny bags or any other type of container in such a manner as may be specified from time to time by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. (2) Packing material shall be clean and dry, free from fungus and insect attack and obnoxious smell. (3) Each package shall contain the Sesame seeds ofthe same variety and of same grade designaton. (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 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 or container or both on label and container: (a) Date of packing; (b) Name and address of packer; (c) Net weight ; and (d) Any other particulars, as may be specified by the Agricultural Marketi Adviser from time lo- time. (3) The authorised packer may, after obtaining the prior approval of t Agricultural Marketing Adviser, mark his private trade mark on a container in manner approved by the said officer, provided that the private trade mark does t represent a quality or grade of Sesame seeds different from that indicated by t grade designations mark affixed to the container in accordance with these rules. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE I (See rule 2 and \rule 4) \ \ Grade dusignation and definition of quality of Sesame seeds __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Grade designation \____________________________________________________________________ Special characteristics \ ____________________________________________________________________ \ Foreign \ Immature \ Dama- \ Total \ Admn \ Mois ture, \ \ per cent. \ velled \ Disco- \ ties \ of \ con- \ \ by \ and \ loured \ (total \ other tent, \ \ weight \ dead \ seeds, \ of col. \ varie- p cent \ \ mum \ per cent. \ cent \ per \ types. \by \ \ \ by \ by \ cent \ per \ weight \ \ \ weight \ weight \ by \ cent \ (maxi- \ \ \ (maxi- \ mum) (maxi- \ weight \ \ \ \ \ \ mum) \ (maxi- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ mum) \ \ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5.0 \ the sesame seeds \ \ \ \ \ \ \ shall be: Good \ 1.0 \ 2.0 \ 1.0 \ 3.0 \ 10.0 \ 6.0 \ (a) the seeds obtai- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ned from the Gene Sesamum \ \ \ \ \ \ \ indicum Linn \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Syn. Sesamum \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Oriental Linn: \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Family-Pedali- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ aceae, \ \ \ insect attack, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ live insects ob- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ noxious smell \ \ \ \ \ \ \ rodent contaimi- \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ nation ex-ci-eta, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ seeds, artificial \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ colou ration and \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ all other impurities except to the extent s _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DEFINITIONS : (1) Foreign mailer.-Means dust. lumps of earth, dirt, stones, stem-straw or any other impurity and/or any other edible/no icclis.-Are the seeds that are materially or internally damaged or discoloured niateiially affecting the quality. (3) litiinalurc simvellcd and d imperfectly developed and or shrunken, dead seeds are those seeds which are duds and can be easily crushed by finger. Admixture of oth brown/black and other coloured sesame seeds in white and vice versa. SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE II (See rule 5) Grade Designation Mark