Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com WATER CHESTNUTS (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1964 CONTENTS 1. Short title and Application 2. Definitions 3. Grade designations 4. Definition of quality 5. Grade designation mark 6. Method of Marking 7. Method of packing 8. Special conditions of certificate of authorisation SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE I SCHEDULE 2 :- SCHliOULE II WATER CHESTNUTS (GRADING AND MARKING) RULES, 1964 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 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, namely: 1. Short title and Application :- (1) These rules may be called the Wate Chestnuts (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1964. (2) They shall apply to water chestnuts (Tropg bispinosa) produced in India. (Singhara) 2. Definitions :- (1) In these rules, (a) "Agricultural Marketing Adviser" means the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India. (b) 'Schedule' means a Schedule appended to these rules. 3. Grade designations :- The grade designations to indicate the quality of water chestnuts shall be as set out in column I of Schedule II. 4. Definition of quality :- The quality indicated by the grade designations shall be as set out against each grade designation in Schedule II. 5. Grade designation mark :- T h e 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 the Figure of rising sun, with the words, "Produce of India" and resembling the one as set oiil in Schedule1 6. Method of Marking :- (1) The grade designation mark shall be securely affixed to each container in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. (2) In addition to the grade designation mark, each container shall be clearly marked with such particulars and in such a manner as may be specified by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. (3) An authorised packer may, afler obtaining the prior approval of the Agricultural Marketing Adviser, mark his private trade mark on a container, in a manner approved by the aforesaid officer, provided that the private trade mark does not represent quality or grade of the water chestnuts different from that indicated by the grade designation mark affixed to the container in accordance with these rules. 7. Method of packing :- (1) Only jute bags in sound, clean and dry conditiol shall be used for packing of water chestnuts. They shall be free from any inseci infestation or fungus contamination and also free from any undesirable smell. (2) Each container shall be securely closed and sealed in a manner approved by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. (3) Each package shall contain water chestnuts of one grade designation only. 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 following shall be the conditions of every Certificate of Aulhorisation issued for the purpose of these rules, namely: (1) An authorised packer shall make such arrangements for testing of water chestnuts as may be prescribed by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser. (2) An authorised packer shall provide all facilities to the Inspecting Officers duly authorised by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser in this behalf, for sampling, testing and such other matters as may be necessary. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE I (See rule 5) Design for the Grade designation mark SCHEDULE 2 SCHliOULE II (See rules 3 and 4) Grade designations and definition of quality of water chestnuts Special Characteristics Maximum limits of Tolerance Grade General Characteristics desig Foreign Broken Damaged Disco Immature Weevi Minimum nation matter fragments nuts per loured and lled nuts weight of per cent per cent cent by nuts per shrivelled percent 100 nuts by bywt. wt. cent by nuts per by weight in gnis. weight weight cent by weight 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Grade 1 0.50 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.75 0.0 300 Water Chestnuts shall be the dried (Special) nuts of the plant Trapa bispinosa Grade 11 0.75 4.0 1.0 4.0 1.5 2.0 285 (commonly known as Singhara) with (Good) moisture not exceeding 10 per cent by Grade 0.75 5.0 2.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 270 by weight. They shall be free from III moulds or insect infestation and any (Fair) undesirable smell or flavour. Explanation. For the purpose of this Schedule 1. Foreign matter includes dust, dirt, stones, lunips of earth, chaff, stem. straw or any other impurity. 2. Any pieces of nuts which are less than three-murths of whole nut shall be treated as broken fragments, and a nut which is more than three fourths shall be treated as a whole nut. 3. Nuts which are internally damaged affecting the quality of the nuts shall be treated as damaged nuts. 4. Nuts with deviation in colour from that of the normal and which are not internally damaged and discoloured affecting the quality of the nuts shall be treated as discoloured nuts. 5. Nuts that are partially or wholly bored or eaten by weevil or other grain insects shall be treated as weevilled nuts. 6. Nuts that are not properly developed shall be treated as immature and shrivelled nuts; and 7. Weight of 100 nuts shall be determined by picking up 100 whole nuts at random from different layers of the containers or heap.