Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com Willliam Pears (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1953 CONTENTS 1. Short title and application 2. Grade designations 3. Definition of quality 4. Grade designation marks 5. Method of Marking 6. Method of packing SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE I SCHEDULE 2 :- SCHEDULE II Willliam Pears (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1953 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 previoulsy published as required by the said section. 1. Short title and application :- (1) These rules may be called the William Pears (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1953. (2) They shall apply to William Pears produced in any part of India. 2. Grade designations :- The grade designations to indicate the characteristics and quality of William Pears of specified description are set out in column I of Schedule 1. 3. Definition of quality :- The definition of quality indicated by the grade designation is specified in columns 2 and 3 of Schedule I. 4. Grade designation marks :- The grade designation mark to be applied to each pear on container packed with pears shall consist of a label bearing the design as set out in Schedule II specifying the grade designation and will be of the following colour:- 5. Method of Marking :- The grade designation mark label shall be securely affixed to each package of pears and shall clearly show the following particulars: (a) Variety-William. (b) Number. (c) Net weight. (d) Name and address of packing station, and (e) Date of packing. 6. Method of packing :- (1) Containers may be either returnable or non- returnable. They shall be clean and suitable for the purpose. All packages shall be securely closed. (2) Packing material, if used, shall be clean and. dry. (3) Pears in any container shall be of William variety, of one grade reasonably uniform and the top layer shall be representative of the entire contents of the package in respect of size, colour, maturity, shape and freedom from defects. Published in the Gazette of India, 1955 Pt. II, Section 3 , p. 596 SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE I (See rules 2, 3 and 4) Grade designation and definition of quality for 'William" variety of pears produced in India. Grade Size Definition of quality designation Minimum Millimeters Stale or condition 1 2 3 Extra Large 70 1. Each fruit shall have reached a stage of maturity which will Large 64 permit the subsequent completion or ripening in the ordi Medium 57 nary course of transport and marketing. Small 51 2. Each fruit shall have developed the characteristic colour of the variety i.e. light greenish over 3/4th of the surface area of fruit and there should be uniformity in colour throughout the pack. 3. Each fruit shall have shape normal to the variety and be free from malformation. 4. Each fruit shall be firm. reasonably developed and in good condition. Windfalls and shrivelled fruits shall not be packed. 5. Each fruit shall be free from defects due to diseases or insects or mechanical injury affecting lhe keeping quality of the fruit. 6. Blemish not affecting the keeping quality is permitted to the extent of 161 sq. mm in the case of Extra large grade and 323 sq. mm for the other grades, provided no single mark is larger than 81 sq mm in the latter. 7. Light resetting dispersed over an aggregate area of 1/10th of the total surface and not affecting the internal quality of the fruit may be permitted. 8. The stalk shall be removed close to the fruit but not pulled out. NOTE.A tolerance of 10 per cent shall he allowed for accidental error in grading in respect of fruit corresponding with the size specification in the next lower and/or higher grade. *"Blemish" includes marks due to fungus diseases insect pests. hailstorm. spray, etc.. in which case the damaged skin has healed. SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE II (See rule 4) Grade designation mark for William Pears