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GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

ABSTRACT

 

Essential Commodities Act , 1955 (Central Act of 1955) - Edible Oils packaging (Regulation) Order, 1998 - Exemption of Edible Oils from provisions of order - Further extension of period - Orders Issued.


Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection (C1) Department

 

G.O.Ms. No.217                                                                                                                     Dated 27.9.2000

 

1. G.O. Ms.No. 267, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 14.12.98

2. G.O. Ms. No. 271, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 15.12.98

3. G.O.Ms. No. 82, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 31.3.99

4. G.O. Ms. No. 149, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 28.6.99

5. G.O.Ms. No. 287, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 30.12.99

6. G.O. Ms. No. 87, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 9.5.2000

7. Government letter No. 7130/C1/2000-4 dated 26.5.2000

8. From the Spl.Commissioner and Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection lr.No. E1/18430/2000 dated 6.9.2000

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ORDER:

 

In order to examine the whole issue in implementing the Edible Oils packaging (Regulation) Order 1998, the Government, in the G.O. sixth read above, have exempted the following edible oils from the provisions of the above said order till 30.9.2000.

(1) Groundnut oil

(2) Palmolein Oil

(3) Gingelly oil

(4) Coconut oil

(5) Soyabean oil

(6) Sunflower oil and

(7) Saffola oil

2. Now, the Oil traders have expressed some difficulties in implementing the above order. In order to examine the whole issue in detail, taking into account the difficulties experienced by the General Public as well as the oil traders, the Government have decided to exempt the above said edible oils from the provisions of the Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order, 1998 for a further period of 9 months from 1.10.2000 to 30.6.2001. Accordingly, the appended Notification is issued under the proviso to clause 3 of the Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order 1998, exempting the edible Oils mentioned in para 1 above, for a further period of 9 months from 1.10.2000 to 30.6.2001 from the provisions of the Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order 1998.

3. The Notification appended to this order shall be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extra-Ordinary, in English and in Tamil in all the District Gazettes. A Malayalam version will also be published in the District Gazette of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and The Nilgiri

4. Six copies of the Notification are sent to Tamil Development and Culture and Religious Endowment (Tamil Translation) Department. That Department is requested to forward immediately a Tamil and Malayalam version of the Notification to the Director of Stationery and Printing, who is requested to arrange for the immediate publication in the District Gazettes concerned.

(By order of the Governor)

 

R.SANTHANAM,

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

To

The Works Manager,

Government Central Press, Chennai.79

(for publication of the Notification in the Tamil Nadu Government

Gazette Extraordinary)

The Special Commissioner and Commissioner of Civil Supplies

and Consumer Protection, Chennai.5

The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chennai-10

The Chairman-cum-Managing Director,

Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, Chennai-10

The Registrar, High Court, Chennai-104

The Commissioner for Revenue Administration, Chennai-5

All Collectors

The Deputy Commissioner (CS) North/South, Chennai-5

The Secretary to Government of India,

Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, New Delhi

The Edible Oils Commissioner,

Directorate of Vanaspathi, Vegetable Oils & Fats,

Block No.2, 5th Floor, CGO complex,

Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 001

The Director General of Police,

Civil Supplies CID, Chennai-10

The Commissioner of Police,

Chennai/Madurai/Coimbatore

The Revenue/Finance/Health/Labour and Law

Departments, Chennai.9(6 copies)

The Secretary to Chief Minister, Chennai-9

The Special P.A to Minister,

(Food, Public Distribution System, and Cooperation)

Chennai.9

All Sections in Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection

Department, Chennai-9

 

//Forwarded by order//

 

SECTION OFFICER.