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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-14122024-259411
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4984] | NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2024/AGRAHAYANA 22, 1946
8066 GI/2024 | (1)
2 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 13th December, 2024
S.O. 5384(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955
(10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Fertiliser (Inorganic,
Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985, namely: -
1. (1) This Order may be called the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) (Fifth) Amendment Order,
2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette
2. | In the Fertilizer (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the
said order, for clause 28B, the following clause shall be substituted namely: -
"28 B. sample drawn by the Inspector
(1) Out of the three samples collected by the Fertiliser Inspectors, one sample shall be given to the dealer or
importer or manufacturer or pool handling agency or marketer, as the case may be and the second sample
shall be sent to the in-charge of the laboratory notified under item (b) of sub- clause (1) of clause 29 and
the third sample shall be kept in the custody of designated authority.
(2) In case the sample shall be drawn by the Fertiliser Inspector of the Central Government or by the State
Fertiliser Inspector during joint inspection, out of three samples, one sample shall be given to the dealer or
importer or manufacturer or pool handling agency or marketer, as the case may be, and the second sample
shall be sent for analysis through the Central Coding Centre to any of the Regional Fertiliser Quality
Control Laboratory at Chennai, Mumbai or Kalyani and the third sample shall be kept in the custody of
the In-charge of such Central Coding Centre.
(3) In case the sample is reported as non-standard then within a period of fifteen days from the receipt of the
report, the dealer or manufacturer or importer or pool handling agency or marketer, as the case may be,
shall apply to the designated authority appointed by the State Government under clause 28 A of the said
Order or to the in charge of the Central Coding Centre in case where the sample is drawn by the Central
fertiliser Inspector for re-testing along with the prescribed fee and the sample provided to him by the
Fertiliser Inspector.
4 | THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY | [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)]
(4) The designated authority of the State Government or the in charge Central Coding Centre of the Central
Government, as the case may be, shall immediately send any of the two samples that is one submitted by
the dealer or manufacturer or pool handling agency or importer or marketer and other lying in its custody
to the National Test House, Ghaziabad Coding centre for testing at any of its Centre at Kolkata, Mumbai,
Chennai, Jaipur and Ghaziabad for second analysis.
(5) The report of National Test House shall be treated as final and in case there is variance in first and second
analysis report that is the sample reported as non-standard in different parameters, then the designated
authority of state Government or the In-charge of Coding Centre, as the case may be, shall suo motto send
the sample lying in their possession for third analysis at Central Fertiliser Quality Control and Training
Institute, Faridabad and the analysis report of such Institute shall be treated as final:
Provided that in case where the dealer or manufacturer or pool handling agency, as the case may be, does
not apply within the stipulated period of fifteen days under sub-clause (3) of clause 28B, then the report of
first analysis shall be final:
Provided further that in case where the sample reports that is first analysis report and second analysis
report are declared as nonstandard in a common parameter, in such case, there shall not any third analysis
and the report of the second analysis shall be treated as final.
3. | In the said order, in clause 29, in sub-clause (1),
(i) | in item (a), the words, brackets, figures and letter "and the National Test House Laboratories at
Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ghaziabad and Jaipur as per sub-clause (2) of clause 28B", shall be
omitted
(ii) | in term (b),the words, bracket, figure and letter "and the National Test House at Mumbai, Chennai,
Kolkata, Ghaziabad and Jaipur as per sub-clause (4) of clause 28B", shall be omitted;
4. | In the said order, for clause 29 B, the following shall clause be substituted, namely: -
"29B The National Test House at Chennai, Ghaziabad, Jaipur, Kolkata and Mumbai shall be designated as referee
laboratory for the purpose of analysis of any sample of fertiliser under sub-clause (2) of clause28 B.”
5. | In the said order, in clause 30, after sub-clause (3), the following sub-clauses shall be inserted, namely: -
"(4) The designated officer or the Central Coding Centre incharge, as the case may be, shall send the sample for
analysis at National Test House coding centre Ghaziabad, within a period of three working days from the date when
the concerned manufacturer, dealer, importer, pool handling agency or marketer applied for referee analysis.
(5) | The referee laboratory shall analyse the sample within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of
sample in the laboratory and also communicate the results.
(6) | The Coding officer of Central Government or designated officer shall within three working days shall send
the sample to Central Fertiliser Quality Control and Training Institute, Faridabad for third analysis.
(7) | The laboratory shall analyse the sample within a period of fifteen days from date of receipt and communicate
the results to concerned designated authority or the coding officer of the Central Government, as the case may be,
within a period of three working days from the generation of report.
(8) | The designated officer shall communicate the result to the concerned party within the | said period of three
days from the date of receipt of report both in case of referee laboratory, if the report is final or in case of third
analysis report.”.
6. In the said Order, in clause 32, sub-clauses (3), (4) and (5) shall be omitted.
7. In the said Order, in clause 32 A, sub-clauses (3), (4) and (5) shall be omitted.
[F. No. 1-16/2022 Fert Law]
YOGITA RANA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Principal Order was published in the Gazette of India, Extra-ordinary, Part -II, Section 3, sub-section (ii)
vide G.S.R. number 758(E) dated 25th September, 1985 and was last amended vide SO number 3922(E)
dated 12th September,2024.
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