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Draft notification of the Insecticides (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2023 under section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968, further amending the Insecticides Rules, 1971 regarding licensing for pest control operations using Glyphosate.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) issued G.S.R. 866(E) dated 17th November 2023, publishing draft Insecticides (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2023, proposed under section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), to further amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971; the draft rule inserts a proviso in Rule 10, clause (i) of sub-rule (3A), deeming a licence to undertake pest control operations using Glyphosate and its derivatives to have been granted if the licensing officer does not grant it within thirty days of application, with an application fee of one thousand rupees for all places of operation using Glyphosate and its derivatives; objections and suggestions may be sent within thirty days of Gazette publication to the Joint Secretary (Plant Protection), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110001, or by email to [email protected]; the notification (F. No. 13035/19/2019-PP-I) is signed by Ashish Kumar Srivastava, Joint Secretary (PP); the principal Insecticides Rules, 1971 were published vide G.S.R. 1650(E) dated 19th October 1971 and were previously amended vide G.S.R. 827(E) dated 9th November 2023.

Full Text

7384 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 683] NEW DELHI , WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER 29 , 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 8, 1945 CG-DL-E-29112023-250310 [सा. सं. 13035/19/2019 -पी.पी-I] MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FA RMERS WELFARE (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 17th November , 2023 G.S.R. 866(E).—The following draft rules further to amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), is hereby published, as required by the said section, for information of all persons likely to be affected thereb y; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rule shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the date on which copies of this notification as published in the Gazette of India are made available to the public; Objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft rule before the expiry of the aforesaid period of thirty days will be considered by the Central Government; Objections and suggestions in respect to the said draft rule ma y be forwarded to the Joint Secretary (Plant Protection), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi -110 001 or through email at jspp [email protected]. Draft Rules 1. (1) These rules ma y be called the Insecticides (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Insecticides Rules, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in Rule 10, in clause (i) of sub -rule (3A), after the first proviso, following proviso shall be inserted: Provided that a person who applies for grant of licence to undertake pest control operations with the use of Glyphosate and its derivatives shall be deem ed to have granted a licence if the licensing officer did not grant him licence after expiry of a period of thirty days from the date of submission of his application. Provided also that the person shall apply for licence with a fee of one thousand r upees for all places of operation using glyphosate and its dertivatives only. [F. No. 13035/19/2019 -PP-I] ASHISH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Jt. Secy . (PP) Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 1650 (E), dated the 19th October, 1971 and was amended vide G.S.R 827 (E) dated 9th November, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, May apuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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