Question

State true or false and write the correct statement if wrong. government has implemented the essential commodities act in 1965​

Answer 1

Answer:

true

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Answer 2

Explanation:

to provide, in the interest of the general public, for the control of the production,

supply and distribution of, and trade and commerce, in certain commodities.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:―

1. Short title and extent.―(1 ) This Act may be called the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

(2 ) It extends to the whole of India 2

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2. Definitions.―In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,―

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[(ia) “Collector” includes an Additional Collector and such other officer, not below the rank

of Sub-Divisional Officer, as may be authorised by the Collector to perform the functions and

exercise the powers of the Collector under this Act;]

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(b) “food-crops” include crops of sugarcane;

(c) “notified order” means an order notified in the Official Gazette;

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[(cc) “order” includes a direction issued thereunder;]

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[(d) “State Government,” in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof;]

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[(e) “sugar” means―

(i) any form of sugar containing more than ninety per cent, of sucrose, including sugar

candy;

(ii) khandsari sugar or bura sugar or crushed sugar or any sugar in crystalline or powdered

form; or

(iii) sugar in process in vacuum pan sugar factory or raw sugar produced therein.]

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[2A. Essential commodities declaration etc.―(1) For the purposes of this Act, “essential

commodity” means a commodity specified in the Schedule.

(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), the Central Government may, if it is satisfied that

it is necessary so to do in the public interest and for reasons to be specified in the notification

published in the Official Gazette, amend the Schedule so as to―

(a) add a commodity to the said Schedule;

(b) remove any commodity from the said Schedule,

in consultation with the State Governments.

1. Extended to Goa, Daman and Diu with modification by Regulation 12 of 1962, section 3 and Schedule, to