(ia) — THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955

3 [(ia) [(ia) " " Collector Collector" " " includes an Additional Collector and such other officer, not below the rank includes an Additional Collector and such other officer, not below the rank of Sub of Sub- -D Divisional Officer, as may be authorised by the Collector to perform the functions and Divisional Officer, as may be authorised by the Collector to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Collector under this Act;] exercise the powers of the Collector under this Act;] 3 [(ia) "Collector" includes an Additional Collector and such other officer, not below the rank 3[(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 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;] exercise the powers of the Collector under this Act;] 4* 4x * * * * * * * * 4* 4x * * * * * * * * (b) (b) " " food food- -c crops crops" " include crops of sugarcane; include crops of sugarcane; (b) "food-crops" include crops of sugarcane; (b) "food-crops" include crops of sugarcane; (c) (c) " "n notified order notified order" " " means an order notified in the Official Gazette; means an order notified in the Official Gazette; (c) "notified order" means an order notified in the Official Gazette; (c) "notified order" means an order notified in the Official Gazette; 5 * [(cc) [(cc) " "o order order" " " includes a direction issued thereunder;] includes a direction issued thereunder;] 5 [(cc) "order" includes a direction issued thereunder;] *[(cc) "order" includes a direction issued thereunder;] ® [(d) [(d) " "S State Government, State Government," " in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof;] in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof; ] 6 [(d) "State Government," in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof;] ®[(d) "State Government," in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof; ] 5 * [(e) [(e) " "s sugar sugar" " " means― means— 5 [(e) "sugar" means― *[(e) "sugar" means— (i) any form of sugar containing more than ninety per cent, of sucrose, including sugar (2) any form of sugar containing more than ninety per cent, of sucrose, including sugar candy; candy; (i) any form of sugar containing more than ninety per cent, of sucrose, including sugar (2) any form of sugar containing more than ninety per cent, of sucrose, including sugar candy; candy; (ii) khandsari sugar or bura sugar or crushed sugar or any sugar in crystalline or powdered (ii) khandsari sugar or bura sugar or crushed sugar or any sugar in crystalline or powdered form; or form; or (ii) khandsari sugar or bura sugar or crushed sugar or any sugar in crystalline or powdered (ii) khandsari sugar or bura sugar or crushed sugar or any sugar in crystalline or powdered form; or form; or (iii) sugar in process in vacuum pan sugar factory or raw sugar produced therein.] (iii) Sugar in process in vacuum pan sugar factory or raw sugar produced therein. ] (iii) sugar in process in vacuum pan sugar factory or raw sugar produced therein.] (iii) Sugar in process in vacuum pan sugar factory or raw sugar produced therein. ] STATE AMENDMENT STATE AMENDMENT STATE AMENDMENT STATE AMENDMENT Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Amendment of section 2 of Act X of 1955. Amendment of section 2 of Act X of 1955. — .—In In section 2 of the Essential Commodities Act, n section 2 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, hereinafter called the principal Act, before 1955, as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, hereinafter called the principal Act, before clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted namely:-- clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted namely:-Amendment of section 2 of Act X of 1955.—In section 2 of the Essential Commodities Act, Amendment of section 2 of Act X of 1955.—In section 2 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, hereinafter called the principal Act, before 1955, as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, hereinafter called the principal Act, before clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted namely:-- clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted namely:-- "(aa) 'Collector' includes such officer not below the rank of an Assistant Collector of the first "(aa) 'Collector' includes such officer not below the rank of an Assistant Collector of the first class as may be authorized by the Collector to exercise the powers conferred on him by or under class as may be authorized by the Collector to exercise the powers conferred on him by or under the provisions of this Act;" the provisions of this Act;" "(aa) 'Collector' includes such officer not below the rank of an Assistant Collector of the first "(aa) 'Collector' includes such officer not below the rank of an Assistant Collector of the first class as may be authorized by the Collector to exercise the powers conferred on him by or under class as may be authorized by the Collector to exercise the powers conferred on him by or under the provisions of this Act;" the provisions of this Act;" [Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 18 of 1975, s. 3] [Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 18 of 1975, s. 3] [Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 18 of 1975, s. 3] [Vide Uttar Pradesh Act 18 of 1975, s. 3] Amendment of section 2 of Act 10 of 1955 Amendment of section 2 of Act 10 of 1955. . .—In In section 2 of the Essential Commodities act, n section 2 of the Essential Commodities act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act). Clause (aa) as inserted by the Essential

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