PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY — The Essential Commodities Act, 1955

TheOdisha G a z e t t e EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2115 CUTTACK, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013 / KARTIKA 8, 1935 FOOD SUPPLIES & CONSUMER WELFARE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION The 23 rd October 2013 No. 18180—09-61-52/2013--Whereas for maintaining the supply of rice and for securing its equitable distribution and availability at fair prices in the State of Odisha, the State Government had made the Odisha Rice and Paddy Procurement (Levy) and Restriction on Sale and Movement Order, 1982; And Whereas, the Central Government have issued direction to all State Governments not to impose any levy on rice from Millers exceeding twenty-five percent of the rice purchased or processed or held by the Millers with effect from 1 st t October, 2013; And Whereas, the State Government are of opinion that it is necessary and expedient to consolidate and amend the said order for maintaining the supply of rice and for securing the equitable distribution and availability at fair prices in the State of Odisha. Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955) read with the notification of Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Department of Food) G.S.R.800, dated the 9 t 9 th June, 1978, published in the Gazettee of India, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (1) dated the 9t 9th June, 1978 the directions issued by the Government of India in this behalf and with prior concurrence of that Government and in supersession of the Odisha Rice and Paddy Procurement (Levy) and Restriction on Sale and Movement Order, 1982 published in the Odisha Gazette dated the 1 st t November, 1982, except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the State Government do hereby mak