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b696e4a7677cae63e888fb4b8a01a27276908687 · 1966 · State unknown

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Parent: THE SEEDS ACT, 1966 (9b50aff01b5df09318cb4a9d9210b8bc3a8cc01f)

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No.11-3/83-STU Government of India Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation) New Delhi, dated 25th September 1985 THE FERTILISER (CONTROL) ORDER 1985 ORDER G.S.R. 758 (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, namely 1. Short title and commencement This Order may be called the Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985. It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Act" means the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955). (aa). Biofertiliser means the product containing carrier based (solid or liquid) living microorganisms which are agriculturally useful in terms of nitrogen fixation, phosphorus solubilisation or nutrient mobilization, to increase the productivity of the soil and/or crop/ "certificate of source" means a certificate given by a State Government, Commodity Board, manufacturer, + importer, pool handling agency or --as the case may be, wholesale dealer indicating therein the source from which fertiliser for purpose of sale is obtained. "Commodity Board" means the Coffee Board constituted under section 4 of the Coffee Act, 1942 (7 of 1942) or the Rubber Board constituted under section 4 of the Rubber Act, 1947 (24 of 1947), or the Tea Board constituted under section 4 of the Tea Act, 1953 (29 of .1953), or as the case may be, the Cardamom Board constituted under section 4 of the Cardamom Act, 1965 (42 of 1965). "compound or complex fertiliser" means a fertiliser containing two or more nutrients during the production of which chemical reaction takes place:--- "controller" means the person appoi

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1 · Short title and commencement

2 · Definitions

3 · Fixation of prices of fertilisers

4 · Display of stock position and price list of fertilisers

5 · Issue of cash/credit memorandum

6 · Allocation of fertilisers to various States

7 · Registration of Industrial dealers and authorization of other dealers

8 · Application for intimation or registration

9 · Grant or refusal of certificate of registration

10 · Period of validity of certificate of registration and letter of authorization

11 · Renewal of certificates of registration and authorization letters

12 · Restriction on preparation of mixtures of fertilizer

13 · Standards of mixtures of Fertilisers

14 · Application for certificate of manufacture of mixtures of fertillsers

15 · Grant or refusal of certificate of manufacture for preparation of mixtures of fertilizers, Biofertilisers or Organic fertilizer.

16 · Conditions for grant of certificate of manufacture in respect of special mixture of fertilisers and period of validity of such certificate

17 · Period of validity of a certificate of manufacture for preparation of mixtures of fertilizers, Biofertilisers or Organic fertilizer.

18 · Renewal of certificate of manufacture for preparation of mixtures of fertilizers, Biofertiliser or Organic fertiliser

19 · Restriction on manufacture/import, sale and distribution of fertilisers

20 · Specifications In respect of imported fertilisers

20 · A. Specification in respect of provisional fertilizer

20 · B.- Specifications in respect of customized fertilizers. - Notwithstanding anything contained in this Order, the Central Government may by order published in the Official Gazette, notify specification, valid for a period not exceeding three years in respect of customized fertiliser to be manufactured by any manufacturing unit".

21 · A. Manufacturers to comply with certain requirements for laboratory facilities:-

22 · Bulk sale of fertillsers

23 · Disposal of non-standard fertilisers

24 · Manufacturers/Pool handling agencies to appoint officers responsible with compliance of the Order

25 · Restriction on sale/use of fertilisers

26A · Notified Authority- The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such number of persons, as it thinks necessary, to be Notified Authorities for the purpose of this Order and define the local limits within which each such Notified Authority shall exercise his jurisdiction.

27 · Appointment of inspectors

27A · Qualifications for appointment of fertiliser Inspectors

27B · Qualifications for appointment of fertiliser Inspectors for Biofertiliser and Organic Fertiliser.

28 · Powers of Inspectors

29 · Laboratory for analysis

29A · Qualifications for appointment of fertiliser analyst in the ferti1ser control laboratories

29B · Laboratories for refree analysis

30 · TIme lImit for analysis, and communication of result

31 · Suspension, Cancellation Or Debarment

32 · Appeals at Central Government level

32A · Appeal at the State Government level

33 · Grant of duplicate copies of [authorization letter or Certificate of manufacture] certificate of registrations, etc.

34 · Amendment of certificate of registration

35 · Maintenance of records and submission of returns, etc.

36 · Fees

37 · Service of orders and directions

38 · Advisory Committee

39 · Repeal and saving

1 · Ammonium Sulphate

9 · Urea (Granular)

10 · Urea Ammonium Nitrate (32%) (liquid)

1 · (b). STRAIGHT PHOSPHATIC FERTIUSERS

5 · Bone meal, Steamed

6 · Rock phosphate

7 · Single Superphosphate (16% P2O5 Granulated)

8 · Superphosphosphoric Acid (70%) P2O5 (liquid)

1 · Deleted vide S.O. 377(E) dt. 29.5.1992

2 · Diammonium Phosphate (18-46-0)

3 · Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate (16-20-0)

4 · Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate (20-20-0)

20 · 0 17.0

5 · Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate Nitrate (20-20-0)

6 · Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate (18-9-0)

7 · Nitro Phosphate (20-20-0)

8 · Urea Ammonium Phosphate (28-28-0)

9 · Urea Ammonium Phosphate (24-24-0)

10 · Urea Ammonium Phosphates (20-20-0)

3 · N.P.K. (12-32-16)

4 · N.P.K (22-22-11)

5 · N.P.K. (14-35-14)

5 · per cent shall be below 1 mm IS sieve.

6 · N.P.K. (17-17-17)

7 · N.P.K. (14-28-14)

8 · N.P.K. (19-19-19)

9 · N.P.K. (17-17-17)

10 · N.P.K.(20-10—10)

2 · Manganese Sulphate

3 · Borax (Sodium Tetraborate) (Na2B4O7°10H2O) for soil application

10 · 5

1 · 0

9 · 0-9.5

8 · Chelated Zinc as Zn-EDTA

2 · Zincated Urea

15 · or less 0.5

16 · to 20 0.6

21 · or more 0.7

0 · 1

6 · manganese sulphate and ferrous sulphate 0.2

0 · 5

0 · 1

1 · Rhizobium

7 · cell/g of carrier material or 10 7 cell/ml of liquid material.

5 · dilution

2 · Azotobacter

7 · cell/g of carrier material or 10 7 cell/ml of liquid material.

5 · dilution

3 · Azospirillum

7 · cell/g of carrier material or 10 7 cell/ml of liquid material.

5 · dilution

4 · Phsophate Solubilising Bacteria

5 · x 10 5 CFU/g of carrier or per ml of liquid material.

5 · dilution

1 · City compost:

2 · Vermicompost :

3 · Pressmud :

0 · 1 unit for combined Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Nutrients

4 · GRANT OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR SALE OF FERTILISER FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE-

1 · Ammonium Sulphate

1 · (b). STRAIGHT PHOSPHATIC FERTILISERS

11 · Mono Ammonium Phosphate (11-52-0)

16 · 13:33:0:15S

12 · N.P.K. (15:15:15:9(S))

14 · NPK 12:30:15 (100% Water Soluble)

0 · 1

6 · For solubor, copper sulphate, zinc sulphate, manganese sulphate and ferrous sulphate 0.2

7 · For ammonium molybdate

10 · Particle size

11 · Moisture

12 · For Customized fertilizers and fortified fertilizer

0 · 5

0 · 1

10 · or less

0 · 1

11 · to 20

21 · or more

0 · 2

0 · 5

3 · units

0 · 3 units

0 · 5

0 · 6

0 · 7

0 · 1

0 · 2

1 · Rhizobium

2 · Azotobacter

3 · Azospirillum

4 · Phosphate Solubilising Bacteria

5 · Mycorrhizal Biofertilisers

6 · Potassium Mobilising Biofertilisers (KMB)

7 · Zinc Solubilising Biofertilisers (ZMB)

1 · . In case of Rhizobium, Azotobacter, Azospirillum and Phosphate Solubilising. Becteria, the total viable count shall not be less than 1x10 7 CFU/gm of carrier material in the form of powder or granules or 5x10 7 CFU/ml in case of liquid formulations during the entire period of shelf life.

2 · . In case of Mycorrhizal Biofertilisers, the viable propagules shall not less than 80 per gram.

1 · 0 In drawing, preparing and handling the samples, the following precautions and directions shall be observed.

1 · 1 Sampling shall be carried out by a trained and experienced person as it is essential that the sample should be representative of the lot to be examined.

1 · 2 Samples in their original unopened packets should be drawn and sent to the laboratory to prevent possible contamination of sample during handling and to help in revealing the true condition of the material.

1 · 3 Intact packets shall be drawn from a protected place not exposed to dampness, air, light, dust or soot."

2 · 1 Lot

2 · 2 Batch

2 · 3 For ascertaining conformity of the material to the requirements of the specification, samples shall be tested from each lot separately.

2 · 4 The number of packets to be selected from a lot shall depend on the size of the lot and these packets shall be selected at random and in order to ensure the randomness of selection procedure given in IS 4905 may be followed."

3 · 1 The Inspector shall take three packets as sample from the same batch. Each sample constitutes a test sample.

3 · 2 These samples should be sealed in cloth bags and be sealed with the Inspector's seal after putting inside Form P. Identifiable details such as sample number, code number or any other details which enable its identification shall be marked on the cloth bags.

3 · 3 Out of the three samples collected, one sample so sealed shall be sent to incharge of the laboratory notified by the State Government under clause 29 or to National Centre for Organic Farming or to any of its Regional Centres. Another sample shall be given to the manufacturer or importer or dealer as the case may be. The third sample shall be sent by the inspector to his next higher authority for keeping in safe custody. Any of the latter two samples shall be sent for referee analysis under subclause (2) of clause 29B.

3 · 4 The number of samples to be drawn from the lot

0 · 5 Unit for Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Nutrients combined