
 State of Uttar Pradesh - Act
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 The U.P. Power Threshers (Quality Control) Order, 1983
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 UTTAR PRADESH
   
 India
 
 The U.P. Power Threshers (Quality Control) Order, 1983
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 Rule THE-U-P-POWER-THRESHERS-QUALITY-CONTROL-ORDER-1983 of 1983
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* Published on 7 May 1983
* Commenced on 7 May 1983
 The U.P. Power Threshers (Quality Control) Order, 1983
 
 Published vide Notification U.P. Gazette, Part 1-Ka, dated 7th May, 1983 vide Notification No. G.I. 623 (1) /12(2)-81-700(25)-7-78 dated January 17, 1983
 
 In exercise of the powers under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (
 No. 10 of 1955 
 ), read with Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation) Letter No. 12-3/81-MY (Imp.), dated November 23, 1982, and Ministry of Commerce Order No. S.O. 1844, dated June 18, 1968 and with the prior concurrence of the Central Government, the Governor is pleased to make the following Order, namely:
 
### 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Order may be called the Uttar Pradesh Power Threshers (Quality Control) Order, 1983.
 
(2) It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh.
 
(3) It shall come into force with immediate effect.
 
### 2. Definitions.
 - In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,-
 
(a) "Power Threshers" means a machine operated by prime mover to do one or more of the processes of detaching the grains from the earheads, separating the grains from Bhusa and making the bhusa and of cleaning the grains, whether with or without elevating system for direct bagging;
 
(b) "Schedule" means the schedule to this Order;
 
(c) "Specified Standards" in relation to a power thresher means the standards established and published by the Indian Standards Institution, as specified in the Schedule.
 
### 3. Prohibition against manufacture and sale of certain power threshers.
 - No person shall himself or through any person acting on his behalf, manufacture, store for sale, sell or distribute any power thresher which is not of specified standards.
 
### 4. Prohibition against purchase or use of certain power threshers.
 - No person shall himself or through any person acting on his behalf purchases, possess course any power thresher which is not of the specified standards:
 
 Provided that where a power thresher, not conforming to be specified standards, was purchased by or was otherwise in possession of any person before the commencement of this Order, such person shall not, himself or through any person acting on his behalf, use the power thresher unless it is fitted with safety devices laid down in specified standards.
 
### 5. Imposition of duties and conferring of powers on officers, etc.
 - thee Assistant Agriculture Engineers shall, in their respective jurisdiction,, or in such area as may be specified by the Director of Agriculture from time to time, have authority to ensure due implementation of this Order and shall, for the purpose have all incidental or supplemental powers, including the powers to enter and search a premises used for manufacture, storage for sale, sale or distribution and to direct production of account books, stocks registers or any other relevant record.
 
### 6. Penalties.
 - If any person contravenes, whether knowingly or intentionally or otherwise the provisions of paras 3 or 4 of this Order, he shall be liable to punishment under Section 8 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
 
 Schedule
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### 1. I.S. 9010-1979. Code of practice for installation, operation and preventive maintenance of Power Threshers. ###
 2. I.S. 9020-1979. General and safety requirement of Power Threshers.
### 3. I.S. 9129-1979. Technical requirements for safe feeding system for Power Threshers .

