The Jammu and Kashmir Saffron Act, 2007
The Jammu and Kashmir Saffron Act, 2007
General200728 sections
This law protects the saffron industry in Jammu and Kashmir by designating specific belts for growing saffron and strictly forbidding the conversion of these lands for other uses like construction. It requires all traders to register with the government and regulates the quality, stocking, and export of saffron to ensure standards are met. By enforcing these rules, the Act aims to preserve the region's unique agricultural heritage and ensure that consumers receive high-quality saffron while preventing economic loss to local farmers.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Notification of Saffron Belts
- 4. Prohibition on conversion of land
- 5. Penalty for conversion
- 6. Registration
- 7. Regulation for stocking, sale and export of saffron of standard quality
- 8. Application, cancellation, fee payable and other matters relating to registration
- 9. Appeal
- 10. Prescription of grade designation
- 11. Compulsory grade designation
- 12. Quality control
- 13. Appeal
- 14. Phyto-Sanitary Certificate
- 15. Packing of Saffron
- 16. Import
- 17. Penalty for unauthorized marking with grade designation mark
- 18. Penalty for counterfeiting grade designation mark
- 19. Penalty for selling misgraded/misbranded saffron
- 20. Adulteration
- 21. Other Penalties
- 22. Offences by companies
- 23. Prosecution
- 24. Jurisdiction
- 25. Price control
- 26. Protection of actions taken in a good faith
- 27. Act to have overriding effect
- 28. Power to make rules
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