The Essential Commodities (Special Provisions And Rajasthan Amendment) Act, 2020

1. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
   • (a) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and
   • (b) “State Government” means the State Government of Rajasthan.
2. (2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act but defined in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Central Act No. 10 of 1955), in its application to the State of Rajasthan, shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in that Act.

For the existing sub-section

1. (2) of section 1 of the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 (Central Act No. 22 of 2020), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.”.
2. (1) This Act may be called the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions and Rajasthan Amendment) Act, 2020.
3. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.
4. (3) It shall come into force on such date, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

After the existing second proviso to sub-section (1A) of section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, the following shall be added, namely:-

"Provided also that the State Government, shall also have the power to order for regulating or prohibiting the production, supply, distribution, imposing stock limits under extraordinary circumstances, which may include famine, price rise, natural calamity or any other situation."

The State Government may, from time to time, issue such directions to the authorities as it may deem fit, for giving effect to the provisions of this Act and it shall be the duty of all the authorities to comply with such directions.

The provisions of this Act shall have overriding effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act.

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) Every Rule made by the State Government under this Act shall be laid before the House of the State Legislature as soon as may be after it is made, while it is in the session. The Legislature may make any modification in any rule or annul any rule and the rule shall thereafter have the effect only in such modified form or be of no effect as the case may be so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice the validity of anything previously done under that rule.