The said Act in force in the combined State, as on 02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, under

² Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated 01.06.2016.

any other person empowered by the Government to exercise or perform all or any of the functions as may be prescribed;

1. (4) ‘Dealer’ means a person carrying on the business of selling Bio-fertilisers and includes a manufacturer and an agent carrying on such business;
2. (5) ‘Government’ means the State Government;
3. (6) ‘Grade’ means the living organism contents in Bio-fertiliser expressed in number of cells / gram of carrier material / milliliter of liquid Bio-fertiliser;
4. (7) ‘Inspector’ means an Inspector appointed under section 19 of the Act;
5. (8) ‘Label’ means any written, printed or graphic matter on the package and any other covering in which the package is placed or packed and includes any written, printed, or graphic matter accompanying the Bio-fertiliser;
6. (9) ‘Manufacturer’ means a person who produces Bio-fertilisers and expression manufacturer with its grammatical variations shall be construed accordingly;
7. (10) ‘Non-standard Bio-fertiliser’ means,-
   • (i) if its label contains any statement, design or graphic statement/representation thereto which is false or misleading in any material particular, or if its package is otherwise deceptive in respect of its contents; or
   • (ii) if it is an imitation of, or is sold under the name of another Bio-fertiliser; or
   • (iii) if any word, statement or other information required by or under this Act to appear on the label is not displayed thereon in such conspicuous manner as the other words, statements or graphic matter have been displayed on the label and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by any ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; or
   • (iv) if it is not packed and labelled as required by or under this Act; or
   • (v) if it is not registered in the manner required by or under this Act; or
   • (vi) if the label contains any reference to registration other than the registration number; or
   • (vii) if the bio-fertiliser is not in conformity with the prescribed standards as specified in section 2 (16) of this Act and packed with any substance which is not included in the registration;
8. (11) ‘Notification’ means a notification published in the 3Telangana Gazette and the word ‘notified’ shall be construed accordingly;
9. (12) ‘Offer for sale’ includes a reference to intimation by a person and a person who proposed for sale, exhibit the price list, indicating the prices of Bio-fertiliser;
10. (13) ‘Package’ means a box, bottle, casket, tin, barrel, case, receptacle, sack, bag wrapper or other thing in which a bio-fertiliser is placed or packed;
11. (14) ‘premises’ means any land, shop, stall or place where any bio-fertiliser is manufactured or stored or sold or used and includes any vehicle carrying bio-fertilisers;
12. (15) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
13. (16) ‘Prescribed standard’ means prescribed under this Act;
14. (17) ‘Registering Authority’ means a registering authority appointed under section 18;
15. (18) ‘Schedule’ means the Schedule appended to this Act;
16. (19) ‘State’ means the State of 4Telangana. CHAPTER - II PRICE CONTROL Fixation of prices of Bio-fertilisers. 3. (1) The Government may by notification regulate equitable distribution and also the rates of Bio-fertilisers in the manner as may be prescribed.
17. (2) The Government may having regard to the local conditions of any area, the period of storage of Biofertilisers, and other relevant circumstances, fix different prices or rates for Bio-fertilisers having different periods of storage or for different classes of consumers.
18. (3) No dealer or manufacturer shall sell or offer for sale any bio-fertiliser at a price exceeding the maximum price or rate fixed under this Act or printed on the container. 4. Every dealer, who makes or offers to make a sale of any place of business,-
    • (i) the quantities of opening stock of different Bio-fertilisers held by him on each day; Explanation: The actual stocks at any point of time during the day may be different from that of the displayed opening stock to the extent of sale and receipt of such Bio-fertilisers up to the time of inspection during the day;
    • (ii) a list of prices or rates of such Bio-fertilisers fixed under section 3 or the Maximum Retail Price printed on the container by the manufacturer.