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The FERTILISER (CONTROL) ORDER 1985

General198545 of 38 orders available

The Fertiliser (Control) Order, 1985 regulates the price, quality, distribution, and trade of chemical, organic, and bio-fertilisers across India. Issued under the Essential Commodities Act, it applies to fertiliser manufacturers, importers, wholesale and retail dealers, pool handling agencies, and industrial users. The order mandates official registration for selling or manufacturing fertilisers, prescribes strict chemical composition standards and packaging rules, and empowers government inspectors to sample and test products for adulteration. By controlling prices and ensuring equitable distribution across states, this regulation protects farmers from substandard or overpriced inputs, helping safeguard agricultural productivity and soil health.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Fixation of prices of fertilisers
  5. 4. Display of stock position and price list of fertilisers
  6. 5. Issue of cash/credit memorandum
  7. 6. Allocation of fertilisers to various States
  8. 7. Registration of Industrial dealers and authorization of other dealers
  9. 8. Application for intimation or registration
  10. 9. Grant or refusal of certificate of registration
  11. 10. Period of validity of certificate of registration and letter of authorization
  12. 11. Renewal of certificates of registration and authorization letters
  13. 12. Restriction on preparation of mixtures of fertilizer
  14. 13. Standards of mixtures of Fertilisers
  15. 14. Application for certificate of manufacture of mixtures of fertillsers
  16. 15. Grant or refusal of certificate of manufacture for preparation of mixtures of fertilizers, Biofertilisers or Organic fertilizer.
  17. 16. Conditions for grant of certificate of manufacture in respect of special mixture of fertilisers and period of validity of such certificate
  18. 17. Period of validity of a certificate of manufacture for preparation of mixtures of fertilizers, Biofertilisers or Organic fertilizer.
  19. 18. Renewal of certificate of manufacture for preparation of mixtures of fertilizers, Biofertiliser or Organic fertiliser
  20. 19. Restriction on manufacture/import, sale and distribution of fertilisers
  21. 20. Specifications In respect of imported fertilisers
  22. 21. Manufacturers/Importers pool handling agencies to comply with certain requirements in regard to packing and marking, etc.
  23. 22. Bulk sale of fertillsers
  24. 23. Disposal of non-standard fertilisers
  25. 24. Manufacturers/Pool handling agencies to appoint officers responsible with compliance of the Order
  26. 25. Restriction on sale/use of fertilisers
  27. 26. Appointment of registering authority
  28. 26A. Notified Authority
  29. 27. Appointment of inspectors
  30. 27A. Qualifications for appointment of fertiliser Inspectors
  31. 27B. Qualifications for appointment of fertiliser Inspectors for Biofertiliser and Organic Fertiliser
  32. 28. Powers of Inspectors
  33. 29. Laboratory for analysis
  34. 29A. Qualifications for appointment of fertiliser analyst in the fertiliser control laboratories
  35. 30. TIme lImit for analysis, and communication of result
  36. 32. Appeals at Central Government level
  37. 32A. Appeal at the State Government level
  38. 33. Grant of duplicate copies of authorization letter or Certificate of manufacture
  39. 34. Amendment of certificate of registration
  40. 35. Maintenance of records and submission of returns, etc.
  41. 36. Fees
  42. 37. Service of orders and directions
  43. 38. Advisory Committee
  44. 39. Repeal and saving
  45. I. PART-A

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