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Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008
Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008
Sections
1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Issue and renewal of licence.
Section 34. Period of Licence and fee chargeable.
Section 45. Deposit of Security.
Section 56. Power to refuse to grant or renew licence.
Section 67. Cancellation or suspension of a licence.
Section 78. Forfeiture of Security Deposit.
Section 89. Disposal of stock when licence is cancelled or suspended.
Section 910. Restriction on possession of Scheduled Commodities.
Section 1011. Power of the State Government in special circumstances and issue of directions.
Section 1112. Directions to convert Edible Oil Seeds into Edible Oils.
Section 1213. Licensee not to purchase scheduled commodities at prices lower than the notified procurement price from farmers.
Section 1314. Licensee not to sell schedule commodities at prices higher than maximum price fixed.
Section 1415. Appeal.
Section 1516. Revision.
Section 1617. Powers of entry, search, seizure etc.
Section 1718. Marginal variations in the Stocks at the time of inspection of business premises.
Section 182. Retailers and Wholesalers
Section 219. Repealing and Savings.
Section 1920. Validity of this order.
Section 201. Applicant's name
Section 12. Applicant's profession
Section 23. Applicant's residence
Section 34. Situation of applicant's place of business with particulars as to number of house, mohalla, town or village, police station and district.
Section 45. How long has the applicant been trading in the commodities for which licence is applied for?
Section 56. Did the applicant hold for the commodity, licence on any previous occasion ? If so give particulars including its suspension or cancellation if any.
Section 67. Quantity of each scheduled commodity handled annually during the last three years.
Section 78. Quantity of scheduled commodities likely to be handled during the Current year.
Section 89. Income Tax paid in the two years preceding the year of application (to be indicated separately)
Section 91. Subject to the Provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008 and the terms and conditions of this purchase, sell, or store for sale the under mentioned commodities as Retailer / Wholesaler / both Retailer and Wholesaler, Producer / both Producer and Wholesaler.
Section 14. The licensee shall, except when specially exempted by the State Government in this behalf, submit separately for each licence held by him to the licensing authority' concerned a true return, in Form - C of the stocks, receipts and deliveries of such of the commodities every month so as to reach him within five days after the close of the month.
Section 45. The licensee shall not contravene the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008 or any other Order relating to foodstuffs, or edible oilseeds or edible oils issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Central Act 10 of 1955).
Section 56. The licensee shall not, contravene the provisions of any law relating to foodstuffs or edible oilseeds or edible oils for the time being in force.
Section 67. The licensee shall not. - (1) enter into any transaction involving purchase, sale or storage for sale all or any of the scheduled commodities in a speculative manner, prejudicial to the maintenance and easy availability of supplies of scheduled commodities in the market.
Section 79. The licensee shall, except when specially exempted by the State Government or by the licensing authority in this behalf, issue to every customer a correct receipt or invoice, as the case may be, giving his own name, address and licence number and the name, address and licence number (if any) of the customer, the date of transaction, the quantity sold, the price per quintal and the total amount charged and shall keep a duplicate of the same to be available for inspection on demand by the licen
Section 910. The licensee shall give all facilities at all reasonable times to the licensing authority or any officer of the Revenue/Civil supplies Department not below the rank of U.D. cadre, for the inspection of stocks and accounts of any shop, godown, or other place used by him for the storage, sale or purchase of scheduled commodities and for the taking of the samples thereof for examinations.
Section 1011. The licensee shall comply with any direction that may be given to him by the State Government or the Licensing Authority in regard to purchase, sale or storage for sale of scheduled commodities and in regard to the form and language in which the registers, return, receipts, or invoices or price lists mentioned in conditions 3, 4, 8, or 9 shall be written and the authentication and maintenance of the registers mentioned in condition 3.
Section 1112. The licensee shall in case where he functions in regulated market, abide by such instructions relating to his business as are given by the marketing authority having jurisdiction and in any other case by such body as may be recognized by the State Government in this behalf.
Section 1213. The licence shall be surrendered to the Licensing Authority when it has expired or is no longer required by the licensee.
Section 1314. The licence shall not be transferred to any other person by the person to whom it is issued and in case of change in the ownership, a fresh licence shall be obtained by the person who acquires such ownership.
Section 1415. The licence shall be valid up to......................
Section 151. Stock at the Beginning of the month.
Section 12. Quantity purchased during the month and the sources of supply.
Section 23. Quantity received out of quantity purchased :
Section 34. Quantity sold :
Section 45. Stock at the end of the month
Section 5
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"content": "A. \"State Government\" means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh.\nB. \"Commissioner\" means the Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Government of Andhra Pradesh and includes the Director of Civil Supplies, Government of Andhra Pradesh.\nC. \"Collector\" means the Collector of the district and includes Joint Collector in the district and the Chief Rationing Officer in the Twin Cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.\nD. \"Scheduled Commodities\" means any one or more of the commodities mentioned in the Schedule-1 to this Order including products thereof, other than husk and bran.\nE. \"Pluses\" means those indicated in Schedule-1 to this Order, including Redgram(Tur), Blackgram (Urad), Greengram (Moong) and Bengalgram (Gram) - wholegram and split (dais) thereof;\nF. \"Edible Oil\" means any oil used for cooking for human consumption and includes hydrogenated vegetable oils other than coconut oil.\nG. \"Food grains\" means any one or more of the following food grains.\n(i) Rice (Husked)\n(ii) Wheat\nH. \"Rice Mill\" means the plant and machinery with which and the premises including the precincts thereof in which or in any part of which rice milling operation is carried on.\nI. \"Rice Miller\" means the owner or any other person in charge of a rice mill holing a valid licence issued under this Order and includes a person or authority which has the ultimate control over the affairs of such mill and when the said affairs are entrusted to a Manager, Managing Director or Managing Agent, such Manager, Managing Director or Managing Agent.\n(1) \"Non-Milling Wholesaler\" means a wholesaler possessing licence under this Order and not being a rice mill owner.\n(2) \"Owner\" in relation to a rice mill means the person who or the authority which has ultimate control over the affairs of the rice mill, and where the said affairs are entrusted to a Manager, Managing Director or a Managing Agent, such Manager, Managing Director or Managing Agent, shall be deemed to be the owner of the rice mill concerned.\n(3) \"Trading Mill Wholesaler\" means a rice mill owner engaged in buying or selling paddy or rice and possessing a licence granted under this Order.\nJ. \"Rice Exporter\" means a person engaged in the business of purchase of rice from rice millers / dealers out of levy free eligibility, and store the rice for export to outside the Country with or without grading/processing.\nK. \"Dealer\" means any person engaged in the business of purchase, movement, sale, supply, distribution or storage for sale of any of the commodities specified in the schedule-1 whether as a wholesaler or retailer or producer or manufacturer or exporter but except importer, whether or not in conjunction with any other business and includes his representatives or agent.\"\n(1) \"Dealer in pulses\" means A person engaged in the business of purchase, sale and storage for sale of any pulses exceeding ten quintals of all pulses taken together at any one time, namely\n(i) \"Wholesaler\" means a person who sells pulses (whole or split) to a retailer and consumers including bulk consumers directly;\n(ii) \"Retailer\" means a person who sell pulses (whole or split) to consumers directly;\n(iii) \"Producer\" means a person carrying on the business of milling of any of the pulses; by buying pulses for being processed by himself and selling the finished products to a wholesaler or through a Commission agent; or by doing any of the processes of milling or manufacturing on behalf of another; but does not include farmer / agriculturist who stores pulses for his personal cultivation or seed purpose.\n(2) Dealer in respect of edible oil seeds and edible oils:-A person, who engages himself in the business of purchase, sale or storage for sale of edible oil seeds or edible oils in quantity of more than five quintals of any one or all edible oils including hydrogenated vegetable oils taken together or thirty quintals of any one or all edible oilseeds including groundnut in shell taken together, and includes a manufacturer of edible oils, but does not include agriculturalist / Ryot who stores the oil seeds produced by his personal cultivation or seed purpose.\n(3) \"Producer in relation to edible oils\" means a person carrying on the business of expelling, extracting or manufacturing or refining any edible oils:-\n(a) by buying edible oil seeds for being processed by himself and selling the finished products through a wholesaler or through a commission agent, or\n(b) by doing any of the processes of extracting or manufacturing or refining on behalf of another.\n(4) \"Dealer in relation to food grains\" means a person engaged in the business of purchase, sale or storage but excluding importers for sale of any one of the foodgrains in the schedule-1 in quantity exceeding twenty quintals at any one time, or in quantity of exceeding fifty quintals of all foodgrains taken together, but does not include a framer / agriculturist / ryot who stores foodgrains produced by his for personal cultivation or for seed purpose.\n(5) \"Wholesaler\" means a dealer who sells any Scheduled Commodity to retailers or to bulk consumers.\n(6) \"Retailer\" means a dealer who sells any Scheduled Commodity direct to consumers.\n(7) \"Commission Agent\" means the commission agent having, in the customary course of business as such agent, authority either to sell Scheduled Commodities or to consign Scheduled Commodities for purpose of sale or to buy Scheduled Commodities.\n(8) \"Super Bazaar\" means a commercial establishment where all the Scheduled Commodities required by consumers are sold under one roof and there can be a chain of such outlets either in the same city / town or in different cities / towns.\n(9) \"Bulk Consumer\" means a hotel, a restaurant, halwal, an educational institution with hostel facilities, a hospital or a religious or charitable institution. Bakeries, Biscuit manufacturers, Confectionery manufacturing unit.\nL. \"Cities\" - (i) \"Category A City\"; means a city, included as Category A city in the Schedule - II to this Order having a population of 10 lakhs and more;\n(ii) \"Category B City\"; means a city, included as Category B city in the Schedule-II to this Order having a population of 3 lakhs and more but less than 10 lakhs;\n(iii) Category C City; means other cities or other areas with a population below 3 lakhs.\nM. \"Population\" means population as determined in 2001 census.\nN. \"Primary Mandis\" means a mandi where a farmer initially sell their produce\nO. \"Licensing authority\" means:\n(i) in relation to wholesalers, the District Supply Officer of the district concerned or such other Officer not below the rank of a Revenue Divisional Officer as the State Government may so appoint having jurisdiction over the place of business; and\n(ii) in relation to retailers in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam towns and Rangareddy district with urban agglomeration, the Assistant Supply Officer concerned and elsewhere (other than the above cities / urban agglomeration), the Tashildar having jurisdiction over the place of business;",
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"content": "(ii) Every licence issued, re-issued or renewed under this Order shall be form-B as prescribed in Schedule-Ill to this Order.\n(iii) Every application for renewal shall be made along with the licence before expiry of the period of licence.\n(iv) The Licence may be renewed under special circumstances, if the application for renewal is received within one month after the expiry of the period of its validity i.e., within the grace period subject to payment of fee for renewal of Composite licence (wholesale + retail) is Rs. 800 (rupees eight hundred only), for wholesale Licence Rs. 300/- (rupees three hundred only) and Rs. 200/- (rupees two hundred only) for renewal of retailers licences. However, if an application for renewal of licence is made after one month grace period, the licence shall cease to be valid and the entire security deposit made sub clause (1) of Clause (5) shall be forfeited.",
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"content": "(ii) The fees specified below shall be chargeable in respect of licence(s) namely:-\n1.\n1.\nLicence Fees:\nLicence Fees:\n(a) Composite licence for all Scheduled\n\t\t\t\tCommodities:-\nComposite licence for all Scheduled\n\t\t\t\tCommodities:-\nRs. Ps\n(i) Wholesale and retail\n3000-00\n(ii) Wholesale\n1500-00\n(iii) Retail\n750-00\n(b) Food grains : (viz Wheat, Pulses and\n\t\t\t\tRice)\nFood grains : (viz Wheat, Pulses and\n\t\t\t\tRice)\n(i) Wholesale\n600-00\n(ii) Retail\n300-00\n(c) Edible oil seeds / Edible oils :\n(i) Wholesale\n600-00\n(ii) Retail\n300-00\n2.\n2.\nRenewal Fees\nRenewal Fees\n(a) Composite licence for all Scheduled\n\t\t\t\tCommodities\nComposite licence for all Scheduled\n\t\t\t\tCommodities\n(i) Wholesale and retail\n800-00\n(ii) Wholesale\n300-00\n(iii)Retail\n200-00\n(b) Food grains (Viz Wheat, Pulses and Rice)\nFood grains (Viz Wheat, Pulses and Rice)\n(i) Wholesale\n200-00\n(ii) Retail\n100-00\n(c) Edible oil seeds and Edible oils\nEdible oil seeds and Edible oils\n(i)Wholesale\n200-00\n(ii)Retail\n100-00\n3.\n3.\nDuplicate Licence Fees\nDuplicate Licence Fees\n(a) Composite licence for all Scheduled\n\t\t\t\tcommodities\nComposite licence for all Scheduled\n\t\t\t\tcommodities\n(i) Wholesale and Retail\n1000-00\n(ii) Wholesale\n500-00\n(iii) Retail\n300-00\n(b) Food grains (Viz Wheat, Pulses and Rice)\nFood grains (Viz Wheat, Pulses and Rice)\n(i) Wholesale\n200-00\n(ii) Retail\n100-00\n(c) Edible oil seeds and edible oils\nEdible oil seeds and edible oils\n(i) Wholesale\n200-00\n(ii) Retail\n100-00\n4.\n4.\nA separate licence shall be obtained by a dealer\n\t\t\t\tfor each place of business except in respect of places of\n\t\t\t\tpurchase.\n(a) A producer (Miller) / Commission Agent shall\n\t\t\t\ttake wholesale licence from the licensing authority\n(b) The holder of a licence may obtain from the\n\t\t\t\tLicensing Authority a duplicate of the licence issued to him if\n\t\t\t\tthe original is lost, destroyed or defaced.",
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"content": "(i) Rice stock limits:\n(i) Rice stock limits:\n(In Quintals)\n(a) Trading Rice\n\t\t\t\t\tMills: Levy delivering rice mills (irrespective of milling\n\t\t\t\t\tcapacity)\nTrading Rice\n\t\t\t\t\tMills:\n4,000 (Four thousand or one week milling\n\t\t\t\t\tcapacity whichever is higher)\nAt all places\n(b) Non-Trading Rice Mills exceeding One tonne per hour capacity\nNon-Trading\nOne\n2,000 (Two thousand)\n(a) In the twin cities of Hyderabad and\n\t\t\t\t\tSecunderabad, Vishakhapatnam Vijayawada.\n1500 (One thousand five hundred)\n(b) Other District head quarters.\n1000 (one thousand)\n(c) At other places.\n(c) Wholesale Dealers\n1,000 (One thousand)\n(a) In the twin cities of Hyderabad and\n\t\t\t\t\tSecunderabad, Vishakapatnam, and Vijayawada.\n500 (Five hundred)\n(b) Other dist. Head Quarters.\n250 (Two Hundred and Fifty)\n(c) At other places\n(d) Retailers\n100 (Hundred)\n(a) In Urban areas\n50 (Fifty)\n(b) In Rural areas\n(e) Exporters: No stock limits are prescribed as they export\n\t\t\t\t\tlevy free rice purchased from rice millers in Andhra Pradesh or\n\t\t\t\t\tagainst the levy free eligibility of Trading rice\n\t\t\t\t\tMillers/Dealers or rice purchased from outside the State. In\n\t\t\t\t\tcase the exporter or rice miller or dealer intends to purchase\n\t\t\t\t\trice from other states and exports from any port of Andhra\n\t\t\t\t\tPradesh, though such exporter or rice miller or dealer is free\n\t\t\t\t\tto move the quantity of rice for the purpose of export, he shall\n\t\t\t\t\tbe under obligation to intimate the District Collector concerned\n\t\t\t\t\twhere the port is located, about the source of purchase and get\n\t\t\t\t\trelease certificate before such consignment meant for export is\n\t\t\t\t\tmoved, to avoid diversion of levy rice in the guise of rice\n\t\t\t\t\tmeant for export.\n(a) on Government account; or\n(b) by the recognized dealers nominated by a State Government or an officer authorized by it to hold stock for distribution through fair price shops; or by the Food Corporation of India.\n(ii) Wheat Stock Limits (In Quintals)\nWheat Stock Limits (In Quintals)\nCategory\nCategory\ni\nWholesaler\n250 Qtls\nii\nRoller floor Mills\nOne month grinding capacity\niii\nRetailers\n20 Qtls\n(iii) Biscuit Manufacturers With production capacity of\nBiscuit Manufacturers With production capacity of\n(a)\n100,000 quintals and above\n3,750 Qtls\n(b)\n8,000 quintals and above and below 10,000\n\t\t\t\tquintals\n3,000 Qtls\n(c)\n6,000 quintals and below 8,000 quintals\n2,250 Qtls\n(d)\nBelow 6,000 quintals\n1,500 Qtls\n(iv) Puls (All pules taken together)\nPuls (All pules taken together)\nWholesaler (Qtls)\nWholesaler (Qtls)\nRetailer (Qtls)\nRetailer (Qtls)\n(a)\nCategory 'A' City (Hyderabad / Visakhapatnam\n\t\t\t\t\tVijayawada (with population of 10 lakhs and more\n2000\n50\n(b)\nCategory 'B' Cities, Guntur, Kakinada,\n\t\t\t\t\tRajahmundry, Nellore, Tirupati, Kurnool, and Warangal). (with\n\t\t\t\t\tpopulation of 3 lakhs and more but less than 10 lakhs).\n1000\n40\n(c)\nCategory 'C' other areas (with a population of\n\t\t\t\t\tbelow 3 lakhs.\n1000\n40\nTable\nTable\nStock limits for Producers (Millers dealing in Pulses\nStock limits for Producers (Millers dealing in Pulses\nProducer\nProducer\nQuantity of un-milled pulses\nQuantity of un-milled pulses\nQuantity of stock of milled pulses\nQuantity of stock of milled pulses\n(a) Producer who is carrying on business on\n\t\t\t\tthe commencement of this order\n(a) Producer who is carrying on business on\n\t\t\t\tthe commencement of this order\n(b) Producer who has commenced production\n\t\t\t\tafter the commencement of this order\n(b) Producer who has commenced production\n\t\t\t\tafter the commencement of this order\n(a) Producer who is carrying on business on\n\t\t\t\tthe commencement of this order\n(a) Producer who is carrying on business on\n\t\t\t\tthe commencement of this order\n(b) Producer who has commenced production\n\t\t\t\tafter the commencement of this order\n(b) Producer who has commenced production\n\t\t\t\tafter the commencement of this order\n(1)\n(1)\n2(a)\n2(a)\n2(b)\n2(b)\n3(a)\n3(a)\n3(b)\n3(b)\nProducer of Pulses\nOne twelfth of the maximum quantity of the\n\t\t\t\tPulses used by him in any of the three years ending on the 30th\n\t\t\t\tSeptember, 2006.\nFor a period of one year from the date of\n\t\t\t\tcommencement of his production one twelfth of the quantity of\n\t\t\t\tpulses that would be required for producing a quantity equal to\n\t\t\t\this annual installed capacity. For the second and third year of\n\t\t\t\this production, one twelfth of the quantity of Pulses that would\n\t\t\t\tbe required for producing a quantity equal to his annual\n\t\t\t\tinstalled capacity and thereafter one twelfth of maximum of\n\t\t\t\tpulses used by him in any of the three years immediately after\n\t\t\t\tcommencement of his production.\nOne-twenty-fourth of his maximum production in\n\t\t\t\tany of the three years ending on the 30th September, 2006.\nFor a period of one year from the date of\n\t\t\t\tcommencement of his production, one twenty fourth of the quantity\n\t\t\t\tequal to his annual installed capacity. For the second year and\n\t\t\t\tthird year of his production / 24th of the quantity of pulses\n\t\t\t\tthat would be required for producing a quantity equal to his\n\t\t\t\tannual installed capacity and thereafter 1 /24th of the maximum\n\t\t\t\tquantity of pulses used by him in any of the three years\n\t\t\t\timmediately after the commencement of his production.\n(v) Edible Oil Seeds & Edible Oils:\nEdible Oil Seeds & Edible Oils:\nWholesale (Qtls)\nWholesale (Qtls)\nRetail (Qtls)\nRetail (Qtls)\n(1)\n(1)\n(2)\n(2)\n(3)\n(3)\n(a) Edible Oil Seeds including\nEdible Oil Seeds including\nGroundnut in Shell:\n(1) Hyderabad / Visakhapatnam Vijayawada (with population of 10\n\t\t\t\t\tlakhs and more\n2250\n150\n(1) All edible oil seeds taken together.\n(2) Guntur, Kakinada, Rajahmundry Nellore, Tirupati, Kurnool and\n\t\t\t\t\tWarangal (with population 3 lakhs and more but less than 10\n\t\t\t\t\tlakhs)\n1500\n113\n(2) For groundnut kernel or seed 75% of the\n\t\t\t\t\tlimits specied shall apply.\n(3) Other areas not covered in (1) & (2) above (with a\n\t\t\t\t\tpopulation of below 3 lakhs)\n1200\n75\n(b) Edible Oils including\nEdible Oils including\nHydrogenated vegetable Oils:\n(1) Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada oils.\n900\n30\nAll edible oils including hydrogenated\n\t\t\t\t\tvegetable\n(2) Guntur, Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Nellore, Tirupati,\n\t\t\t\t\tKurnool and Warangal.\n600\n18\n(3) Any other area\n375\n12\ntable\ntable\nProducer\nProducer\nQuantity of un milled edible oil seeds or\n\t\t\t\tmustard seeds\nQuantity of un milled edible oil seeds or\n\t\t\t\tmustard seeds\nQuantity of stock of milled stock of edible\n\t\t\t\toils including refined oil\nQuantity of stock of milled stock of edible\n\t\t\t\toils including refined oil\n(a) Producer who is carrying on business on\n\t\t\t\tthe commencement of this order\n(a) Producer who is carrying on business on\n\t\t\t\tthe commencement of this order\n(b) Producer who has commenced production\n\t\t\t\tafter the commencement of this order\n(b) Producer who has commenced production\n\t\t\t\tafter the commencement of this order\n(a) Producer who is carrying on business on\n\t\t\t\tthe commencement of this order\n(a) Producer who is carrying on business on\n\t\t\t\tthe commencement of this order\n(b) Producer who has commenced production\n\t\t\t\tafter the commencement of this order\n(b) Producer who has commenced production\n\t\t\t\tafter the commencement of this order\n1\n1\n2(a)\n2(a)\n2(b)\n2(b)\n3(a)\n3(a)\n3(b)\n3(b)\nProducer of edible oils.\n1 / 8th of the maximum quantity of edible oil\n\t\t\t\tseeds used by him in any of the three years ending on the 31st\n\t\t\t\tday of March, 2008.\nFor a period of one year from the date of\n\t\t\t\tcommencement of his production 1 / 8th of the quantity equal to\n\t\t\t\this annual installed capacity. For the 2nd year and 3rd year of\n\t\t\t\this production 1 / 8th of the quantity of edible oil-seeds that\n\t\t\t\twould be required for producing a quantity equal to his annual\n\t\t\t\tinstalled capacity and thereafter 1 / 8th of the max. quantity of\n\t\t\t\tedible oil seeds used by him in any of the three years\n\t\t\t\timmediately after the commencement of his production.\n1 / 24th of his maximum production in any of the\n\t\t\t\tthree years ending on the 31st day of March, 2008.\nFor a period of one year from the date of\n\t\t\t\tcommencement of his production, 1/24th of quantity equal to his\n\t\t\t\tannual installed capacity. 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"number": "11",
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"number": "12",
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"number": "13",
"title": "13. Licensee not to purchase scheduled commodities at prices lower than the notified procurement price from farmers.",
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"number": "14",
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"number": "15",
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"content": "(a) to the Joint Collector if such order is that of the District Supply Officer or the Tahsildar in districts.\n(b) to the Chief Rationing Officer, if such order is that of District Supply Officer (City) or Assistant Supply Officer, in respect of twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.",
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"number": "17",
"title": "17. Powers of entry, search, seizure etc.",
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"content": "(a) require the owner, occupier or any other person in charge of any place, premises, vehicle, or vessel in which he has reason to believe that any contravention of the provisions of this Order or of the conditions of the licence issued there-under has been, is being or is about to the committed, to produce any books, accounts or other documents showing transactions relating to such contraventions.\n(b) enter, inspect or break open and search any place or premises, vehicle or vessel in which he has reason to believe that any contravention of the provisions of this Order or of the conditions of the licence issued there-under has been, is being or is about to be committed.\n(c) seize any books of accounts and documents which in the opinion of the licensing authority or as the case may be, the authorized officer, would be useful for or relevant to any proceedings under this Order and return such books of accounts and documents within three months from the date of such seizure to the person from whom they were seized after taking or causing to be taken extracts from or copies thereof as certified by the person in form \"D\".\n(d) search, seize and remove stocks of all or any of the commodities mentioned in Schedule - 1 to this order in respect of which contravention has taken place; and the animals, vehicles, vessels or other conveyance used in carrying the said commodity in contravention of the provisions of this Order or of the conditions of the licence issued thereunder and thereafter take or authorize the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production of stocks of commodities and the animals, vehicles, vessels or other conveyance so seized before the Collector and for their safe custody pending such production.",
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"number": "18",
"title": "18. Marginal variations in the Stocks at the time of inspection of business premises.",
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"content": "(iii) If the stock register could not be maintained for any particular day due to sickness, pressure of work or unavoidable circumstances;\n(iv) When the variation between the book and the ground stock is up to 0.5% on the stock available at the time of inspection.\n(v) In the course of the normal transaction, if the licensee forgets to mention either the licence number or date on the bill or memo.",
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"number": "2",
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"content": "(b) For violation of provisions of this Order such as failure to submit periodical \"C\" form returns, non maintenance of stock boards, and non-exhibition of price lists; prosecution need not be launched. However, departmental action may be initiated. The statement indicating the details of stock transacted in ever month submitted to the Commercial Taxes Department, a copy of the same should be submitted to Civil Supplies authority at the district level as \"C\" form return.\n(c) Producers and wholesale dealers in food grains, other than rice millers, shall be allowed a variation in stocks up to 5 (five)quintals or up to 10% (ten percent) of the ground stocks, whichever is less, at the time of inspection. In respect of rice millers 6% variation between book balance and ground balance shall be allowed.\n(d) wholesale dealers in edible oils shall be allowed a variation in stocks up to 5 (five) tins of 15 Kgs each or 5% (five percent) of the stocks whichever is less, at the time of inspection.\n(e) Producers in edible oils shall be allowed a variation in edible oils stocks up to 4% of the stocks at the time of inspection.\n(f) Producers and wholesale dealers in edible oil seeds shall be allowed a variation in stocks up to 5% (five percent) of the stocks, at the time of inspection.\n(g) Retail shops with an annual turnover of Rs. 2 lakhs and above dealing in food grains, edible oil seeds and edible oils shall be allowed a variation up to 0.5% (half percent) of the stocks at the time of inspection.\nIn respect of Pulses Dealers / Dali Mill / Godown premises\n(a) Keeping in view the different stages in manufacturing of dalls, the dall millers (Producers) should be allowed a variation of 2% between the ground balance and book balance at the time of inspection by the enforcement officials. The wholesalers shall continue to have the existing variation limit of 10% or 5 quintals whichever is less between book balance and ground balance at the time of inspection. However, the marginal variation of 2% has to be reckoned between ground balance and book balance in respect of each variety of pulses / dal and not on all pulses / dais put together.\n(b) In respect of the following types of mistakes / lapses / omissions / irregularities by dealers and millers in pulses (which are only illustrative and not exhaustive in nature), it shall not be necessary to launch prosecution. However, administrative action under the Essential Commodities Act, can be initiated. In case the omissions are found to be repetitive and there are reasons to believe that they are deliberate, appropriate action including launching of prosecution, may also be considered at the discretion of the competent authority by recording the reasons in writing:-\n(i) Mistakes in mathematical totalling;\n(ii) If the stock register does not show the place from which the stock was brought or sent but the information is available from any other register or document;\n(iii) If the stock register could not be maintained for any particular day due to sickness, pressure of work or unavoidable circumstances;\n(iv) When the variation between the book and the ground stock is insignificant;\n(v) In the course of the normal transaction, if the licensee forgets to mention either the licence number or date on the bill or memo;\n(c) For violation of provisions of this Order such as failure to submit periodical \"C\" form returns, non maintenance of stock boards, and non-exhibition of price lists, prosecution need not be launched. However, departmental action may be initiated. The statement indicating the details of stock transacted in every month submitted to the Commercial Taxes Department, a copy of the same should be submitted to Civil Supplies Authority at the district level as \"C\" form return.",
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"number": "19",
"title": "19. Repealing and Savings.",
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"content": "(i) the transport, distribution or disposal of scheduled Commodities to places outside the State, nor shall it be applicable to import of scheduled commodity.\n(ii) The purchase, sale or storage for sale of scheduled commodities under this Order on Government account or the Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation, or the Girijan Cooperative Corporation or A.P. Markfed.\n(iii) the sale by banks of stocks hypothecated to them, provided that the commodity is sold in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable to the hypothecators.\n(b) The Andhra Pradesh Pulses (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2007 is hereby repealed;\n(i) the previous operation of any of the said order or anything duly done or suffered there-under; or\n(ii) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, or incurred under the said order; or\n(iii) any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the said order, or\n(iv) any investigation, legal proceedings or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid and any such investigation, legal proceedings or remedy may be instituted, continued, enforced and any other penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if the said order has not been repealed.",
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"number": "20",
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"content": "Schedule - I\n[( See Clause 2(D)]\n1.\nEdible Oils and Edible Oilseeds\n2.\nFoodgrains -\na. Rice (Husked)\nb. Wheat\nc. Pulses:\n(i) Redgram (whole or split), (ii) Greengram\n\t\t\t\t(whole or split),\n(iii) Blackgram (whole or split), (iv)\n\t\t\t\tBengalgram (whole or split).\nSchedule - II\n(See Clause 2(L))\n1.\nCategory \"A\"\n:\nCities\n(having a population of 10.00 lakh and above\n:\nHyderabad, Visakhapatnam, and Vijayawada.\n2.\nCategory \"B\" (having a population of\n\t\t\t\t3.00 lakhs and above but less than 10.00 lakhs)\n:\nGuntur, Kakinada, Rajahmundry, Nellore,\n\t\t\t\tTirupati, Kurnool and Warangal.\n3.\nCategory \"C\" (Other Areas with\n\t\t\t\tpopulation below 3 lakh)\n:\nAreas other than mentioned in Category \"A\"\n\t\t\t\tand \"B\".\nSchedule - III\n(See Clause 3(i))\nForm - A\nForm - A\nThe Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008\nThe Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008\nApplication for grant / renewal of licence",
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"number": "1",
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"number": "4",
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"number": "5",
"title": "5. How long has the applicant been trading in the commodities for which licence is applied for?",
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"number": "6",
"title": "6. Did the applicant hold for the commodity, licence on any previous occasion ? If so give particulars including its suspension or cancellation if any.",
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"number": "7",
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"number": "8",
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"number": "9",
"title": "9. Income Tax paid in the two years preceding the year of application (to be indicated separately)",
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"content": "10. (a) Quantity of scheduled commodities in the possession of the applicant on the date of application and the places at which the different quantities are kept (Separate figures are to be given for each variety)\n(b) Complete address of places where the scheduled commodities are proposed to be stored\n*(a) I have not previously applied for such licence in this District for Scheduled Commodities now applied for\n*(b) I applied for such licence in this District for on........ and was/was not granted licence on..................\n*(c) I hereby apply for renewal of licence No....... dated issued to me on....... which is enclosed.\n*(d) I enclose herewith the challan bearing No....dated...for Rs....Paid into the Sub-treasury....Bank...towardslicence / Renewal fee.\n*(Strike off the clauses not applicable)\nPlace: Date:\nSignature of the Applicant\nForm -B\nForm -B\n[See Clause 3 (ii)]\nLicence for purchase, sale / storage for sale of Scheduled Commodities\nLicence for purchase, sale / storage for sale of Scheduled Commodities\nLicence No.\nRetailer / Wholesaler Both retailer and wholesaler Producer\n\"Producer, Wholesaler and Commission Agent\"",
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"number": "1",
"title": "1. Subject to the Provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008 and the terms and conditions of this purchase, sell, or store for sale the under mentioned commodities as Retailer / Wholesaler / both Retailer and Wholesaler, Producer / both Producer and Wholesaler.",
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"content": "2. (a) The licensee shall carry on the aforesaid business at the following place:\n(b) Commodities in which the aforesaid business to be carried on shall not be stored at any place other than the place of business noted in condition 2(a) above or any of the godown mentioned below:\nNote. - If the licensee intends to store his commodities in places other than those specified in the licence, he shall apply to the licensing authority, producing the licence for making requisite changes therein by the licensing authority. The licensing authority shall issue permission within 48 hours from the time of receipt of such application for occupying new god owns. If such permission is not received by the applicant within the said time, it shall be deemed that the applicant has been permitted to occupy the new god owns.\nNote.\n(c) The licensee shall take adequate measures to ensure that the commodities stored by him are maintained in proper condition and that damages to the commodities due to ground moisture, rain, insects, rodents, birds, fire and such other causes are avoided. Suitable dunnage shall be used to avoid damage from ground moisture and foodgrains shall be fumigated with chemicals approved for the purpose by persons who have undergone practical training in that regard. The licensee shall also ensure that fertilizers, insecticides and poisonous chemicals likely to contaminate are not stored along with the commodities in the same godown or in immediate juxtaposition of stocks.\n3. (i) The licensee shall except when specially exempted by the State Government or by the licensing authority in this behalf, maintain a register of daily accounts for each commodity mentioned in condition - (1), showing correctly:-\n(a) the opening stock on each day;\n(b) the quantities received on each day showing the place from where and the source from which received. licence Sri/Ms is/are hereby authorized to\n(c) the quantities delivered or otherwise removed on each day showing the places of destination; and\n(d) the closing stock on each day.\n(ii) The licensee shall enter the particulars referred to in item (b) and item (c) of sub clause (i) above in the register as soon as the relevant transaction takes place.\n(iii) The licensee shall complete his accounts for each day on the day to which they relate.\n(iv) A licensee who is a producer himself should separately show the stock of his own produce in the daily account, if such stocks are stored in his business premises.\n(v) The licensee shall keep in the business premises mentioned in condition -2, all the records and books relating to the transactions of purchase, sale or storage for sale, so as to make them readily available to the inspecting officers for check.",
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"number": "4",
"title": "4. The licensee shall, except when specially exempted by the State Government in this behalf, submit separately for each licence held by him to the licensing authority' concerned a true return, in Form - C of the stocks, receipts and deliveries of such of the commodities every month so as to reach him within five days after the close of the month.",
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"number": "5",
"title": "5. The licensee shall not contravene the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008 or any other Order relating to foodstuffs, or edible oilseeds or edible oils issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Central Act 10 of 1955).",
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"number": "6",
"title": "6. The licensee shall not, contravene the provisions of any law relating to foodstuffs or edible oilseeds or edible oils for the time being in force.",
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"number": "7",
"title": "7. The licensee shall not. - (1) enter into any transaction involving purchase, sale or storage for sale all or any of the scheduled commodities in a speculative manner, prejudicial to the maintenance and easy availability of supplies of scheduled commodities in the market.",
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"content": "(ii) withhold from sale supplies of scheduled commodities ordinarily kept for sale, or\n(iii) charge, in respect of any sale of scheduled commodities made by him a price in excess of that calculated, when the rate of sale by such licensee is fixed by the Central Government or the State Government in pursuance of the powers conferred by any law for the time being in force, or by the producer.\n8. (1) Every licensee shall exhibit at the entrance or some other prominent place of his business, the price list of scheduled commodities held for sale.\n(2) A price list of scheduled commodities and wheat specified in clause (1): -\n(a) shall be exhibited in plain and legibly written English language or in the chief language of the district concerned.\n(b) shall include separately the prices of different classes or varieties of scheduled commodities; and\n(c) shall bear the signature of the licensee with date.\n(3) The prices indicated in the price-list shall at no time exceed those at which the licensee shall sell or offer to sell in any locality, any scheduled commodity under condition 7(iii).",
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"number": "9",
"title": "9. The licensee shall, except when specially exempted by the State Government or by the licensing authority in this behalf, issue to every customer a correct receipt or invoice, as the case may be, giving his own name, address and licence number and the name, address and licence number (if any) of the customer, the date of transaction, the quantity sold, the price per quintal and the total amount charged and shall keep a duplicate of the same to be available for inspection on demand by the licen",
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"title": "10. The licensee shall give all facilities at all reasonable times to the licensing authority or any officer of the Revenue/Civil supplies Department not below the rank of U.D. cadre, for the inspection of stocks and accounts of any shop, godown, or other place used by him for the storage, sale or purchase of scheduled commodities and for the taking of the samples thereof for examinations.",
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"number": "11",
"title": "11. The licensee shall comply with any direction that may be given to him by the State Government or the Licensing Authority in regard to purchase, sale or storage for sale of scheduled commodities and in regard to the form and language in which the registers, return, receipts, or invoices or price lists mentioned in conditions 3, 4, 8, or 9 shall be written and the authentication and maintenance of the registers mentioned in condition 3.",
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"title": "12. The licensee shall in case where he functions in regulated market, abide by such instructions relating to his business as are given by the marketing authority having jurisdiction and in any other case by such body as may be recognized by the State Government in this behalf.",
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"number": "13",
"title": "13. The licence shall be surrendered to the Licensing Authority when it has expired or is no longer required by the licensee.",
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"content": "Place: Date:\nSignature of the Officer issuing the licence\nForm - C\nForm - C\n(For use by a dealer)\n(For use by a dealer)\n(See condition 4 of Form - B)\nParticulars\nParticulars\nFood grains\nFood grains\nEdible oils and edible oil seeds\nEdible oils and edible oil seeds\nRemarks\nRemarks\nRice\nRice\nWheat\nWheat\nPulses\nPulses\n1\n1\n2\n2\n3\n3\n4\n4\n5\n5\n6\n6",
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"content": "a. Actually with the licensee\nb. Pledged with any person or institution, (such as a bank or\n\t\t\t\t\tcoop, society)\nTotal",
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"content": "Note. - Information in respect of the \"Source of supply\" shall be furnished by the licensee indicating the market or markets and the quantity purchased from each market. He need not give details of the names of each such dealer and of the quantity purchased from each such dealer unless in any single case he has purchased a quantity of 200 quintals or more.\nNote.",
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"number": "3",
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"content": "From\nQuantity in bags / quintals\nDate of purchase\nFoodgrains\nEdible oilseeds and edible oils\nRice\nWheat\nPulses\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n(i)\n(ii)\n(iii)\n(iv)\nTotal",
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"content": "(a) Quantity sold during the month\n(b) Quantity sold but not yet delivered\nTotal sold :................................",
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"content": "(a) actually with the licensee\n(i) unsold\n(ii) sold but waiting delivery\n(b) Pledged with any person or institution such as a bank or co-operative Society:\nTotal sold :...........................................................................\nPlace: Date:\nSignature. Licence No.\nFORM - D\nFORM - D\n(See Clause 17 (1) (c))\nThe Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008\nPlace: Date:",
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"metadata": {
"Act ID": "Last Updated 29th August, 2019 [ap444]",
"Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. G.O.Ms.No. 30, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CS. I), dated 8.8.2008",
"Enactment Date": "",
"Act Year": "2008",
"Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008",
"Type": "STATE",
"Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
},
"updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}