Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2016

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    "slug": "andhra-pradesh-scheduled-commodities-dealers-licensing-storage-and-regulation-order-2016",
    "title": "Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2016",
    "short_title": "Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2016",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification G.O. Ms. No.9, Consume",
    "act_year": 2016,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Andhra Pradesh",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2016",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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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 revenue district and includes Joint Collector of the district.\nD. \"Scheduled Commodities\" means commodities mentioned in the Schedule-1 to this order.\nE. \"Edible oil seeds\" means any oil seeds used for extracting or manufacturing or refining any edible oils for cooking for human consumption and includes hydrogenated vegetable oils other than coconut oil.\nF. \"Edible Oil\" means any oil used directly or after processing for human consumption and includes hydrogenated vegetable oils other than coconut oil.\nG. \"Sugar\" means any form of sugar containing more than 90% of sucrose including Sugar Candy, Khandasari Sugar or Bura Sugar, Crushed sugar or any form of sugar in crystalline or powdered form.\nH. \"Dealer\" means any person, firm, association of persons, company, institution, organization engaged in the business of purchase, movement, sale, supply, distribution or storage for sale of any of the commodities specified in Schedule-I whether as a wholesaler or retailer or commission agent or producer or manufacturer or importer or exporter and whether or not in conjunction with any other business, and includes his representatives or agent.\n(i) \"Wholesaler\" means a person who sells scheduled commodities to other dealers, retailers and consumers including bulk consumers directly;\n(ii) \"Retailer\" means a person who sells scheduled commodities to consumers directly;\n(iii) \"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(iv) Dealer in respect of edible oi 'reeds and edible oils: - A person, who engages himself in the business of purchase, sale or storage for sale of edible oilseeds or edible oils in quantity of more than (5) five quintals of any one or all edible oils including hydrogenated vegetable oils taken together or (30) 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 Farmers/agriculturalists who stores oil seeds for his personal cultivation or seed purpose.\n(v) \"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,\nOr\n(b) by doing any of the processes of extracting or manufacturing or refining on behalf of another.\n(vi) \"Dealer in Sugar\" means a person engaged in the business of purchase, sale and storage for sale of Sugar in quantities of five quintals at any one time, but does not include the undertaking which is engaged in the manufacture or production of sugar and which is registered or licensed under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 or a Khandasari unit licensed under the Khandasari Sugar Manufacturers Licensing Order, 1966.\n(vii) \"Bulk Consumer\" means a hotel, a restaurant, halwai, an educational institution with hostel facilities, a hospital or a religious or charitable institution, Bakeries, Biscuit manufacturers, Food processing industry, and Confectionery manufacturing unit.\nI. \"Licensing authority\" means: - (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 Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Tirupathi and Kurnool Towns, the Assistant Supply Officer concerned and elsewhere (other than the above cities), the Tahsildar having jurisdiction over the place of business;",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Restriction on possession of Scheduled Commodities by dealers.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Issue and renewal of licence.",
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            "content": "(ii) Every licence issued, re-issued or renewed under this Order shall be in Form-B as prescribed in Schedule-III to this Order.\n(iii) Every application for renewal shall be made alongwith 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 prescribed in Clause 5 of this order. 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 under sub-clause (1) of Clause 6 shall be forfeited.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Period of Licence and fee chargeable.",
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            "content": "(ii) The fees specified below shall be chargeable in respect of licence (s) namely:-\n1.\nLicence Fees\n(a)\nComposite licence for all Scheduled Commodities\nRs.\n(i)\nWholesale and retail\n3000/-\n(ii)\nWholesale\n2000/-\n(iii)\nRetail\n1000/-\n(b)\nEdible oilseeds/Edible oils:\n(i)\nWholesale\n1000/-\n(ii)\nRetail\n500/-\n(c)\nSugar\n(i)\nWholesale\n1000/-\n(ii)\nRetail\n500/-\n2.\nRenewal Fees:\n(a)\nComposite licence for all Scheduled Commodities\n(i)\nWholesale and retail\n1000/-\n(ii)\nWholesale\n500/-\n(iii)\nRetail\n200/-\n(b)\nEdible oilseeds/Edible oils:\n(i)\nWholesale\n500/-\n(ii)\nRetail\n200/-\n(c)\nSugar\n(i)\nWholesale\n500/-\n(ii)\nRetail\n200/-\n3.\nDuplicate Licence Fees\n(a)\nComposite licence for all Scheduled Commodities\n(i)\nWholesale and retail\n1000/-\n(ii)\nWholesale\n500/-\n(iii)\nRetail\n300/-\n(b)\nEdible oilseeds/Edible oils:\n(i)\nWholesale\n500/-\n(ii)\nRetail\n200/-\n(c)\nSugar\n(i)\nWholesale\n500/-\n(ii)\nRetail\n200/-\n(a) A producer (Miller)/Commission Agent shall take wholesale licence from the licensing authority\n(b) The holder of a licence may obtain from the Licensing Authority a duplicate of the licence issued to him if the original is lost, destroyed or defaced.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Deposit of Security.",
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            "content": "Wholesale\nWholesale\nRetail\nRetail\nComposite (wholesale + retail)\nComposite (wholesale + retail)\nRs.\nRs.\nRs.\n(i)\nSugar\n5,000\n2,500\n10,000\n(ii)\nEdible Oilseeds and Edible Oils\n5,000\n2,500\n10,000\n(iv)\nComposite license For all commodities\n10,000\n5,000\n25,000",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Power to refuse to grant or renew licence.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Cancellation or suspension of a licence.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Forfeiture of Security Deposit.",
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            "content": "(i) Where no appeal against the order of forfeiture has been filed within thirty days from the date on which the order was communicated to him,\nor\n(ii) Where appeal against such order has been filed and dismissed, within seven days of the dismissal of appeal.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Disposal of stock when licence is cancelled or suspended.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Power of the State Government in special circumstances and issue of directions.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Directions to convert Edible Oil Seeds into Edible Oils.",
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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",
            "title": "14. Licensee not to sell schedule commodities at prices higher than maximum price fixed.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Appeal.",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Revision.",
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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 thereunder has been, is being or is about to be 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 thereunder 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-I 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 to take 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": "(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 upto 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.\n(a) Retail shops with an annual turnover of less than Rs.2 lakhs shall not be inspected by the Officers of the Vigilance and Enforcement, Revenue, Civil Supplies and Police Departments. However, for the purpose of source checking in connection with some other crime or in cases of specific complaints against the retailers for hoarding, black marketing, etc., of essential commodities, such retail shops can be inspected and during such inspections variations if any shall be allowed upto half percent (0.5%) on the stock available at the time of inspection. Every retail dealer shall file a declaration to the licensing authority about the annual turnover within one month after every accounting year is over and obtain an acknowledgement from the licensing authority alongwith the official seal on the duplicate copy, and this shall be produced to the officials whenever they inspect his premises.\n(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.\n(c) Producers and wholesale dealers shall be allowed a variation in stocks upto 5 (five) quintals or upto 10% (ten percent) of the ground stocks, whichever is less, at the time of inspection.\n(d) wholesale dealers in edible oils shall be allowed a variation of 2% (two percent) without any ceiling of the total stocks of edible oils at the time of inspection.\n(e) Producers in edible oils shall be allowed a variation in edible oils stocks upto 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 with pulses, sugar, edible oilseeds and edible oils shall be allowed a variation upto 2.0% (two percent) of the stocks at the time of inspection without any ceiling.",
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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. Provided that the Central or State Governments may direct the importers to declare the receipts of stocks of scheduled commodity, and stocks retained by them.\n(ii) the following categories of dealers are exempted from stock limits in respect of edible oils and edible oil seeds,\n(a) an exporter, being a wholesaler or retailer or dealer, having Importer-Exporter Code Number issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, if such exporter is able to demonstrate that the whole or part of his stock in respect of edible oils and edible oil seeds are meant for exports, to the extent of the stock meant for export;\n(b) a retailer having multiple outlets or large depatiniental retailers;\n(c) stock essential to be used as raw materials by licensed food processors for manufacture of food products;\n(d) an importer, being a wholesaler or retailer or dealer. If such importer is able to demonstrate that part of his or her stocks in respect of edible oils and edible oilseeds are sourced from imports; then these would be excluded for the purpose of calculation of stock limits.\n(iii) 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. Marked.\n(iv) 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 Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2008 is hereby repealed;\n(i) the previous operation of any of the said order or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; 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",
            "title": "20. Validity of this order.",
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            "content": "Schedule-I\n[( See Clause 2(D)]",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Edible Oils and Edible Oilseeds",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Sugar",
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            "content": "Schedule-II\nWholesaler (MTs)\nWholesaler (MTs)\nRetailer (MTs)\nRetailer (MTs)\n(1)\nCategory \"A' Cities (with a population of\n\t\t\t\t\t10 lakhs and more)\n225\n15\n(i) All edible oil seeds taken together\n(2)\nCategory 'B' Cities (with a population of 3\n\t\t\t\t\tlakhs and more but less than 10 lakhs)\n150\n11\n(ii) For groundnut kernel or seed 75% of the\n\t\t\t\t\tlimits specified shall apply.\n(3)\nCategory 'C' Cities Other areas not covered in\n\t\t\t\t\t(1) & (2) above (with a population of below 3 lakhs)\n120\n7.5\nWholesaler (MTs)\nWholesaler (MTs)\nRetailer (MTs)\nRetailer (MTs)\n(1)\nCategory \"A' Cities (with a population of\n\t\t\t\t\t10 lakhs and more)\n90\n10\nAll edible oil including hydrogenated vegetable oils\n(2)\nCategory 'B' Cities (with a population of 3\n\t\t\t\t\tlakhs and more but less than 10 lakhs)\n60\n5\n(3)\nCategory 'C' Cities Other areas not covered in\n\t\t\t\t\t(1) & (2) above (with a population of below 3 lakhs)\n37\n3\nQuantity of un milled edible oilseeds\nQuantity of un milled edible oilseeds\nQuantity of stock of milled stock of edible\n\t\t\t\t\toils including refined oil\nQuantity of stock of milled stock of edible\n\t\t\t\t\toils including refined oil\n1\n1\n2\n2\n3\n3\nProducer of edible oils\n1/8th of the maximum quantity of edible oilseeds used by him\n\t\t\t\t\tin any of the three years immediately after the commencement of\n\t\t\t\t\this production.\n1/24th of the maximum of his production in any of the three\n\t\t\t\t\tyears immediately after the commencement of his production.\nNote: For the purpose of computing the stock limit specified in columns (3) above, the raw oils (except solvent extracted oils) oils in process or in semi processed state and finished product shall be taken into consideration.\nNote:\nWholesaler (Quintals)\nWholesaler (Quintals)\nRetailer (Quintals)\nRetailer (Quintals)\n(a)\nCategory \"A' Cities\n2000\n50\n(b)\nCategory 'B' and 'C' Cities\n1000\n40\n(c)\nKhandasari (open pan Sugar) (Anywhere in the\n\t\t\t\t\tState)\n2000\n50\n(i) on Government Account or;\n(ii) by the recognized dealers nominated by a State Government or an officer authorized through fair price shops; or\n(iii) by the Food Corporation of India.\nDCS & EOAS                              CCS & EOPS\nSchedule-III\n(See Clause 4(i))\nForm - A\nForm - A\nThe Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing Storage and Regulation) Order, 2016\nApplication for Grant/Renewal of Licence\nType of license: Retail/wholesale/Both Wholesale & Retail/Miller (producer)/ Commission Agent, etc.,",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Applicant's name",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Applicant's profession",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Applicant's residence",
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        },
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Situation of applicant's place of business with particulars as to number of house, street, town or village, police station and district.",
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        },
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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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        },
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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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        },
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Quantity of each scheduled commodity handled annually during the last three years.",
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        },
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Quantity of scheduled commodities likely to be handled during the Current year.",
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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 towards licence/renewal fee.\n*(Strike off the clauses not applicable)\nSignature of the Applicant\nForm - B\nForm - B\n[ See Clause 4(ii)]\nlicence for (regulation of business of scheduled commodities) storage for sale, transport, distribution, disposal,  acquisition, use or consumption of Scheduled Commodities\nRetailer/Wholesaler Both retailer and wholesaler Producer \"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, 2016 and the terms and conditions of this licence Sri/Ms  is/are hereby authorized to storage for sale, transport, distribution, disposal,  acquisition, use or consumption the under mentioned commodities as Retailer/Wholesaler/ both Retailer and Wholesaler, Producer/both Producer & Wholesaler (commodities to be mentioned)",
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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 godowns. 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 godowns.\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 alongwith the commodities in the same godown or in immediate juxtaposition of stocks.\n3. (i) The licensee shall 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.\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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            "title": "4. The licensee shall, 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, 2016 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 :-",
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            "content": "(i) 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.\n(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 specified in clause (1) :-\n(a) shall be exhibited in plain and legibly written in Telugu/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).",
            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. The licensee shall, 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 licensing authority or any officer authorized by him in this behalf",
            "chapter": null,
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            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 36
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. The licensee shall give all facilities at all reasonable times to the licensing authority or any officer of the Civil Supplies/Revenue 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.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 37
        },
        {
            "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 condition 3, 4, 8 or 9 shall be written and the authentication and maintenance of the registers mentioned in condition 3.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 38
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "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.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 39
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. This licence shall be surrendered to the Licensing Authority when it has expired or is no longer required by the licensee.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 40
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. 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.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 41
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. The licence shall be valid upto",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Signature of the Officer issuing the licence\nForm - C\nForm - C\n(For use by a dealer)\n( See condition 4 of Form-B)\n(in quintals)\nParticulars\nParticulars\nPulses\nPulses\nSugar\nSugar\nEdible oils Edible oil seeds\nEdible oils Edible oil seeds\nEdible oils\nEdible oils\nRemarks\nRemarks\n1\n1\n2\n2\n3\n3\n4\n4\n5\n5\n6\n6",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 42
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Stock at the Beginning of the month.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "a. Actually with the licensee\nb. Pledged with any  person or institution.  (such as a bank\n\t\t\t\t\tor  coop. society)\nTotal\nNote: 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:\n(quantity in bags/quintals)\nFrom\nFrom\nPulses\nPulses\nSugar\nSugar\nEdible oil seeds\nEdible oil seeds\nEdible oils\nEdible oils\nDate of purchase\nDate of purchase\n1\n1\n2\n2\n3\n3\n4\n4\n5\n5\n6\n6\n(i)\n(ii)\n(iii)\nTotal\n(a) Quantity sold during the month\n(b) Quantity sold but not yet delivered\nTotal sold:\n.............................................................. .......................................\n(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 cooperative Society :....................................................\nSignature. Licence No.\nForm-D\nForm-D\n(See Clause 17(1)(c))",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 43
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "ap066",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification G.O. Ms. No.9, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies (CS.I) apartment, dated 30.5.2017",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2016",
        "Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities Dealers (Licensing, Storage and Regulation) Order, 2016",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}