Bihar Foodstuffs (Display of Prices by Catering Establishments) Order, 1977

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            "content": "(b) \"State Government\" means the Government of the State of Bihar.\n(c) \"Commissioner\" means the Divisional Commissioner and includes the Food Commissioner, Bihar.\n(d) \"District Magistrate\" means Collector of the district.\n(e) \"Foodstuffs\" means any foodstuff kept for sale or service at a catering establishment and includes liquid refreshments and beverages.",
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            "content": "(a) require the owner, occupier or any person incharge of any catering establishment to make any statement or furnish any information or produce any books, accounts or other documents showing transaction relating to foodstuffs and every person so required shall comply with such requisition;\n(b) inspect any foodstuffs, books of accounts or other documents, pertaining to any foodstuffs and for that purpose enter any premises used or believed to be used for preparation, sale, service or supply of any foodstuffs;\n(c) enter, inspect or break open and search any place or premises in which he has reason to believe that any contravention of the provisions of this Order has been or is being committed;\n(d) seize any document or take or cause to be taken extracts from or copies of any documents showing transactions relating to any foodstuffs;\n(e) seize any article, books of accounts or documents which in his opinion would be useful for or relevant to any proceedings under this Order;\n(f) search, seize and remove any foodstuffs together with packages, coverings, receptacles, vehicles or vessels in which the foodstuff is found in convravention of the provisions of this Order and thereafter take or authorise the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production of such foodstuffs and the packages, converings, receptacles, vehicles or vessels so seized in a court of law and for their safe, custody pending such production.",
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        "Act ID": "bh143",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. S.O. 1260, dated 17th September, 1977",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1977",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Foodstuffs (Display of Prices by Catering Establishments) Order, 1977",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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