The Delhi Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 2002

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    "title": "The Delhi Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 2002",
    "short_title": "The Delhi Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 2002",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. F. 1(5)/93/PFA/Enf",
    "act_year": 2002,
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    "location": "Delhi",
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    "description": "The Delhi Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 2002",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(i) \"Act\" means the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (Central Act 37 of 1954);\n(ii) \"Central Rules\" means the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 framed by the Central Government under Section 23 of the Act;\n(iii) \"Delhi\" means the National Capital Territory of Delhi;\n(iv) \"Directorate\" means the Directorate of Prevention of Food Adulteration of the Government;\n(v) \"Government\" means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi appointed by the President under article 239 and designated under Article 239AA of the Constitution;\n(vi) \"licensing authority\" means an officer or officers of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi or the New Delhi Municipal Council or the Delhi Cantonment Board, who is/are appointed and notified by the Government to be the licensing authority for the respective areas assigned to them;\n(vii) \"Official Gazette\" means the Official Gazette of National Capital Territory of Delhi;\n(viii) \"section\" means the section of the Act.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Powers and duties of the Food (Health) Authority.",
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            "content": "(i) To be responsible for general superintendence of the administration and enforcement of the Act and the rules framed thereunder.\n(ii) To grant consent for instituting prosecution of an offence as required under Section 20.\n(ill) To advise the government, whenever called upon to do so in matters relating to the administration and enforcement of the Act.\n(iv) To prohibit the sale or manufacture for sale, storage for sale or distribution for sale of any food article in the interest of public health in the whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi or any part thereof by notification, for such periods a may be specified therein.\n(v) To control and supervise the operations of the Public Health Laboratories maintained by the Directorate of Prevention of Food Adulteration, the public analysts, subordinate and local authorities, the licensing authorities, the local (health) authorities, the food inspector implementing and any other agency or agencies enforcing the provisions of the Act and the rules framed thereunder.\n(vi) To give such directions as it considers appropriate, having regard to the matter connected with the enforcement of the Act and the rules framed thereunder, to the public analysts, the licensing authorities, the local (health) authorities in the National Capital Territory of Delhi to be complied with.\n(vii) To arrange training of the public analysts, the local (health) authorities and the food inspectors.\n(viii) To interact with consumer organizations to create public awareness about the food safety and quality or misbranding of food articles.\n(ix) To delegate any of his functions to the subordinate and local authorities, in which case these authorities shall work under the supervision, guidance and control of the Food (Health) Authority.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Power and duties of the Local (Health) Authority.",
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            "content": "(i) To be responsible for day-to-day administration and enforcement of the Act.\n(ii) To receive from the food inspector and keep in his safe custody of Part II and Part III of the samples and the memorandum in Form VII prescribed under the Central Rules.\n(iii) To be responsible for complying with requirements of Rule 9B of the Central Rules.\n(iv) To be responsible for arranging the second examination as and when a request for the same has been made under sub-section (2E) of Section 13 of the Act.\n(v) To be responsible to comply with the requisition made by the Court under sub-section (2A) of Section 13 of the Act.\n(vi) To be responsible to retain third part of the sample till the certificate from the Director, Central Food Laboratory has been received under Section 13(2C) of the Act.\n(vii) To send acknowledgment, (if authorised to acknowledge the nomination from companies) to the company and the employee named in the request with copies to all such authorities to whom copies are required to be sent under the orders of the Food (Health) Authority within seven days of the receipt of the requests.\n(viii) To comply with the directions of the Food (Health) Authority.\n(ix) To issue slips as per the requirements of Clause (c) of Rule 16 of the Central Rules,\n(x) To supervise the investigation of offences under the Act.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Licences.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Fees.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Realisation of fines.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Repeal and saving.",
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            "content": "(i) such repeal shall not affect the previous operation of the said rules, or notification or order made, or anything done, or any action taken, thereunder;\n(ii) any proceedings under the said rules pending at the commencement of these rules, shall be continued and disposed of, as far as may be, in accordance with the provisions of these rules, I as if such proceedings were under these rules.\nSchedule I\n[See rule 5(2) and 6(1) and 6(2)]\nScale of Fee For Grant/renewal of Licence\nScale of Fee For Grant/renewal of Licence\nS. No.\nTrade\nLicence Fee Per Annum in Rupees\nI.\nManufacturer\n1.\nEdible Vegetable oils, fats, Vanaspati/Margarine and allied\n\t\t\t\t\tproducts mills (mfg. For wholesale).\n5000.00\n2.\nRotary Ghani/Expeller (for retail sale).\n2000.00\n3.\nRoller flour mills for manufacturing of atta, maida, suji\n\t\t\t\t\tetc.\n8000.00\n4.\nFlour mills fitted with stone grinder for manufacturing of\n\t\t\t\t\tatta, maida, etc. (Manufacturing for wholesale).\n5000.00\n5.\nFlour mills fitted with stone grinder for manufacturing of\n\t\t\t\t\tatta, besan, etc., for grinding only or/and retail sale.\n1000.00\n6.\nRice/Powa/Dal/Besan mills.\n5000.00\n7.\nSpices and condiments grinding and packing for wholesale.\n3000.00\n8.\nSpices and condiments grinding only/packing for retail sale.\n1000.00\n9.\nSugar mills including manufacturer of cube sugar/icing sugar.\n8000.00\n10.\nKhandsari/bura/misri.\n2000.00\n11.\nJaggery manufacturer.\n1000.00\n12.\nConfectionary (sugar boiled confectionary toffee etc.).\n2000.00\n13.\nBakery and bakery products (manufacturing for wholesale).\n5000.00\n14.\nBakery and bakery products (manufacturing for retail sale).\n1000.00\n15.\n(i) Carbonated/aerated water/non-alcoholic beverages.\n5000.00\n(ii) Carbonated/aerated water/non-alcoholic beaverages (banta\n\t\t\t\t\ttype).\n1000.00\n16.\n(i) Ice-cream/Ice-candy/Frozen desert and similar products.\n5000.00\n(ii) Factories having less than 50 trollies.\n2000.00\n17.\nGhee/Milk Powder/Butter oil/Khoya/Paneer/Cheese/ Flavoured\n\t\t\t\t\tMilk/Yogart/Chakka/Cream/Condensed milk/ infant milk substitute\n\t\t\t\t\tand allied products for wholesale.\n5000.00\n18.\nMilk dairy including Ghee/Butter/Cream/Paneer/Khoya/\n\t\t\t\t\tFlavoured milk and allied products for retail sale.\n2000.00\n19.\nFood colours/flavours/Gelatin/Honey/Preservatives/ Artificial\n\t\t\t\t\tsweeteners/other food additives.\n5000.00\n20.\nTea/Coffee/Cocoa/Chicory.\n5000.00\n21.\nSilver Leaf (edible).\n2000.00\n22.\nEdible salt/Iodised salt/Rock salt etc.\n100.00\n23.\nStarchy foods (arrowroot, sago, high/hingra compound\n\t\t\t\t\tasafoetida).\n1000.00\n24.\nPan masala/pan flavoured/catechu/zarda/chewing\n\t\t\t\t\ttobacco/sweetened supari and allied product.\n5000.00\n25.\nFresh juice of fruit, vegetable, sugarcane etc. for retail\n\t\t\t\t\tsale.\n200.00\n26.\nNamkeen manufacturing for wholesale.\n2000.00\n27.\nNamkeen/savouries for retail sale.\n1000.00\n28.\nManufactures not specified above.\n2000.00\nII.\nHotel/restaurant/Eialwai\n1.\nHalwai shop (Including Namkeens savouries for retail sale).\n1000.00\n2.\nHotel Dealing in prepared or ready to serve food :\n(i) Five Star Hotel (Deluxe).\n10000.00\n(ii) Five Star Hotel.\n8000.00\n(iii) Four Star Hotel.\n6000.00\n(iv) Three Star Hotel.\n5000.00\n(v) Other hotels including boarding house serving food.\n2000.00\n(vi) Banquet halls, with or without restaurant.\n3000.00\n3.\nAir conditioned restaurants/halwai shop.\n3000.00\n4.\nRestaurants/Ealing house/Mobile food vans/Canteens (Non air\n\t\t\t\t\tconditioned).\n500.00\n5.\nCaterers.\n3000.00\n6.\nWorkshop of Hotels/Restaurant/Boarding House/Halwai\n\t\t\t\t\tshop/Caterers/other eating-house. Situated in premises other\n\t\t\t\t\tthan the premises for which licence is applied for.\n1000.00\nIII.\nWholesalers of One or More Items of Following Including\n\t\t\t\t\tCommission Agents Wholesaler-Cum-Retailer\n3000.00\n1.\nOil & Fats, Vanaspati/Margarine and allied products.\n2.\nSpices & Condiments.\n3.\nIce cream, Ice candy, etc.\n4.\nFlours.\n5.\nSweetening agents like sugar, etc.\n6.\nConfectionary and bakery products.\n7.\nSweets & Namkeen, Savouries, etc.\n8.\nTea, coffee, etc.\n9.\nPan masala, katha, supari, etc.\n10.\nMilk & milk products.\n11.\nAerated water.\n12.\nFood colour, flavours & Food additives.\n13.\nAlcoholic Beverages.\n14.\nSalt.\n15.\nDry Fruits.\n16.\nSilver Leaf.\n17.\nFood Grains/pulses.\n18.\nOther food articles not stated above.\nIV.\nCold Storage Centres & Warehouse\n5000.00\nV.\nGodown\n1000.00\nNote. -(1) The late fee will be charged @ 10% of the original fee per month upto six months and thereafter @ 20% per month.\nNote.\n(2) The licence fee for temporary stallholders at festivals/exhibition/fair etc. for a period of one month or part there of shall be charged (10% of the annual fee subject to minimum of Rs. 10%.\nForm A\nForm A\n[See rule 6(1)]\nApplication for Grant/Renewal of Licence Under Rule 5 of Delhi Pfa Rules, 2002\nApplication for Grant/Renewal of Licence Under Rule 5 of Delhi Pfa Rules, 2002\n(To be filled in triplicate)\n(ii) Address of Premises for which licence is required.......\n(a) ........\n(b) ........\n(c) ........\n(ii) Distribution of food articles and\n(iii) Deal in food articles (iv) others...\n(Delete whichever is not applicable)\nS. No.\nName\nFather’s/ Husband’s Name\nAddress\nStatus in applicant’s firm\n1.\n2.\n3.\nSignature of the Applicant\n(i) Manufacturing for wholesale.\n(ii) Manufacturing for retail sale.\n(iii) Wholesaler/Wholesaler-cum-Retailer/Commission agent.\n(iv) Hotels/Restaurants/Boarding House/Halwai shop/Ceterers/ Banquet Hall..:\n(a) Five Star Hotel (Deluxe)\n(b) Five Star Hotel\n(c) Four State Hotel\n(d) Three Star Hotel\n(e) Other Hotels including boarding house/Non A/c. serving foods\n(f) Restaurant/Halwai Shop (Please specify A/c Non-A/c)\n(g) Canteen/Mobile Van/Other eating house.\n(h) Caterers.\n(i) Banquet hall with or without Restaurant.\n(j) Workshop of Hotels/Restaurant/Boarding House/Halwai Shop/Caterers/Banquet Hall/Other eating house, situated in premises other than the premises for which license is applied for.\n(v) Mobile and Stationary motor van engaged in selling food articles with registration number.\n(vi) Cold storage Centre/warehouse/godown.\n(vii) Others viz.,\n(i) Proof of the ownership or possession of the Premises by the applicant.\n(ii) Photocopy of the Partnership Deed/Memorandum and Articles of Association or the Certificate of incorporation, etc.\n(iii) Three attested copies of the passport size photographs of the applicant.\n(iv) Copy of the nomination, if any, accepted by Local (Health) Authority, Delhi,\n(v) An affidavit as per Proforma.\nAcknowledgment for Grant/Renewal of Licence\nNote. -If the applicant has complied with statutory requirements and furnished prescribed documents and has not heard anything to the contrary from the.licensing Authority within thirty days of the date indicated above this acknowledgment shall be construed as a deemed licence under the provisions contained in Clause (iii) of Rule 5 of the Delhi Prevention of \"Food Adulteration Rules, 2002.\nNote.",
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        "Act ID": "dl150",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. F. 1(5)/93/PFA/Enf.25-30, dated 9th April, 2002, published in the Delhi Gazette, Extraordinary, Part 4, dated 9th April, 2002",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2002",
        "Short Title": "The Delhi Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 2002",
        "Type": "UNION_TERRITORY",
        "Location": "Delhi"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:22"
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