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Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....results meet with objectives of food safety and the claims made in that behalf; (s) "food safety Management System" means the adoption of Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Hygienic Practices, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point and such other practices as may be specified by regulation, for the food business; (t) "food safety Officer" means an officer appointed under s.37; (u) "hazard" means a biological, chemical or physical agent in, or condition of, food with the potential to cause an adverse health effect; (v) "import" means bringing into India any article of food by land, sea or air; (w) "improvement notice" means a notice issued under s.32 of this Act; (x) "infant food" and "infant milk substitute" shall have the meanings assigned to them in clauses (f) and (g) of sub-section (1) of s.2 of the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) act, 1992 (41 of 1992), respectively; (y) "ingredient" means any substance, including a food additive used in the manufacture or preparation of food and present in the final product, possibly in a modified form; (z) "label" means any tag, brand, mark, pictorial or.....

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Chapter III

Title: General Principles of Food Safety

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....safety standards and practices; (b) carry out risk management which shall include taking into account the results of risk assessment, and other factors which in the opinion of the Food Authority are relevant to the matter under consideration and where the conditions are relevant, in order to achieve the general objectives of regulations; (c) where in any specific circumstances, on the basis of assessment of available information, the possibility of harmful effects on health is identified but scientific uncertainty persists, provisional risk management measures necessary to ensure appropriate level of health protection may be adopted, pending further scientific information for a more comprehensive risk assessment; (d) the measures adopted on the basis of clause (c) shall be proportionate and no more restrictive of trade than is required to achieve appropriate level of health protection, regard being had to technical and economic feasibility and other factors regarded as reasonable and proper in the matter under consideration; (e) the measures adopted shall be reviewed within a reasonable period of time, depending on the nature of the risk to life or health being.....

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Section 18

Title: General Principles to Be Followed in Administration of Act

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....safety standards and practices; (b) carry out risk management which shall include taking into account the results of risk assessment, and other factors which in the opinion of the Food Authority are relevant to the matter under consideration and where the conditions are relevant, in order to achieve the general objectives of regulations; (c) where in any specific circumstances, on the basis of assessment of available information, the possibility of harmful effects on health is identified but scientific uncertainty persists, provisional risk management measures necessary to ensure appropriate level of health protection may be adopted, pending further scientific information for a more comprehensive risk assessment; (d) the measures adopted on the basis of clause (c) shall be proportionate and no more restrictive of trade than is required to achieve appropriate level of health protection, regard being had to technical and economic feasibility and other factors regarded as reasonable and proper in the matter under consideration; (e) the measures adopted shall be reviewed within a reasonable period of time, depending on the nature of the risk to life or health being.....

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Chapter XII

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....officer of the Central Government, the State Government or any member, officer or other employee of such Authority and bodies or any other officer acting under this Act for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder. Section 89 - Overriding effect of this Act over all other food related laws The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. Section 90 - Transfer of existing employees of Central Government Agencies governing various food related Acts or Orders to Food Authority On and from the date of establishment of the Food Authority, every employee holding office under the Central Government Agencies administering food laws immediately before that date shall hold his office in the Food Authority by the same tenure and upon the same terms and conditions of service including remuneration, leave, provident fund, retirement and other terminal benefits as he would have held such office if the Food Authority had not been.....

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Section 92

Title: Power of Food Authority to Make Regulations

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....of the following matters, namely:-- (a) salaries and other conditions of service of officers and other employees of the Food Authority under sub-section (3) of section 9; (b) rules of procedure for transaction of business under sub-section (5) of section 11; (c) other functions of the Central Advisory Committee under sub-section (2) of section 12; (d) procedure of Scientific Committee and Panels under sub-section (4) of section 15; (e) notifying standards and guidelines in relation to articles of food meant for human consumption under sub-section (2) of section 16; (f) procedure to be followed by Food Authority for transaction of business at its meetings under sub-section (1) of section 17; (g) making or amending regulations in view of urgency concerning food safety or public health under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 18; (h) limits of additives under section 19; (i) limits of quantities of contaminants, toxic substance and heavy metals, etc., under section 20; (j) tolerance limit of pesticides, veterinary drugs residues, etc., under section 21; (k) the manner of marking and labelling of foods under section 23; (l) form in which guarantee.....

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 Section 13

Title: Power of Court to Issue Injunction Prohibiting Child Marriages

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....the issue of the injunction: Provided that in the case of any urgency, the Court shall have the power to issue an interim injunction without giving any notice under this section. (7) An injunction issued under sub-section (1) may be confirmed or vacated after giving notice and hearing the party against whom the injunction was issued. (8) The Court may either on its own motion or on the application of any person aggrieved, rescind or alter an injunction issued under sub-section (1). (9) Where an application is received under sub-section (1), the Court shall afford the applicant an early opportunity of appearing before it either in person or by an advocate and if the Court, after hearing the applicant rejects the application wholly or in part, it shall record in writing its reasons for so doing. (10) Whoever knowing that an injunction has been issued under sub-section (1) against him disobeys such injunction shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both: Provided that no woman shall be punishable with imprisonment.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 Chapter VIII

Title: Power of Central Government

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....be given an opportunity of being heard before issuingorders to take over the control and management of retail outlets and otherbusiness premises: Provided further thatin case of any urgency or in cases where the circumstances do not permit servingof notice for want of sufficient time or otherwise upon the entity against whomthe order is directed, the opportunity of hearing may be dispensed with inpublic interest in order to maintain the uninterrupted supply of petroleum,petroleum products or natural gas for a specified period. (2) The collector ofthe revenue district in which the property referred to in the notificationissued under sub-section (1) is situated shall determine the amount ofcompensation payable for taking over of the property. (3) The form and mannerin which an application for claiming compensation under this section shall bemade, the procedure for determining the compensation and the time within whichsuch compensation shall be payable, shall be such as may be prescribed.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 Section 43

Title: Taking over Control and Management of Facilities and Business Premises of Any Entity and Retail Outlets in Public Interest

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....be given an opportunity of being heard before issuingorders to take over the control and management of retail outlets and otherbusiness premises: Provided further thatin case of any urgency or in cases where the circumstances do not permit servingof notice for want of sufficient time or otherwise upon the entity against whomthe order is directed, the opportunity of hearing may be dispensed with inpublic interest in order to maintain the uninterrupted supply of petroleum,petroleum products or natural gas for a specified period. (2) The collector ofthe revenue district in which the property referred to in the notificationissued under sub-section (1) is situated shall determine the amount ofcompensation payable for taking over of the property. (3) The form and mannerin which an application for claiming compensation under this section shall bemade, the procedure for determining the compensation and the time within whichsuch compensation shall be payable, shall be such as may be prescribed.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....made by the Central Government under this Act; (zh) "regulations" means regulations made by the Board under this Act; (zi) "restrictive trade practice" means a trade practice which has, or may have, the effect of preventing, distorting or restricting competition in any manner and in particular,- (i) which tends to obstruct the flow of capital or resources into the stream of production, or (ii) which tends to bring about manipulation of prices, or conditions of delivery or to affect the flow of supplies in the market relating to petroleum, petroleum products or natural gas or services in such manner as to impose on the consumers unjustified costs or restrictions; (zj) "retail outlet" means filling station where one or more dispensing pumps have been provided for sale of motor spirit, high speed diesel, auto-liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas and includes distributorship for liquefied petroleum gas or dealership for superior kerosene oil or CNG stations; (zk) "retail service obligations" means obligations of dealers and distributors for maintaining supplies to consumers throughout the specified working hours and of specified quality, quantity and display of maximum.....

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2006

.....Act, 1955, in (S.18) , for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-- "(a) in the case of contravention of the condition specified in clause (iii) of (S.5) , with rigorous imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both". SECTION 21 : Repeal and savings (1) The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929(19 of 1929) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, all cases and other proceedings pending or continued under the said Act at the commencement of this Act shall be continued and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the repealed Act, as if this Act had not been passed. Central Bare Acts