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THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING) ACT, 1937 THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING) ACT, 1937 ACT No. I of 1937 [24th February, 1937] An Act to provide for the grading and marking of agricultural (Ins. by the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Amend ment Act, 1942 (13 of 1942), s. 2.) [and other] produce WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the grading and mark ing of Agricultural (Ins. by the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Amend ment Act, 1942 (13 of 1942), s. 2.) [and other] produce ; It is hereby enacted as follows :‑ 3. Prescription of grade designations. The (Subs. by A. O., 1937, for "G. G. in C.".)[Central Government] may, after previous publication by notification in the (Subs. ibid., for "Gazette of India".) [official Gazette], make rules(For such rules, see Gazette of India, 1937, Pt. I, pp. 547 to 564. For Grapes Grading and Marking Rules, 1952, see Gaz. of P.,1952, Pt. I, pp. 63‑66. For the Wool Grading and Marking Rules, 1953 see Gaz. of P., 1953, pp. 293‑297. For the Spices Grading and Marking Rules, see Gaz. of P., 1959, Pt. I, pp. 178‑179; and for the Malta Oranges Grading and Marking Rules, 1961, see Gaz. of P., 1961, pp 53‑54. For the Animal Hair (Grading and Marking) Rules, 1961, see Gaz. of P., 1961, Pt. I, pp. 148151. For the Coriander Seed Grading and Marking Rules, 1962, see Gaz. of P., 1963; Pt. I, pp.301‑302.)‑ (a) fixing grade designations to indicate the quality of any scheduled article ; (b) defining the quality indicated by every grade desig nation ; (c) specifying grade designation marks to represent par ticular grade designations ; (d) authorising a person or a body of persons, subject to any prescribed conditions, to mark with a grade desig nation mark any article in respect of which such mark has been prescribed or any covering containing or label attached to any such article ; (e) specifying the conditions referred to in clause (d) including in respect of any article conditions as to the manner of marking, the manner in which the article shall be packed, the type of covering to be used, and the quantity by weight, number or otherwise to be included in each covering (f) providing for the payment of any expenses incurred in connection with the manufacture or use of any implement necessary for the reproduction of a grade designation mark or with the manufacture or use of any covering or label marked with a grade designa tion mark (Ins. by the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Amendment Act, 1943 (20 of 1943), s. 2.)[or with measures for the control of the quality of articles marked with grade designation marks including testing of samples and inspection of such articles or with any publicity work carried out to promote the sale of any class of such articles] ; and (g) providing for the confiscation and disposal of pro duce marked otherwise than in accordance with the prescribed conditions with a grade designation mark.