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THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR SAFFRON ACT, 2007

Jammu and Kashmir

An Act to provide for regulating the quality of saffron and to ensure its genuineness for sale and export and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
5 of 2007
Department
Horticulture
Enacted
21 Feb 2007
In force from
26 Feb 2007

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

28 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Notification of Saffron Belts.
  4. Section 4Prohibition on conversion of land.
  5. Section 5Penalty for conversion.
  6. Section 6Registration.
  7. Section 7Regulation for stocking, sale and export of saffron of standard quality.
  8. Section 8Application, cancellation, fee payable and other matters relating to registration.
  9. Section 9Appeal.
  10. Section 10Prescription of grade designation.
  11. Section 11Compulsory grade designation.
  12. Section 12Quality control.
  13. Section 13Appeal.
  14. Section 14Phyto-Sanitary Certificate.
  15. Section 15Packing of Saffron.
  16. Section 16Import.
  17. Section 17Penalty for unauthorized marking with grade designation mark.
  18. Section 18Penalty for counterfeiting grade designation mark.
  19. Section 19Penalty for selling misgraded/misbranded saffron.
  20. Section 20Adulteration.
  21. Section 21Other Penalties.
  22. Section 22Offences by companies.
  23. Section 23Prosecution.
  24. Section 24Jurisdiction.
  25. Section 25Price control.
  26. Section 26Protection of actions taken in a good faith.
  27. Section 27Act to have overriding effect.
  28. Section 28Power to make rules.