GLOSSARY
In
the Fertiliser Control Order, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.
“Act”
means the essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955);
2.
“Biofertiliser”
means the product containing carrier based (solid or liquid) living
microorganisms which are agriculturally useful in terms of nitrogen fixation,
phosphorus solubilisation or nutrient mobilization, to increase the productivity
of the soil and/or crop.
3.
“Certificate of
source”
means a certificate given by the State Government, Commodity Board,
manufacturer, importer, pool handling agency or as the case may be, wholesale
dealer indicating therein the source from which fertiliser for purpose of sale
is obtained.
4.
“Commodity Board”
means the Coffee Board constituted under section 4 of the Coffee Act, 1942 (7 of
1942) or the Rubber Board
constituted under section 4 of Rubber Act, 1947 (24 of 1947), or the Tea Board
constituted under section 4 of the Tea Act, 1953 (29 of 1953) or as the case may
be, the Cardamom Board constituted under section 4 of the Cardamom Act, 1965 (42
of 1965);
5.
“Compound or
complex fertiliser” means a fertiliser containing two or more nutrients during the production
of which chemical reaction takes place;
6.
“Controller”
means the person appointed as Controller of Fertilisers by the Central
Government and includes any other person empowered by the Central Government to
exercise or perform all or any of the powers, or as the case may be, functions
of the Controller under the Order;
7.
“Customised
fertiliser”
means the
fertiliser specified under Clause 20 B.
8.
“Dealer”
means a person carrying on the business of selling fertilisers whether wholesale
or retain or Industrial use, and includes a manufacturer, importer and a pool
handling agency carrying on such business and the agents of such person,
manufacturer, importer or pool handling agency;
9.
“Fertiliser”
means any substance used or intended to be used as a fertiliser of the
soil and/or crop and specified in Part A of Schedule-I and includes mixture of
fertilisers, and special mixture of fertilisers, provisional fertiliser,
customised fertiliser, bio-fertilisers specified in Schedule III and Organic
fertiliser specified in Schedule IV and non edible de-oiled cake fertilisers
specified in Schedule V;
10.
“Form”
means a form appended to this Order;
11.
“Grade”
means the nutrient element contents in the fertiliser expressed in percentage;
12.
“Granulated
mixture”
means a mixture of fertilisers made by intimately mixing two or more fertilisers
with or without inert material and granulating them together without involving
any chemical re-action;
13.
“Importer”
means a person who imports fertiliser in accordance with the Export and Import
Policy of the Central Government as amended from time to time.
14.
“Inspector”
means an Inspector of fertilisers appointed under Clause 27;
15.
“Industrial Dealer”
means a dealer who sells fertilisers for industrial purposes;
16.
“Industrial
purposes”
means the use of fertiliser for purposes other than fertilisation of soil and
increasing productivity of crops;
17.
“Manufacturer”
means a person who produces fertilisers or mixture of fertilisers and the
expression ‘manufacture’ with its grammatical variations shall be construed
accordingly;
18.
“Mixture of
Fertilisers”
means a mixture of fertilisers made by physically mixing two or more
fertilisers, with or without inert material in physical or granular form and
includes mixtures of NPK Fertilisers, a mixture of micronutrient fertilisers and
a mixtures of NPK with micronutrient fertilisers;
19.
“Notified
authority”
means an authority
appointed under Clause 26 A.
20.
“Non-edible
de-oiled cake fertiliser” means substance obtained as residue after oil extraction (by expeller
and/or through solvent extraction) from crushed seeds of non-edible oil seeds
(such as Castor, Neem) for use in soil as fertiliser;
21.
“Offer for sale”
includes a reference to an intimation by a person or a proposal by him for the
sale of any fertiliser, made by publication of a price list, by exposing the
fertiliser for sale indicating the price, by furnishing of a quotation or
otherwise howsoever;
22.
“Organic fertiliser”
means substances
made up of one or more unprocessed material (s) of a biological nature
(plant/animal) and may include unprocessed mineral materials that have been
altered through micro biological decomposition process.
23.
“Physical mixture”
means a mixture of fertilisers made by physically mixing two or more fertilisers
with or without inert material necessary to make a required grade, without
involving any chemical re-action;
24.
“Provisional
fertiliser”
means fertiliser
specified under Clause 20 A.
25.
“Prescribed
Standard”
means :
(i)
In relation to a fertiliser included in column 1 of Part A of
Schedule-1, the standard set out in the corresponding entry in column 2, subject
to the limits of permissible variation as specified in Part B of that Schedule;
and
(ii)
In relation to a mixture of fertilisers, the standard set out
in respect of that mixture under sub-clause (1) of clause 13 by the Central
Government subject to the limit permissible variation as specified in Part B of
Schedule-1.
(iii)
In relation to mixture of fertilisers the standards set out in
respect of that mixtures under sub clause (2) of Clause 13 by State Government,
subject to limits of permissible variation as specified in Part B of Schedule-1;
(iv)
In relation to a Bio fertilizer included in column 1 of Part A
of Schedule-III, the standard set out in the corresponding entry in column 2,
subject to the limits of permissible variation as specified in Part B of that
Schedule;
(v)
In relation to a Organic fertiliser included in column 1 of
Part A of Schedule IV, the standard set out in the corresponding entry in column
2, subject to the limits of permissible variation as specified in Part B of that
Schedule.
(vi)
In relation to a non-edible de-oiled cake fertiliser specified
in column (2) of Part A of Schedule V, the standard set out in the corresponding
entry in column (2) of the said part, subject to the limits of permissible
variation as specified in Part B of the said Schedule.
26.
“Pool Handling
Agency”
means an agency entrusted by the Central Government with functions relating to
handling and distribution of imported fertilisers;
27.
“Registering
Authority”
means registering authority appointed under Clause 26 in respect of mixture of
fertilisers and special mixture of fertilisers.
28.
“Retail Dealer”
means a dealer who sells fertilisers to farmers or plantation for agricultural
use such as for fertilisation of soil and increasing productivity of crops;
29.
“Schedule”
means a schedule appended to this Order;
30.
“Special mixture of fertilisers”
means any mixture of fertilisers prepared for experimental purposes in pursuance
of a requisition made by any person (including a person engaged in the
cultivation of tea, coffee or rubber)
for sale to that person in such quantity and within such period as may be
specified in such requisition;
31.
“Wholesale Dealer”
means a dealer who sells fertilisers otherwise than in retail for agricultural
use such as for fertilisation of soil and increasing productivity of crops;
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