Essential Commodities Act, 1955
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Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Ministry_of_Consumer_Affairs,_Food_and_Public_Distribution
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Essential_Commodities_(Amendment)_Act,_2020
1976 1981 2006 2020 |
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
whole of India
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| gptkbp:citation |
Act No. 10 of 1955
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1955
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| gptkbp:enables |
State Governments to take action against violators
Central Government to declare commodities as essential |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Essential Commodities Act, 1955
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| gptkbp:longTitle |
An Act to provide, in the interests of the general public, for the control of the production, supply and distribution of, and trade and commerce, in certain commodities.
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| gptkbp:penalty |
violation of provisions
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| gptkbp:providesFor |
prevention of black marketing
control of hoarding regulation of prices regulation of supply and distribution |
| gptkbp:purpose |
regulate production, supply, and distribution of essential commodities
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Consumer protection
Agricultural produce Public Distribution System Food security in India |
| gptkbp:section |
Section 10A - Offences to be cognizable
Section 7 - Penalties Section 3 - Powers to control production, supply, distribution, etc. of essential commodities |
| gptkbp:shortName |
gptkb:Essential_Commodities_Act
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| gptkbp:status |
in force
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Public_Distribution_System
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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