law: Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
  23. Power of the
  
  Central Government to make rules. -
  1(l) The Central Government
  
  may, after consultation with the Committee and after previous publication by
  
  notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of
  
  'this Act:
  Provided that consultation with
  
  the Committee may be dispensed with if the Central Government is of the opinion
  
  that circumstances have arisen which render it necessary to make rules without
  
  such consultation, but in such a case, the Committee shall be consulted within
  
  six months of the making of the rules and the Central Government shall take
  
  into consideration any suggestions which the Committee may make in relation to
  
  the amendment, of the said rules.]
  2[(I-A) 3 [in
  
  particular arid without particular and without prejudice to the generality of
  
  the foregoing power, such rules may provide lot- all or any of the following
  
  matters, namely:]
  (a) Specifying the
  
  article of food or classes of' food for the import of which a license is
  
  required] and prescribing the form and Conditions of' such license, the
  
  authority empowered to issue the same, 4 [the fees payable therefor, the
  
  deposit of any sum as security for the performance of the conditions of the
  
  license and the circumstances under which such license or security may be
  
  cancelled or forfeited]:
  (b) Defining the
  
  standards of quality for, and fixing the limits of variability permissible in
  
  respect of, any article of food:
  (c) Laying down
  
  special provisions for imposing rigorous control over the production,
  
  distribution and sale of any article or class of articles of food which the
  
  Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in
  
  this behalf including registration of the premises where they are manufactured,
  
  maintenance of the premises in a sanitary condition and maintenance of the
  
  healthy state of human beings associated with the production, distribution and
  
  sale of such article or class or articles;
  (d) Restricting the
  
  packing and labeling of any article of food arid the design of any such package
  
  or label with a view to preventing the public or the purchaser being deceived
  
  or misled as to the character, quality or quantity of the article or to
  
  preventing adulteration;
  (e) Defining the
  
  qualifications, powers and duties of Food Inspectors and public analyst;
  (ee) Defining the
  
  laboratories where samples of articles of food or adulterants may be analyzed
  
  by public analyst under this Act;
  (f) Prohibiting the
  
  sale or defining the conditions of sale of any substance which may be injurious
  
  to health when used as food or restricting in any manner its use as an
  
  ingredient in the manufacture or sale of any article of food
  (g) Defining the
  
  conditions of sale or conditions for license of sale of any article of food in
  
  the interest of public health
  (h) Specifying the
  
  manner in which containers for samples of food purchased for analysis shall be
  
  sealed tip or fastened up
  (hh) Defining the
  
  methods of 'analysis:]
  (i) Specifying a list
  
  of permissible preservatives, other than common salt arid sugar, which alone
  
  shall be used in preserved fruits, vegetables, or their products or any other
  
  article of food as well as the maximum amount of each preservative:
  (j) Specifying the
  
  coloring matter and the maximum quantities therefor which may be used in any
  
  article of food;
  (k) Providing for exemption
  
  from this Act or of any requirements contained there and subject to such
  
  condition, if any as may be Specified of any article or class of articles of
  
  food;
  (I)
  
  Prohibiting or regulating the manufacture, transport or sale of any article
  
  known to be used as an adulterant of food;
  (m)
  
  Prohibiting or regulating-
  (i) The addition of any water, or other diligent or adulterant
  
  to any article of food;
  (ii) The abstraction of-any ingredient from any article of food
  (iii) The sale of any article of food to which such addition or
  
  from which such abstraction has been made or which has been otherwise
  
  artificially treated;
  (iv) The mixing of two or more articles of food which are
  
  similar in nature or appearance, ,
  (n)
  
  Providing for the destruction of such articles of food as are not in accordance
  
  with the provisions of  this Act or of the rules made thereunder
  5[(2) Every rule made
  
  by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after
  
  it is made before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total
  
  period of thirty days 6[which may be comprised in one session or in two or more
  
  successive sessions, and it before the expiry of 'the session immediately
  
  following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid] both Houses agree
  
  in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule
  
  should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified
  
  form or be of no effect as the case may be: so, however, that any such
  
  modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of
  
  anything previously done under that rule.]
  1. Ins. by Act 34 of
  
  1976, Sec. 21 (w.e.f. Ist April 1976).
  2. Remunerated by Act
  
  34 of 1976, Sec. 21 (w.e.f. Ist April 1976).
  3. Subs. by ibid, for
  
  certain words (w.e.f. Ist April, 1976).
  4. Subs. by Act 49 of
  
  1964, Sec.13. for the words and fees payable therefor" (w.e.f- Ist March,
  
  1965).
  5. Subs. by Act 49 of
  
  19b4.  NCC. 13 (w.e.f. lst March, 1965).
  6. Subs. by Act 34 of 1976,
  
  Sec. 21, for certain words (w.e.f. Ist April, 1976).