Chapter V — Exemptions
Packages to which nothing in these rules applies. Rule 26.
EXEMPTIONS
Rule 26. Exemption in respect of certain packages
Nothing contained in these rules shall apply to any package containing a commodity if —
(a) the net weight or measure of the commodity is ten gram or ten milli litre or less, if sold by weight or measure;
Provided that the declaration in respect of maximum retail price and net quantity shall be declared on packages containing 10 g to 20 g or 10 ml to 20 ml.
(b) any package containing fast food items packed by restaurant or hotel and the like;
(c) it contains scheduled formulations and non-scheduled formulations covered under the Drugs (Price Control) Order, 1995 made under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955);
(d) agricultural form produces in packages of above 50 kg.
Amendment history
| Notification | Date | Effect on this Chapter |
|---|---|---|
| G.S.R. 748(E) | 24 October 2011 | Proviso to clause (a) withdrawn with effect from 1 July 2012. Text not obtained — see sanchika/CORPUS.md |
| G.S.R. 722(E) | 6 October 2023 | Clause (f) first proviso item (iii) substituted; clause (g) inserted for loose commodities ordered through e-commerce. Not applied — clauses (e) and (f) enter via G.S.R. 629(E) of 2017, which is held but not yet consolidated |