Act Number: 37

Act Name: The Food Corporations Act, 1964

Year: 1964

Enactment Date: 1964-12-10

Long Title: An Act to provide for the establishment of Food Corporations for the purpose of trading in foodgrains and other foodstuffs and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Department: Department of Food and Public Distribution

Section 2: Definitions.
    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
         (a) "Corporation" means the Food Corporation of India established under section 3;
         (b) "Food Corporation" means the Food Corporation of India established under section 3 or a State Food Corporation established under section 17;
         1 [(bb) "foodstuffs" includes edible oilseeds and oils;]
         (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
         (d) "scheduled bank" means a bank for the time being included in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934);
         (e) "State Food Corporation" means a State Food Corporation established under section 17;
         (f) "year" means the financial year.
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. Act 67 of 1972, s. 3 (w.e.f. 15-12-1972).
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