TOBACCO, (PURCHASE BY MANUFACTURERS) RULES, 1972

TOBACCO, (PURCHASE BY MANUFACTURERS) RULES, 1972,

[Gazette of Pakistan. Extraordinary, 29th August 1972]

S. R. O. 662(1)/72.-In exercise of the' powers conferred by section 30 .of the Pakistan Tobacco Board Ordinance, 1968 (1 of 1968), the Central Government is pleased to make the following rules, namely;.-

1. Short title and commencement.--(1) These rules may be called the Tobacco (Purchase by Manufacturer) Rules, 1972.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions.-In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

(a) "Centrally Administered Areas" has the same meaning as in the Province of West Pakistan (Dissolution) Order,-1970.(P. O. No. 1 of 1970); 1.

(b) "Ordinance" means the Pakistan Tobacco Board Ordinance, 1968 (I of 1968) ; and

(c) "Tobacco Season" means the year commencing on the first day of July and ending on the thirtieth day of June.

3. Order under section 20J-A of Ordinance when to be made.-----An order under section 20-A of the Ordinance may be made by the Central Government if ft is satisfied that, due to abnormal circumstances, there is a likelihood of such excessive fluctuation in the production of tobacco in any tobacco season ,as compared to Its production in the immediately preceding season as may have an adverse effect on the interests of the growers of tobacco.

4. Determination of total quantity to be purchased,.-Where the Central Government intends to make an order under section 20-A of the Ordinance, ft shall first determine the total quantity of tobacco to be purchased, by the manufacturers during a specified tobacco season, having due regard to the need to avoid excessive fluctuation in the output of tobacco, from year to year, as well as the desirability of maintaining a balance, in the long-run, between the supply and demand of tobacco.

5. Allocation to each manufacturer.-The total quantity as determined under rule 4 shall be allocated among the manufacturers pro rata on the basis of the aggregate of the quantity of cigarettes sold by each manufacturer in the Provinces of Baluchistan. the North-West Frontier, the Punjab, and Sind and the Centrally Administered Areas during the twelve months period ending the 30th June immediately preceding the date of orders and the quantity of tobacco actually exported by the manufacturer in the same period.

6. Following the allocation made under rule 5 the Central Government may direct a manufacturer to take such steps as may be necessary to ensure the purchase of the requisite quantity of tobacco, at the appropriate time.