PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
NOTIFICATION KARACHI, THE 1ST
APRIL, 2013.
NO.PAS/Legis-B-22/2013-The Sindh Compulsory Iodization of
Salt Bill, 2013 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 14th
March, 2013 and assented to by the Governor of Sindh on 28th March,
2013 is hereby published as an Act of the Legislature of Sindh.
THE SINDH COMPULSORY IODIZATION OF SALT ACT, 2013.
SINDH ACT NO. XXXVII OF 2013.
AN
ACT
to provide for compulsory iodization of salt, in the Province.
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for
compulsory iodization of Preamble.
edible salt to prevent the
Iodine deficiency disorder in the people and for the matters ancillary thereto.
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1.
(1) This Act may be called the Sindh Compulsory
Iodization of Salt Short title,
Act,
2013. extent and commencement.
(2) It
shall extend to the whole of the Province of Sindh.
(3) It
shall come into force at once.
2.
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the
subject or Definitions.
context -
(a)
“distributor” includes a person dealing with the
business of iodized salt and may include wholesaler and retailer;
(b)
“edible salt” means the salt used for human and animal
consumption, and includes table salt;
(c)
“Government” means the Government of Sindh;
(d)
“iodine deficiency disorders” include all biochemical
and clinical manifestations of disease resulting from iodine deficiency;
(e)
“Inspector” means an Inspector appointed under this
Act;
(f)
“labeling” includes
all label and other written, printed or graphic matter on a package, bag or
pouch of iodized salt and may include the nutrient composition of salt,
processing and expiry dates, amount of potassium iodate present at the time of
fortifying salt and address of the processing unit;
(g)
“manufacture” means a person, company, corporation or
other entity engaged or involved in the business of producing, processing,
filling and packing of edible salt;’
(h)
“misbranded” means the iodized salt which is an
imitation of other registered brand intended to deceive or cheat the customers
or is not correctly labeled to indicate its true characters;
(i)
“package, bag and pouch” includes the polyethylene bag which is used for storing and labeling of
iodized salt;
(j)
“premises” means a place where salt is received,
processed, stored and delivered to wholesalers, distributors, retailers and
customers;
(k)
“Universal Salt Iodization” means all food grade
iodized salt whether processed, transported or imported for human and animal
consumption.
3.
(1) The manufacturer, processor and importer of iodized
salt shall- Processing and
(i)
process iodized salt which shall contain atleast thirty
parts import of iodized per million
(30 ppm) or the recommended amount of salt.
iodine;
(ii)
follow personal hygiene, workers safety protocol and
quantity assurance practices in salt processing units;
(iii)
ensure that all iodized salt processed or imported from
outside shall conform to food standards code established by the Pakistan
Standards Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) and Codex Alimentarius Commission;
(iv)
ensure that salt to be consumed is iodized properly and
that package, bag and pouch which contains iodized salt is properly labeled
with salt composition, processing and expiry dates, retail price and address of
the processing units;
(v)
ensure that iodized salt which has reached the expiry
date shall not be sold, marketed or distributed;
(vi)
ensure that imported iodized salt meets the national
food standards established and recommended by Government; and
(vii)
ensure that imported iodized salt is properly packed,
labeled and has processing and expiry date on the packages;
(2) No
salt processors, distributors, dealers, importer shall refuse to provide salt
samples to an Inspector for iodine spot test or to provide or sell salt samples
to an Inspector for a subsequent analysis in the laboratory for quantitative
determination of iodine in the salt samples.
4.
(1) No person shall process, import, store or
distribute iodized Licence for
salt in places unless a license for such a business is
granted by processing and
Government. storage of iodized salt.
(2) The
license issued by Government may be renewed annually with such fee as may be
prescribed.
5.
(1) No person shall sell un-iodized salt to customers
and all Ban on sale, other public
eating places where salt is to be used. import,
sub standard and
(2) No
person shall import an un-iodized salt. import of iodized
salt,
(3) No
person shall process, store, sell or offer to sell or import any iodized salt
which is sub-standard in terms of its quality, packaging, composition or level
of iodine content recommended by Government.
(4) No
person shall sale, add or mix any material or substance which may change the
physical and chemical characteristics as well as change the weight and volume
of iodized salt which may render it injurious to human and animal health.
6.
No person shall process, store, sell or offer to sell
or import Ban on subiodized salt
which is misbranded or mislabeled or which is not to standard and
of the nature, substance or quantity which it
purports to be. import of iodized salt.
7.
(1) No salt processors, distributors or retailers shall
give any Ban on salt sort of false
warranty about the quality and quantity of iodized adulteration. salt to customers.
(2) No
person shall store or dump iodized salt in open air and sunlight.
8.
(1) Government may appoint Inspectors and such other
staff for the Appointment of
purpose as may be prescribed. Inspectors and their functions.
(2) The
powers and functions of the Inspectors shall be –
(i)
to inspect salt processing units, premises, stores,
hotel, restaurants and other recreation places where salt is processed, packed,
labeled, stored, sold and served and collection of salt samples for iodine spot
test to be under taken for quantitative determination of iodine in salt
samples; and
(ii)
to seize the quantity of salt which does not contain
the required amount of iodine or has sub-standard packing or is suspected to be
adulterated and keep it in a safe custody or handover to the local authority or
destroy it after its verification;
9.
Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of
this Act, shall Penalties.
be dealt with one or more of the following penalties:-
(i)
the license issued to a person concerned may be
cancelled or suspended by the authority granting the license;
(ii)
the renewal of the license may be refused at any
time by the authority;
(iii)
the licensee, processor, distributor, wholesaler
and retailer shall be punished with fine which may extend to rupees one hundred
thousand depending upon the severity of
the offence;
(iv)
repeating an offence or trying to excite others
for contraventions or creating law and order situation shall be punished with
fine which may extend to rupees fifty thousand;
(v)
in case of any conviction, the Magistrate may
order the confiscation or disposing of the seized salt or imported consignment
of stored salt in the premises.
10.
No court shall take cognizance of any offence
punishable under Cognizance of this
Act except on a report in writing by an officer authorized by offence.
Government in this behalf.
Trial
of offences.
11.
The offences under this Act shall be triable by a
Magistrate of First Class.
12.
Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes
Powers to make of this Act. rules.
13.
No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall
lie against Indemnity.
any person for anything which is
in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act. ___________________________
BY
ORDER OF THE SPEAKER
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
G.M.UMAR FAROOQ
ACTING SECRETARY
PROVINCIAL
ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
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