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Restriction on manufacture/import, sale and distribution of fertilisers No person shall himself or by any other person on his behalf:- a. manufacture/import for sale, sell, offer for sale, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute any fertlliser which Is not of prescribed standard; b. manufacture/Import for sale, sell, offer for sale, stock or exhibit for sale, or distribute any mixture of fertl11sers, which is not of prescribed standard** (subject to such limits of permissible variation as may be specified from time to time by the Central Government) or special mixture of fertilisers which does not conform to the particulars specified In the certificate of manufacture granted to him under this Order in respect of such special mixture. c. sell, offer for sale, stock or exhibit for sale or distribute:- i. any fertiliser the container whereof is not packed and marked in the manner laid down In this Order ii. any fertiliser which is an [imitation of or] a substitute for another fertiliser under the name of which It Is sold; 12 iii. any fertiliser which Is adulterated; Explanation:- A fertiliser shall be deemed to be adulterated, If It contains any substance the addition of which is likely to eliminate or decrease Its nutrient contents or make the fertiliser not conforming to the prescribed standard. iv. any fertiliser the label or container whereof bears the name of any individual firm or company purporting to be manufacturer/Importer of the fertiliser, which individual, firm or company Is fictitious or does not exsist. v. any fertiliser, the label or container whereof or anything accompanying therewith bears any statement which makes a false claim for the fertiliser of which s false or misleading in any material particular. vi. any substance as a fertiliser which substance is not, in fact, a fertiliser; or vii. any fertiliserwithout exhibiting the minimum guaranteed percentage by weight of plant nutrient.