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The UTTAR PRADESH MILK ACT, 1976

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mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 1976 
¿mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e la[;k 7] 1976À 
 
 
THE UTTAR PRADESH MILK ACT, 1976 
[U. P. ACT NO. 7 OF 1976] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
137 
 
mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 19761 
¿mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e la[;k 7] 1976À 
 
¿mÙkj izns”k fo/kku lHkk us fnukad 8 vizSy] 1976 rFkk mÙkj izns”k fo/kku ifj"kn~ us 
fnukad 6 vizSy] 1976 dh cSBd esa Lohd`r fd;kA 
^^Hkkjr dk lafo/kku** ds vuqPNsn 200 ds vUrxZr jkT;iky us fnukad 16 vizSy] 
1976 dks vuqefr iznku dh rFkk mÙkj izns”kh; ljdkjh vlk/kkj.k xtV esa fnukad 17 vizSy] 
1976 dks izdkf”kr gqvkAÀ 
jkT; esa nqX/k” kkyk m|ksx dk fodkl djus dh n`f"V ls nw/k ds mRiknu] lEHkj.k 
vkSj forj.k vkSj mls nqX/k mRikn esa ifjofrZr djus dk fofu;eu vk Sj fu;a=.k djus vkSj 
mlls lEc) fo"k;ksa dh O;oLFkk djus ds fy, 
vf/kfu;e 
 Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds lÙkkblosa o"kZ esa fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e cuk;k tkrk gS %& 
 
v/;k;&1 
 
1&& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 1976 dgk tk;xkA  laf{kIr uke] foLrkj vkSj 
izkjEHk  
¼2½ bldk foLrkj lEiw.kZ mÙkj izns”k esa gksxkA 
¼3½ ;g ,sls fnukad 2 ls izo`Ùk gksxk] ftls jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk bl fufeÙk 
fu;r djs] vkSj mÙkj izns”k ds fHkUu&fHkUu {ks=ksa ds fy, vkSj bl vf/kfu;e ds fHkUu&fHkUu 
micU/kksa ds fy,] fHkUUk&fHkUu fnukad fu;r fd;s tk ldrs gSaA 
 
2&& bl vf/kfu;e esa %&   ifjHkk"kk,a 
 ¼d½ ^^izkf/kd`r O;fDr** vkSj ^^izkf/kd`r ,tsalh** dk rkRi;Z Øe”k% ,sls O;fDr 
vkSj ,slh ,tsUlh ls gS] ftls ifj"kn~ bl vf/kfu;e ds  fdlh iz;kstu ds fy;s 
vf/klwpuk }kjk izkf/kd`r djs( 
¼[k½ ^^ifj"kn~** dk rkRi;Z /kkjk 3 ds v/khu jkT; ljdkj }kjk vf/klwpuk 
}kjk xfBr] mÙkj izns”k jkT; nqX/k ifj"kn~ ls gS( 
¼x½ ^^nqX/k”kkyk** dk rkRi;Z fdlh ,sls Hkw&x`gkfn ls gSS] tgka ij nw/k dks BaMk 
djus] xeZ djus ;k dksbZ vU; mipkj djus ds fy, ;k nw/k dks nqX/k mRikn esa 
ifjofrZr djus ds fy, ;k nw/k ;k nq X/k mRikn dks iSd djus ds fy, e” khu dk 
mi;ksx fd;k tk;( 
¼?k½ ^^fuf/k** dk rkRi;Z /kkjk 9 ds v/khu l`ftr mÙkj izns”k nqX/k fodkl 
fuf/k ls gS( 
¼³½ ^^ykblsal ** dk rkRi;Z bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu ykblsal izkf/kdkjh }kjk 
fuxZr ykblsal ls gS( 
 
 
1- mÌs”;ks vkSj dkj.kksa ds fooj.k ds fy, mÙkj izns”kh; ljdkjh vlk/kkj.k xtV fnukad 8 vizSy] 1976 
nsf[k;sA 
2- foKfIr la0 1494 ¼lh½ ¼3½@ lh0 oh0&8 &73] f nukad 11 ebZ] 1973 ds }kjk jkT; iky ,rn~}kjk 11 
ebZ] 1976 dks ,slk fnuakd fu;qfDRk djrs gS] tc  ls bl vf/kfu;e ds miyC/k] /kkj k 11]12]13]14]16 
vkSj 17 djks NksM+dj izo`Ùk gksaxsA 
3- foKfIr la0 646]  ckgj&bZ&4&8&73] fnaukad  10 vxLr] 1976 }kjk mi; qZDr foKfIr ds Øe esa 
jkT;iky ,rn~}kjk 15 vxLr]1976 dks ,slk fnukad fu;r djrs gS] tc ls mDr vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk  
11]12]13]14]16] vkSj 17 ds micU/k izo`Ùk gksaxsA 
138 
 
¿mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 1976À          ¿/kkjk 3&4À 
 
 
¼p½ ^^ykblsal izkf/kdkjh** dk rkRi;Z nqX/k vk;qDr }kjk bl fufeÙk izkf/kd`r 
vf/kdkjh ls gS ( 
¼N½ ^^fuekZrk** dk rkRi;Z nqX/k mRikn dk fuekZ.k ;k nqX/k lkUnz oLrqvkas dks 
rS;kj djus esa O;Lr O;fDr ;k izfr"Bku ls gS( 
¼t½ ^^fo/kkdkj** d k rkRi;Z rjy nw/k ds laxzg ;k mipkj esa] tSls BaMk 
djus ;k xeZ djus ;k nw/k dh i.; vof/k esa o`f) djus ds fy;s fdlh vU; mipkj 
esa O;Lr fdlh O;fDr ;k izfr"Bku ls gS( 
¼>½ ^^nw/k** dk rkRi;Z xk; ;k HkSal ds LrU; lzko ls gS( 
¼´½^^nw/k** dk rkRi;Z /kkjk 7 ds v/khu fu;qDr nqX/k vk;qDr ls gS( 
¼V½ ^^nqX/k mRikn** dk rkRi;Z nw/k] LiszVk] eV~Bk ;k iuhj] ty ls fufeZr 
fdlh oLrq ls gS vkSj blds vUrxZr nqX/k pw.kZ] la?kfur ;k okf"ir nw/k] Øhe] iuhj]  
?kh] [kks;k] ngh] Nsuk] dslhu] vkbZlØhe ;k ,slk dksbZ vU; mRikn Hkh gS] tks ifj"kn~ 
}kjk nqX/k mRikn vf/klwfpr fd;k tk;( 
¼B½ ^^vkjf{kr {ks=** dk rkRi;Z /kkjk 12 ds v/khu fn;s x;s fdlh vkns”k  
esa fofufnZ"V {ks= ls gSA 
v/;k; & 2 
ifj"kn~ dk xBu vkSj d`R; 
 
3&& jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk vkSj mles fofufnZ"V fd;s tkus okys fnukad ls] 
mÙkj izns”k jkT; nqX/k ifj"kn~ uked ,d ifj"kn~ xfBr djsxh ] tks ,d fuxfer fudk; 
gksxh] tks bl vf/kfu;e vkSj blds v/khu cuk;s x;s fu;ekasa ds micU/kksa ds v/khu jgrs gq,] 
lEifÙk dk vtZu] /kkj.k vkSj fuLrkj.k djus dh “kfDr j[ksxhA 
 
ifj"kn~ dk xBu   
4&& ifj"kn~ esa fuEufyf[kr gksaxs & ifj"kn~ ds lnL; 
¼d½ d`f"k mRiknu rFkk xzkeh.k fodkl dk izHkkjh  vk;qDr ,oa lfpo] mÙkj 
izns”k ljdkj] tks ifj’kn~ dk insu v/;{k gksxk( 
¼[k½ v/;{k] izknsf”kd dks&vkijsfVo Ms;jh QsMjs”ku fyfeVsM] tks ifj"kn~ dk 
insu mik/;{k gksxk( 
¼x½ lfpo] mÙkj izns”k ljdkj] foÙk foHkkx] insu( 
¼?k½ ;FkkfLFkfr] fo”ks"k lfpo ;k la;qDr lfpo] mÙkj izns”k ljdkj] Ik”kq/ku 
foHkkx] insu( 
¼³½ Ik”kqikyu funs”kd] mÙkj izns”k] insu( 
¼p½ d`f"k funs”kd] mÙkj izns”k] insu( 
¼N½ fucU/kd] lgdkjh lfefr;ka] mÙkj izns”k] insu( 
¼t½ LokLF; lsok funs”kd] mÙkj izns”k] insu( 
¼>½ nqX/k mRiknd la?kksa ds pkj izfrfuf/k] tks jkT; ljdkj }kjk 
uke&fufnZ"V fd;s tk;saxs( 
 
139 
 
¿mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 1976À         ¿/kkjk 5&8À 
 
 
¼´½ mÙkj izns”k  esa] m|ksx ¼fodkl vkSj fofu;eu½ vf/kf u;e] 1951  ds 
v/khu jftLVªhd`r nqX/k”kkykvksa ds nks izfrfuf/k ] tks jkT; ljdkj }kjk uke&fufn Z"V 
fd;s tk;saxs( 
¼V½ miHkksDrkvksa ds fgrksa dk iz frfuf/kRo djus okys nks O;fDr] tks jkT; 
ljdkj }kjk uke&fufn"V fd;s tk;saxs( vkSj 
¼B½ nqX/k vk;qDr] insu] tks ifj"kn~ dk lnL;&lfpo gksxkA 
 
5&& xSj ljdkjh lnL;ksa dh inkfof/k mudh fu;qfDr dh vf/klwpuk] ds fnukad ls 
rhu o"kZ gksxhA 
 
xSj ljdkjh lnL;ksa dh 
inkof/k 
6&& ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ds v/khu jgrs gq,] ifj"kn~ dk d`R; lkekU;r;k 
jkT; esa nw/k mRiknu vkSj nqX/k”kkyk m|ksx dh vk;kstuk] fu;a=.k]  fodkl vkSj fofu;eu 
djuk gksxkA 
ifj"kn~ ds d`R; 
¼2½ fo”ks"kr% vkSj mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds micU/kksa dh O;kidrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk] 
ifj"kn~ fuEufyf[kr ds lEcU/k esa ,slh dk;Zokfg;ka djsxk] ftUgas og mfpr le>s %& 
¼d½ jkT; esa nqX/k”kkyk m|ksx ds fodkl ds fy;s vk;kstu k vkSj ;kstuk 
dh rS;kjh( 
¼[k½ nqX/k mRikn ds fuekZ.k vkSj foØ; ds fy;s nqX/k ”kkykvksa ds vkSj nw/k 
;k fo/kkf;r nw/k ds fo/kkdkjksa vkSj fuekZrkvk ass dks nw/k ds lEHkj.k dk fofu;eu vkSj 
O;oLFkk( 
¼x½ ubZ nqX/k ”kkyk;sa LFkkfir djus ds fy;s ifj;kstuk rS;kj djus esa 
m|edÙkkZvksa dh lgk;rk vkSj mldk vuqeksnu( 
¼?k½ Ik”kq/ku ds iztuu] mRikndksa ds fy;s larqfyr Ik”kq vkgkj vkSj pkjk dh 
O;oLFkk vkSj Ik”kq jksx ds fu;a=.k vkSj mipkj ls lEcfU/ kr dk;Zdyki dk lw=ikr] 
iFk&izn”kZu vkSj leUo; ( 
¼³½ nw/k vkSj nqX/k mRikn ds ewY; dk fofu;eu ( 
¼p½ ifj"kn }kjk vius ftEesa fy;s x;s d`R; ds fuogZu ds lEcU/k esa fuf/k 
dh izkfIr vkSj O;;( vkSj 
¼N½ ,sls vU; mik; djuk] tks fofgr fd;s tk;saA 
 
7&& jkT; ljdkj] bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuksa ds f y, nqX/k vk;qDr fu;qDRk djsxh] 
tks bl vf/kfu;e ds }kjk ; k v/khu iznÙk ;k vkjksfir dÙkZO; dk ikyu vkSj lHkh “kfDr 
dk iz;ksx djsxkA 
 
nqX/k vk;qDr dh fu;qfDr  
8&& ¼1½ nqX/k vk;qDr ifj"kn~ dk eq[; dk;Zikyd vf/kdkjh gksxkA ifj"kn~ ds deZpkjh  
¼2½ jkT; ljdkj ds lkekU ; ;k fo” ks"k vkns”k ds v/khu jgrs gq,] ifj"kn~ bl 
vf/kfu;e ds v/khu vius d`R;ksa dk n{krk ls ikyu djus ds fy, ,sls vf/kd fkj;ksa vkSj 
deZpkkfj;ksa dks] ftUgsa og vko”;d le>sa vkSj ,slh “krksZa vkSj fucU/kuksa ij] ftUgsa og mfpr 
le>sa] fu;qDr dj ldrh gSA 
¼3½ mi/kkjk ¼2½ esa fufnZ"V leLr vf/kdkfj;ksa vkSj deZpkfj;ka sa dk lkekU; fu;a=.k 
vkSj funs”ku] ifj"kn~ ds v/kh{k.k ds v/khu jgrs gq, nqX/k vk;qDr esa fufgr gksxkA 
 
140 
 
¿mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 1976À          ¿/kkjk 9&11À 
 
9&& ¼1½ mÙkj izns”k nqX/k fodkl fuf/k  uked ,d fuf/k LFkkfir dh tk; sxh] 
ftldk iz”kklu vkSj fu;a=.k ifj"kn~ djsxh vkSj ftlesa ifj"kn~ dh vksj ls izkIr lHkh /ku 
tek fd;k tk;xkA 
nqX/k fodkl fuf/k 
 ¼2½ fo”ks’kr% vkSj mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds micU/kksa dh O;kidrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk] 
ifj"kn~ dks fuEufyf[kr óksr ls gqbZ vk; dks fuf/k esa tek fd;k tk;xk %& 
¼d½ /kkjk 16 ds v/khu midj dh vk; esa ls ljdkj }kjk fuf/k easa tek 
dh tkus okyh jkf”k ( 
¼[k½ bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ds v/khu izkIr ykblsal Qhl ( vkSj  
¼x½ jkT; ;k dsUnzh; ljdkj ;k fdlh vU; laxBu ;k  fudk; ls izkIr 
vuqnku vkSj foÙkh; lgk;rkA 
 
10&& ¼1½ ifj"kn~] jkT; ljdkj dks ,sls le; vkS j ,sls izi= esa vkSsj ,slh jhfr l ]s 
ftls jkT; ljdkj lkekU; ;k fo”ks"k vkns”k nsdj funsf”kr djs] ,slh fooj.kh] vk[;k vkSj 
fooj.k&i= izLrqr djsxh] ftldh vis{kk jkT; ljdkj le;≤ ij djsA 
okg; fu;a=.k 
¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds micU/kksa ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk] ifj"kn~ izR;sd foÙkh; o"kZ 
dh lekfIr ds i”pkr~ nks ekl ds Hkhrj] jkT; ljdkj dks xr foÙkh; o"kZ ds nkSjku vi uh 
xfrfof/k;kas] uhfr vkSj dk;ZØe dk Bhd vkSj iw.kZ o`rkUr izLrqr djsxhA 
¼3½ ifj"kn~ dk ys[kk LFkkuh; fuf/k le>k tk;xk vkSj LFkkuh; fuf/k ys[kk ijh{kd] 
mÙkj izns”k mldh ys[kk ijh{kk djsxkA 
¼4½ vius d`R;ksa dk fuoZgu djus esa] ifj"kn~ uhfr fo"k;d iz”uksa ij ,sls funs”kksa }kjk 
iFk&iznf”kZr gksxh] tks mls jkT; ljdkj }kjk fn;s tk;asA 
¼5½ ;fn ,slk dksbZ iz”u mBs fd dksbZ fo"k; ,slk fo"k; gS ;k ugha] ftlds lEcU/k esa 
jkT; ljdkj mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds v/khu funs”k tkjh dj ldrh gS  rks jkT; ljdkj dk ml ij 
fofu”p; vfUre gksxkA 
 
v/;k; & 3 
jftLVªhdj.k] ykblsal] midj vkSj fucZU/ku 
11&& ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds Ik” pkr~ dksbZ O;fDr nqX/k ”kkyk ;k nqX/k fo/kk 
;wfuV bl fufeÙk ykblsal ds fcuk LFkkfir ugh a djsxk] ftlesa ifj"kn~ }kjk bl fufeÙk 
fofufnZ"V lhek ls vf/kd ek=k easa] nw/k ;k nqX/k mRikn dk mi;ksx fd;k tkrk gS ;k mi;ksx 
djus dh vf/k"Bkfir {kerk gSA 
nqX/k”kkyk  fo/kkdÙkkZ ;k 
fuekZrk dks ykblsal 
¼2½ jkT; ljdkj }kjk vf/klwpuk ls bl fufeÙk fu;qDr fnukad ij ¼tks fnukad bl 
vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds i”pkr~ rhu ekl ds iwoZ ugha gksxk½ ;k mlds i”pkr~ dksbZ O;fDr bl 
fufeÙk ykblasl ds fcuk dkjckj nqX/k”kkyk dk ;k fo/kkdkj ;k fuekZrk ds :i esa ugha djsxk] 
tks ifj"kn~ }kjk vf/klwpuk ls bl fufeÙk fofufnZ"V lhek ls vf/kd ek=k esa nw/k ;k nqX/k 
mRikn dk mi;ksx djrk gS ;k mi;ksx djus dh vf/k"Bkfir {kerk j[krk gSA 
¼3½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ vkSj ¼2½ esa fdlh ck r ds gksrs gq, Hkh] m|ksx ¼fodkl vkSj 
fofu;eu½ vf/kfu;e] 1951 ds v/khu ykblsal izkIr fdlh nqX/k fo/kk ;wfuV dks bl vf/kfu;e 
ds v/khu ykblsal nsus ls badkj ugh a fd;k tk;xk] ;fn og fofgr jhfr ls vkosnu& i= ns 
vkSj fofgr “krksZa dk vuqikyu djs vkSj ,slh izfrHkwfr vkSj ,slh Qhl ns] tks fofgr dh tk;A 
141 
 
¿mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 1976À      ¿/kkjk 12&14À 
 
 
Li"Vhdj.k & 1 & jkT; ljdkj fHkUu&fHkUu {ks=ksa ds fy, ;k fHkUu&fHkUu Jsf.k;kasa 
vFkkZr~ nqX/k”kkyk] fo/kkdkj ;k fuekZrk ds fy, fHkUu&fHkUu fnukad fu;r dj ldrh gSA 
Li"Vhdj.k & 2& Li"Vhdj.k 1 esa mfYyf[kr Jsf.k;ksa ;k mlds ;k fHkUu&fHkUu oxksZa 
ds fy, fHkUu&fHkUu nj ;k Qhl fu;r dh tk ldrh gSA   
 
 
12&& ¼1½ ifj"kn~] mfpr ewY; ij i;kZIr nw/k dh miyC/krk lqfuf”pr djus ds fy,] 
vf/klwpuk }kjk fdlh {ks= dks vkjf{kr {ks= ?kksf"kr dj ldrh gSA 
vkjf{kr {ks= 
¼2½ tc dksbZ {ks= vkjf{kr {ks= ?kksf"kr dj fn;k tk; rc ml {ks= dh nqX/k ”kkyk  
;k nqX/k”kkyk;asa] ;fn ifj"kn~ }kjk ,slk funs” k fn;k tk;] ml {ks= ds mRikndksa }kjk izLrqr 
lc nw/k ,sls ewY; ij [kjhnsxh] ftlss ifj"kn~ lqlaxr rF;kssa dks] tSls iwoZorhZ o"kZ easa ml {ks= esa 
nw/k dh miyC/krk vkSj xq.k vkSj nw/k ds ewY; dks] /;ku esa j[krs gq, vf/klwfpr djsA 
 
 
13&& fdlh izkf/kd`r O;fDr ;k ,tsUlh ls fHkUu dksbZ O;fDr bl lEcU/k esa ykblsal 
izkf/kdkjh ls ykblsal izkIr fd;s fcuk] fdlh vkjf{kr {ks= ds Hkhrj fdlh LFkku ls ,sls {ks= 
ds ckgj fdlh LFkku esa nw/k ;k nqX/k mRikn dk laxzg ugh a djsxk] mls ys ugha tk;sxk vkSj 
mldk ifjogu ugha djsxk % 
ifjogudÙkkZ dks ykblsal 
nsuk  
ijUrqq bl /kkjk dh dksbZ ckr 20 fdyksxzke ls vuf/kd ?kh ;k 20 yhVj  ls vuf/kd 
nw/k vkSj 10 fdyksxzke ls vuf/kd fdlh nqX/k mRikn dk ifjogu djus ij ;k ml s ys tkus 
ij ykxw ugha gksxhA 
 
 
14&& ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu ykblsal] fofgr “krksZa ds v/khu jgrs gq, vkSj 
,slh izfrHkwfr nsus vkSj ,slh Qhl dk Hkqxrku djus ij] tks fofgr dh tk;] ykblsal 
izkf/kdkjh }kjk fofgr jhfr ls fn;k tk;xk ;k uohd`r fd;k tk;xkA 
ykblsal dk iznku] 
fuyEcu ;k fujlu 
izfrHkwfr dk leigj.k vkSj 
izfrdj ds nkos ij jksd 
¼2½ ;fn dksbZ ykblsal/kkjh bl vf/kfu;e ;k blds v/khu cuk;s x;s fu;eksa ds 
micU/kksa dk ;k  ykblsal dh fdlh “ krZ dk mYya?ku djrk gS] rks /kkjk  20 ds v/khu n.M 
fo"k;d mlds nkf;Ro ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk] ykblsal izkf/kdkjh mldks Li"Vhdj.k dk 
volj nsus ds i”pkr~ mldk ykblsal jÌ dj ldrk gS % 
  ijUrq ykblsal izkf/kdkjh bl mi/kkjk ds v/khu ykblsal dk s jÌ djus dk uksfVl 
nsrs le; ykblsal dks fuyfEcr dj ldrk gSA 
¼3½ tgka dksbZ ykblas al/kkjh nw/k ;k nqX/k mRikn dh “ kq)rk ;k xq.k ds ekud ls 
lEcfU/kr rRle; izo`Ùk fdlh fof/k ds v/khu fdlh vijk/k ds fy, nks"kfl) Bgjk;k x;k gks] 
ogka ykblsal izkf/kdkjh n.M dh izd`fr vkSj xq: rk vkSj ,slh ifjfLFkfr dks] ftlesa vijk/k 
fd;k x;k Fkk] /;ku esa j[krs gq,] mldk ykblsal mikUrfjr ;k jÌ dk ldrk gSA 
¼4½ /kkjk 20 ;k mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds micU/kksa ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk] ;fn ykblsasl 
izkf/kdkjh dk ;g lek/kku gks tk; fd y kblsal/kkjh us ykblsal dh fdlh “ krZ dk mYya?ku 
fd;k gS vkSj ;g fd mldh izfrHkwfr fu{ksi dk leigj.k vko”;d gS] rks og mls Li"Vhdj.k 
dk volj nsus ds i”pkr~] vkns”k }kjk mldh lEiw.kZ ;k vkaf”kd izfrHkwfr fu{ksi dk leigj.k 
dj ldrk gSA 
¼5½ mi/kkjk ¼2½ ;k mi/kkjk ¼3½ ds v/khu ykblsal dks fuyfEcr ;k jÌ ;k mikUrfjr 
djus ds izR;sd vkns”k ;k mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds v/khu  izfrHkwfr fu{ksi ds leigj.k ds  vkns”k dh 
,d izfr ykblsal/kkjh dks izsf"kr dh tk;xh A 
142 
 
¿mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 1976À      ¿/kkjk 15&18À 
 
¼6½ mi/kkjk ¼2½] mi/kkjk ¼3½ ;k mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds v/khu ykblsal/kkjh ds fdlh vkns”k  
ls O;fFkr dksbZ O;fDr vkns”k dh lalwpuk ds fnukad ls lkB fnu ds Hkhrj ifj"kn~ ds v/;{k 
dks fofgr jhfr ls vihy dj ldrk gSA 
¼7½ ykblsal/kkjh vius ykblsal ds jÌ ;k fuyfEcr fd;s tkus ij izfrdj dk ;k 
ykblsal Qhl dh okilh dk gdnkj ugh gksxkA 
 
15&& jkT; ljdkj yksdfgr esa] vkSj bl vf/kfu;e vkSj blds v/khu cuk;s x;s 
fu;eksa esa micU/kksa ds v/khu jgrs gq, & 
¼d½ fdlh fof”k"V {ks= esa nw/k ds foØ; ;k lEHkj.k] ;k fdlh nqX/k mRikn 
ds fuekZ.k] fodz; ;k lEHkj.k dks( 
nw/k vkSj nqX/k mRikn ds 
foØ; vkSj ifjogu vkSj 
fu;kZr dk izfr"ks/k ;k 
fofu;eu  
¼[k½ jkT; ds fdlh ,d {ks= ls jkT; ds fdlh vU; {ks= esa nw/k ;k nqX/k 
mRikn ds ifjogu dks] ;k jkT; ds ckgj fdlh LFkku esa mlds fu;kZr dks] 
vf/klwpuk }kjk fofu;fer dj ldrh gS ;k mlds lEcU/k esa ewY;  fu/kkZfjr dj 
ldrh gSA 
 
 
 16&& ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj ] nw/k ;k nqX/k mRikn ds foØ; ;k Ø; ;k lM+d }kjk 
ykus ij vf/klwpuk }kjk] ,slh jhfr ls vkSj ,slh nj ;k njksa ij tSlh fofgr dh tk;] 
;FkkfLFkfr] nw/k ;k nqX/k mRikn ds ewY; ds nl izfr”kr ls v uf/kd dj vkjksfir] mn~x`ghr 
vkSj izHkkfjr dj ldrh gS vkSj ,slk dj nqX/k”kkyk }kjk ;k fo/kkdrkZ] fuekZrk ;k jkT; ds 
ckgj nw/k ;k nqX/k mRikn ds ifjogudrkZ }kjk ns; gksxkA 
nw/k ds Ø; ij midj 
¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu vkjksfir dksbZ dj dsoy ,d LFky ij mn~x`gh r fd;k 
tk;xk vkSj ,slh jhfr ls fn;k tk;xk] tSlh fofgr dh tk;A 
¼3½  bl /kkjk ds v/khu vkjksfir dj ^^nw/k midj** dgyk,xkA  
¼4½ midj dk laxzg djus ds fy;s vf/kd`r izkf/kdkjh dysDVj dks vius gLrk{kj ls 
,d izek.k& i= vxzlkfjr dj ldrs g aS] ftlesa lEc) O;fDr ls ns ; c dk;s dh jkf”k  
mfYyf[kr dh tk;xh  vkSj dysDVj ,slk izek.k &i= izkIr djus ds i”pkr~ ,sls O;fDr ls 
mlesa fofufnZ"V jkf”k dks olwy djus dh dk;Zokgh djsxk] ekuks og Hkw&jktLo dk cdk;k gksA 
 
17&& izR;sd foÙkh; o"kZ ds izkjEHk esa] fof/k }kjk lE;d~ fofu;kstu fd ;s tkus ds 
i”pkr~ jkT; ljdkj midj ds vkxe dh iwjh jkf”k dks] tks /kkjk 16 ds v/khu vkjksfir 
fd;k tk; vkSj iwoZorhZs foÙkh; o"kZ esa  mlds }kjk olwy fd;k tk;] laxzg& O;; dh dVkSrh 
djus ds i”pkr~ jkT; dh lafpr fu f/k ls vkSj muds ckgj fudkysxh vkSj mls mÙkj izn s”k  
nqX/k fodkl fuf/k esa tek djsxh vkSj ,slh jkf”k dk mDr fuf/k esa tek fd;k tkuk jkT; dh 
lafpr fuf/k ij izHkkj gksxkA  
midj dh vk; nqX/k 
fodkl fuf/k esa j[kh 
tk;sxh 
 
v/;k; &4 
“kkfLr vkSj izfØ;k 
18&& dksbZ U;k;ky; bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu n.Muh; fdlh vijk/k  dk laKku 
iqfyl vf/kdkjh dh fjiksVZ ij] u fd mlds flok;  djsxk] tks ifj"kn~ ;k ifj"kn~ }kjk bl 
iz;kstukFkZ izkf/kd`r fdlh O;fDr dh iwoZ Loh d`fr ls vijk/k fd;s tkus ds i”pkr~ fudVre 
N% ekl ds Hkhrj dh tk;A 
vijk/k dk laKku 
143 
 
¿mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 1976À              ¿/kkjk 19&22À 
 
 
19&& izFke oxZ eSftLVªsV ds U;k;ky; ls fuEu dksbZ U;k;ky; bl vf/kfu;e ds 
v/khu n.Muh; fdlh vijk/k ij fopkj ugh djsxkA 
 
U;k;ky; dh vf/kdkfjrk  
20&& dksbZ O;fDr] tks bl vf/kfu;e ;k blds v/khu cuk;s x;s fdlh fu;e ;k 
fofu;e ds micU /kksa dk mYya?ku djrk gS ;k bl vf/kfu;e ;k blds v/khu cuk;s x;s 
fu;eksa ;k fofu;eksa ds v/khu tkjh fd;s x;s fdlh vkns”k dk vuqikyu ugha djrk gSA og 
tqekZus ls] tks ikap gtkj :i;s rd gks ldrk gS] n.Muh; gksxk vkSj ;fn vijk/k fujUrj 
tkjh jgs rks ,sls izFke v ijk/k ds fy;s nks"k flf)  ds i”pkr~ izR;sd fnu ds fy;s] ftlesa 
vijk/k tkjh jgs] ikap lkS :i;s rd ds vfrfjDr tqekZus ls n.Muh; gksxkA 
 
 ’kkfLr  
21&& ¼1½ ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fdlh vijk/k dks djus okyk O;fDr dksbZ 
dEiuh gks rks og dEiuh vkSj vijk/k dks dj us ds le; ml dEiuh dk izHkkjh vkSj mlds 
dk;Z&lapkyu ds fy;s mÙkjnk;h izR;sd O;fDr ds fo:)  dk;Zokgh dh tk ldsxh vkSj og 
n.M dk Hkkxh gksxk ekuksa ;g vijk/k mlds }kjk Loa; fd;k x;k Fkk %   
dEifu;ksa }kjk vijk/k 
  ijUrq bl mi/kkjk dh fdlh ckr ls dksbZ O;fDr fdlh n.M dk Hkkxh ugha gksxk] 
;fn og lkfcr dj ns fd vijk/k mldh tkudkjh ds fcuk fd;k x;k Fkk ;k mlus ml 
vijk/k dks fd;s tkus ls jksdus dk lHkh lE;d~ iz;kl fd;k FkkA 
 ¼2½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa fdlh ckr ds gksrs gq, Hkh] tc bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu dksbZ 
vijk/k fdlh d Eiuh us fd;k gks vkSj ;g lkfcr gks tk; fd og vijk/k ml dEiuh ds 
fdlh funs”kd] izcU/kd] lfpo ;k vU; vf/kdkjh dh  lEefr ;k ekSukuqefr ls fd;k x;k gS 
;k mudh fdlh mis{kk djus ds dkj.k gqvk gS rks dEiuh dk ,sls funs”kd] izcU/kd] lfpo ;k 
vU; vf/kdkjh ds fo:) Hkh dk;Zokgh dh tk ldsxh vkSj og n.M dk Hkkxh gksxkA 
Li"Vhdj.k% & bl /kkjk ds iz;kstuksa ds fy;s& 
¼d½ ^^dEiuh** dk rkRi;Z fdlh fuxfer fudk; ls gS vkSj blds vUrxZr 
dksbZ QeZ ;k O;fDr;ksa dk leqnk; Hkh gS] vkSj  
¼[k½ fdlh QeZ ds lEcU/k esa] ^^ funs”kd** dk rkRi;Z ml QeZ ds Hkkxhnkj 
ls gSA 
 
 
22&& ¼1½ nqX/k vk;qDr ;k ifj"kn~ }kjk bl fufeÙk lkekU; ;k fo” ks"k }kjk izkf/kd`r 
mldk dksbZ vU; vf/kdkjh ;k rks dk;Zokfg;k a lafLFkr fd;s tkus ds iwoZ ;k mlds i”pkr~ 
bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu n.Muh; fdlh vijk/k dk “ keu ,sls fucU/kuksa ij] ftlds vUrxZr 
“keu Qhl dk Hkqxrku fd;k tkuk Hkh gS] ftUgsa og mfpr le>sa] dj ldrk gS % 
vijk/k dk “keu 
ijUrq fdlh vijk/k dk] ftl ds vUrxZr ifj"kn~ }kjk ;k mldh vksj ls tkjh fd;s 
x;s fdlh vkns”k dk vuqikyu u fd;k tkuk Hkh gS] rc rd “ keu ugha fd;k tk;sxk] tc 
rd fd ,sls vkns”k dk ;FkkO;ogk;Z vuqikyu u fd;k x;k gksA 
¼2½  tgka fdlh vijk/k dk “ keu fd;k x;k gks] ogka vijk/kh] ;fn vfHkj{kk esa gks] 
mUeqDr dj fn;k tk;sxk vkSj bl izdkj “ keu fd;s x;s vijk/k ds lEcU/k esa m lds fo:) 
dksbZ vxzsrj dk;Zokgh ugha dh tk;xhA 
  
 
144 
 
¿mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 1976À        ¿/kkjk 23&27À 
 
v/;k; & 5 
izdh.kZ 
23&& ifj"kn~ dh leLr vuqKk] vkns”k] fofu” p; vkSj vU; nLrkost eq[; 
dk;Zikyd vf/kdkjh ;k bl fufeÙk ifj"kn~ }kjk izkf/kd`r fdlh vf/kdkjh ds gLrk{kj ls 
vf/kizekf.kr fd;s tk;saxsA 
 
ifj"kn~ ds vkns”k  vkSj 
nLrkost dk vf/kizek.ku 
24&& ykblsal izkf/kdkjh ;k nqX/k vk;qDr }kjk izkf/kd`r dkssbZ O;fDr viuk ;g 
lek/kku djus ds fy;s fd bl vf/kfu;e ;k blds v/khu cuk;s x;s fu;eksasa ;k fofu;eksa dk 
dksbZ mYya?ku rks ugha fd;k x;k gS u fd;k tk  jgk gS vkSj u fd;s tkus dh lEHkkouk gS] 
fdlh nqX/k”kkyk ;k fdlh fo/kkdrkZ ;k fuekZrk ds fdlh miØe ds Hkw&x`gkfn] miLdj ;k 
vfHkys[k vkSj nw/k ;k nqX/k mRikn dk fujh{k.k ;k tkap dj ldrk gS ;k djk ldrk gSA  
miØe vkfn dk fujh{k.k  
 
 
25&& dksbZ okn] vfHk;kstu ;k vU; fof/kd dk;Zokgh fdlh O;fDr ds fo:)  ,sls 
dk;Z ds fy;s ugha dh tk ldsxh] tks bl vf/kfu;e ;k blds v/khu cuk;s x;s fu;eksa vkSj 
fofu;eksa ds v/khu ln~Hkkouk ls fd;k x;k gks ;k fd;s tkus ds fy;s vk”kf;r gksA 
 
ln~Hkkouk ls fd; x;s 
dk;Z dk laj{k.k 
26&& ifj"kn~ dk dksbZ dk;Z mldh lnL;rk esa fdlh fjfDr ;k mlds xBu ;k 
vf/k"Bku esa fdlh +=qfV ds dkj.k ek= ls vfof/kekU; ugha le>k tk;xkA 
 
dk;Z] tks vfof/kekU; ugh 
gksaxs 
27&& ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk] bl vf/kfu;e d s iz;kstuksa dks dk;kZfUor 
djus ds fy;s fu;e cuk ldrh gSA 
¼2½ fo”ks’kr% vkSj iwoZxkeh “kfDr dh O;kidrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk] ,sls 
fu;eksa esa fuEufyf[kr lHkh ;k fdlh fo"k; dh O;oLFkk dh tk ldrh gS] vFkkZr~%& 
fu;e cukus dh “kfDr   
¼d½ ifj"kn~ }kjk dk;Z lapkyu( 
¼[k½ nqX/k vk;qDr ds dÙkZO;] “kfDr vkSj d`R;( 
¼x½ ifj"kn~ es vkdfLed fjfDr;ksa esa lnL;ksa dh fu;qfDr( 
¼?k½ foÙkh; fooj.k&i= rS;kj djuk vkSj izLrqr djuk( 
¼³½ jhfr] ftlds vuqlkj vkSj izi= ftlesa nqX/k fodkl fuf/k dk iz” kklu 
vkSj mlls Hkqxrku fd;k tk;sxk( 
¼p½ ykblsUl nsus dh jhfr vkSj ykblsaUl Qhl dh nj( 
¼N½ nw/k midj dh nj vkSj mUgsa vkjksfir vkSj laxzg djus dh jhfr( 
¼t½ ifj"kn~ }kjk jkT; ljdkj dks izLrqr fd;s tkus okys fooj.k &i= vkSj 
fooj.kh vkSj ifj"kn~ ;k nqX/k ”kkyk] fuekZrk vkSj fo/kk drkZ }kjk j[ks tkus okys 
jftLVj vkSj vU; izi=(  
¼>½ nqX/k la?k] nqX/k ”kkyk] fo/kkdÙkkZ ;k fuekZrk ds chp fookn dk nqX/k 
vk;qDr dks funsZ” k vkSj bl lEcU/k esa nqX/k vk;qDr }kjk vuqlj.k dh tkus okyh 
izfØ;k ( vkSj 
¼´½ dksbZ vU; fo"k; ] ftls ifj"kn~ }kjk fofgr fd;k tkuk gks vkSj fd;k 
tk;A 
145 
 
 
¿mÙkj izns”k nw/k vf/kfu;e] 1976À           ¿/kkjk 28À 
 
 
28&& ¼1½ ifj"kn~ jkT; ljdkj dh iwoZ Lohd`fr ls] bl vf/kfu;e vkSj blds v/khu 
cuk;s x;s fu;eksa ls laxr fofu;e cuk ldrh gSA 
  fofu;e  
¼2½ fo”ks’kr% vkSj iwoZxkeh “kfDr dh O;kidrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk] 
fuEufyf[kr dh O;oLFkk djus ds fy;s ifj"kn~ fofu;e cuk ldrh gS%&  
¼d½ ifj"kn~ ;k mldh lfefr;ks ds dk;Z lEiknu ds lEcU/k esa izfØ;k( 
¼[k½ ifj"kn~ ds deZpkfj;ksa ds d`R; vkSj dÙkZO; (  
¼x½ ifj"kn~ dh lfefr;ksa dk xBu] “kfDr] dÙkZO; vkSj d`R;( vkSj  
¼?k½ dksbZ vU; fo"k;] ftlds fy;s fofu;eksa esa O;oLFkk dh tkuh gks ;k dh 
tk;A 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
146 
 
THE UTTAR PRADESH MILK ACT, 19761 
[U. P. ACT NO. 7 OF 1976] 
 
[Passed in Hindi by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on April 8, 1976 and 
by the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council on April 6, 1976.  
 
Received the assent of the Governor on April 16, 1976,  under Article 200 of ‘the 
Constitution of India ’, a nd was published in the Uttar Pradesh Gazette, Extraordinary, 
dated April 17, 1976.] 
AN 
ACT 
 
to provide for the regulation and control of production, supply and distribution of 
milk and its conversion into milk products with a vi ew to development of dairy indu stry in 
the State, and for matters connected therewith.  
 
IT IS HEREBY enacted in the Twenty -seventh Year of the Republic of India as 
follows ;-  
CHAPTER 1 
Short title,  
extent  and  
commencement  
 
1. (1)  This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Milk Act, 1976.  
(2)   It extends to the whole of Uttar Pradesh.  
(3) It shall come into force on such date 2 as the State Government may by 
notification appoint in this behalf, and different dated may be appoi nted for 
different areas of Uttar Pradesh and for different provisions of this Act. 
 
Definitions  2. In this Act-  
(a) “ authorized person”  and " authorized agency" respectively, mean a 
person and "agency authorized by the Board by notification for any pur pose 
under this Act ;  
 (b) Board” means the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Dugdh Parshad, constituted by 
the State Government by notification under section 3; 
(c) "dairy" means any premises where machinery is  used for cooling, 
heating or any other treatment of milk or for converting milk into milk 
products or packaging of milk or milk products ;  
(d) "Fund" means the Uttar Pradesh Milk Development Fund created 
under section 9;  
 
(e) "licence" means a licence issued by the Licensing Authority under this 
Act;  
 
 
1. For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Uttar Pradesh. Gazette, Extraordinary, dated April 
8, 1976.  
2. Under notification no. 1494-C (3) xII·C B-8-73, dated May 11, 1976. The Governor is hereby 
appoint; May 11, 1976 as a date on which al: the sections except 1 1,12, 13,14, 16 and 17 of 
the said Act wall come into force,  
3. Under notification no. 646 xII -E-4·8-73, dated August 10, 1976, Governor hereby appoint 
August 15, 1976 as a date on which actions 11, 12, 13, 14:, 16, and 17 or the said Act shall 
Come into force.  
147 
 
[The Uttar Pradesh Milk Act, 1976]       [Section 3-4] 
 
  (f) "Licensing Authority" means an officer authorized by the Milk 
Commissioner in this behalf;  
(g) "manufacturer" means a person or establishment engaged in the 
manufacture of milk products or  in the preparation of items containing milk 
solids ;  
(h) "processor''' means a person or establishment engaged in the 
collection or treatment of liquid milk, such as chilling, heating or any other 
treatment for augmenting the marketable life of milk ;  
(i)     "milk" means lacteal secretion from cow Or buffalo; 
(j)  "Milk Commissioner" means the Milk Commissioner appointed 
under section 7 ;  
(k) "milk, product" means any commodity manufactured from milk, 
separated milk, butter milk or whey, and includes p owders, condensed or 
evaporated milk, Creem, cheese, ghee, khoa, dahi, chhena, casein, ice -cream 
or any other product as may be notified by the Board to be milk products  
(l) "reserved area" means the area specified in an order made under 
section 12. 
 
 CHAPTER II 
CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD 
Constitution of 
the Board  
 
3. The State Government shall, by notification and with effect from a date to be 
specified therein, constitute a Board to be known as the Uttar Pradesh Rajya 
Dugdh Parishad which shall be a body corporate with power, subject to the 
provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, to acquire, hold and 
dispose of property.  
 
Member of the 
Board  
 
4. The Board shall consist of the following :  
(a) Commissioner and the Secretary to the State Government, incharge of 
Agriculture Production and Rural Development, who shall be the Chairman 
of the Board, ex-officio;  
(b) The Chairman, Pradeshik Co -operative Dairy Federation Ltd., ex - 
officio, who shall be the Vice-Chairman of the Board, ex -officio;  
(c) the Secretary to the State Government, Finance Department, Uttar 
Pradesh, ex -officio ;  
(d) Special Secretary or Joint Secretary, as the case may be, to the State 
Government in the Pashudhan Department Uttar Pradesh, ex officio;  
(e)  the Director of Animal Husbandry, Uttar Pradesh, ex officio ;  
(f)    the Director of Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh, ex officio;  
(g) the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Uttar Pradesh, ex officio ;  
(h) the Director of Medical and Health Services, Uttar P radesh, ex 
officio;  
(i) four representatives of milk producers, unions, to be nominated by the 
State Government ;   
148 
 
[The Uttar Pradesh Milk Act, 1976]       [Section 5-8] 
 
  (j) two representatives o f dairies registered under the Industries 
(Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, in Uttar Pradesh, to be nomi nated 
by the State Government ; 
(k) two persons representing the consumers' interests, to be nominated by 
the State Government ; and  
(l) the Milk Commissioner, ex -officio, who shall be the Member -
Secretary of the Board. 
 
Term or non - 
official 
members  
 
5.  The term of office of non-official members shall be three years from the date 
of notification of their appointment. 
 
Functions of  
the Board 
 
6. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the funct ions of the Board shall  
generally be to plan, control, develop and regulate milk production and dairy 
industry in the State.  
(2)   In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub -
section (1), the Board may take such steps as it may think fit --  
(a) to prepare plans and schemes for the development of dairy industry in 
the State;     
 (b) to regulate and provide for the supply of milk to dairies and 
processors and manufacturers of milk or processed milk, for manufacture and 
sale of milk products;  
(c) to assist entrepreneurs in preparing projects for setting up new dairies 
and to accord approval for the same ;  
(d) to initiate, guide and co -ordinate activities concerning breeding of 
livestock, provision of balanced cattle feed  and fodder to producers and 
control and treatment of cattle diseases ;  
(e)  to regulate the price of milk and milk products ;  
(f)  to secure funds for and to incur expenditure in connexion with the 
discharge of functions undertaken by the board; and  
(g)   to take such other measures as may be prescribed. 
 
Appointment 
of Milk  
Commissioner  
 
7. The State Government shall for purposes of this Act appoint a Milk 
Commissioner who shall perform the duties and exercise all powers 
conferred or imposed upon him by or under this Act.  
 
Employees of 
the Board  
 
8. (1) The Milk Commissioner shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.  
(2)  Subject to any general or special orders of the State Government the Board 
may, appoint su ch officers and employees as  it considers necessary for the 
efficient performance of its functions under this Act and on such terms and 
conditions as it thinks fit.  
(3)  Subject to the superintendence of the Board, the general control and direction 
over all the officers and employee s referred to in sub -section (2) shall be 
vested in the Milk Commissioner.  
149 
 
[The Uttar Pradesh Milk Act, 1976]       [Section 9-11] 
 
Milk 
Development 
Fund 
9. (1) There shall be established a fund to be called the Uttar Pradesh Milk 
Development Fund, which shall be administered and controlled by the Board 
and to which all moneys received en behalf of the Board shall be credited.   
(2)  In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub -
section (1), the income of the Board from t he following sources, shall be 
credited to the fund:-  
(a) amount to be credited to the fund by Government out of the 
proceeds of cess to be imposed under section 16 ;  
(b)   licensing fees received under the provisions of this Act ;  
(c) grants and subven tions received from the State or Central 
Government or from any other organization or body.  
 
External 
Control 
10. (1)  The Board shall furnish to the State Government, at such times  and in such 
form and manner as the State Government may by general or sp ecial order 
direct, such returns, reports and statements as the State Government may 
from time to time require.  
(2)  Without prejudice to the provisions of sub -section (1), the Board shall, within 
two months after the end of each financial year, submit to  the State 
Government giving a true and full account of its activities, policies and 
programmes during the previous financial year.  
(3)  The accounts of the Board shall be deemed to be a local fund and be audited 
by the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts, Uttar Pradesh.             
 (4)  In the discharge of its functions, the Board shall be guided by such directions 
on questions of policy all may be given to it by the State Government.   
(5)  If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as re spects 
which the State Government may issue a direction under sub -section (4), the 
decision of the State Government shall be final.  
 
 CHAPTER III 
REGISTRATION, LICENCE, CESS AND RESTRICTIONS 
Licensing of  
Dairy  
Processor or  
manufacturer  
 
11. (1)  No person shall after the commencement of this Act set up a dairy or milk 
processing unit handling or having installed capacity for handling milk or 
milk products in quantities exceeding the limit specified by the Board in this 
behalf except under a licence in that behalf.  
(2)  No person shall on or after the date to be appointed in this behalf by the State 
Government by notification (such date being not earlier than three months 
after the commencement of this Act), carry on business of dairy or as 
processor or manufacturer, handling or having installed capacity for handling 
milk or milk products in quantities exceeding the limits specified by the 
Board by notification in this behalf, except under a licence in that behalf.  
(3) Notwithstanding anything contain ed in sub -sections (1) and (2), a milk 
processing unit licensed under the Industries (Development and Regulation) 
Act, 1951 shall not be refused licence under this Act, if it makes an 
application in the prescribed manner and complies with the prescribed 
conditions and furnishes such security and pays such fee as may be 
prescribed.  
150 
 
[The Uttar Pradesh Milk Act, 1976]       [Section 12-14] 
 
  Explanation I-- Different dates may be appointed by the State Government in such 
notification for different areas or for different categories, namely, dairies, 
processors or manufacturers.  
Explanation II -- Different rates or fees may be prescribed for the categories 
mentioned in Explanation I or for different classes thereof. 
 
Reserved Area  
 
12. (1) The Board may, by notification, declare an area to be a reserved area to  
ensure the availability of sufficient milk at fair prices.  
(2)  When an area has been declared a reserved area, the dairy or dairies in such 
area shall, if so directed by the Board, purchase all the milk offered by the 
producers in the area at such price as may be notified by the Board having 
regard to relevant factors such as availability and quality of milk and price of 
milk in that area during the preceding year.  
 
Licensing of 
Transporter  
 
13. No person other than an authorised person or agency shall collect, carry or 
transport milk or milk products from any place within a reserved area to any 
place outside such area without obtaining licence in this regard from the 
licensing authority :  
Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to transport or carriage 
of ghee, or milk any milk product in quantities not exceeding prescribed 
limits by any person for personal consumption. 
 
Grant of  
licence 
Suspension or  
Cancellation  
Forfeiture of  
security  and   
ban on cla im 
for 
compensation  
 
14. (1)  A licence under the provision of this Act shall be granted or renewed by the 
licensing authority in the prescribed manner, subject to prescribed conditions 
and on furnishing of such security and payment of such fees as may be 
prescribed.             
(2)  If any licensee contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made 
thereunder or any condition of the licence, then without prejudice to his 
liability for punishment under section 20, the lic ensing authority may, after 
giving him an opportunity of explanation, cancel his licence :  
Provided that the  licensing authority may, while issuing notice for 
cancellation of licence under this sub-section, suspend the licence.  
(3)  Where any licensee ha s been convicted of an offence under any law relating 
to purity or quality standards of milk or milk products for the time being in 
force, the licensing authority may, having regard to the nature and gravity of 
the offence and the circumstances, in which i t was committed, modify or 
cancel his licence.   
(4)  Without prejudice to the provisions of section 20 or of sub­ section (1), if the 
licensing authority is satisfied that a licensee has contravened any of the 
conditions of the licence and that a forfeitu re of his security deposit is called 
for, it may, after giving him an opportunity of explanation, by order forfeit 
the whole or part of his security deposit.  
(5)  A copy of every order suspending or cancelling or modifying the licence 
under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) or an order forfeiting security deposit 
under sub-section (4) shall be communicated to the licensee.  
151 
 
[The Uttar Pradesh Milk Act, 1976]       [Section 15-18] 
 
  (6)  Any person aggrieved by an order of the licensing authority under sub-section 
(2), sub -section (3) or sub -section (4) may, within sixty days of the 
communication of the order to him, appeal to the Chairman of the Board in 
the prescribed manner.  
(7)  The licensee shall not be entitled to compensation or refund of licence fee on 
cancellation or suspension of this licence. 
 
Prohibition o r 
regulation  of  
sale  and  
transport  and  
export  
of milk and 
milk products  
 
15. The State Government may, in the public interest and subject to the provisions 
of this Act and the rules made thereunder, by notification regulate or fix prices 
in respect of --  
(a) the sale or supply of milk, or the manufacture, sale or supply of any 
milk product in a particular area; and  
(b) the transport of milk or any milk product from one area in the State to 
another area in the State or its export to any place outside the State.  
 
Cess on  
purchase of  
milk 
16. (1)  The State Government may by notification impose, levy and charge tax on the 
sale or purchase or of carriage by road of milk or milk produ cts in such 
manner and at such rate or rates as may be prescribed not exceeding 10 per 
cent of the price of the milk or milk products, as the case may be, and such 
tax shall be payable by the dairy or by a pr ocessor, manufacturer or 
transporter of milk or milk product outside the State.  
(2)   Any tax imposed under sub -section (1) shall be levied at only one point and 
in such manner as may be prescribed.  
(3)   A tax imposed under this section shall be called "Milk Cess".  
(4)  The authority empowered to co llect the cess may forward to the Collector, a 
certificate under his signature specifying the amount of arrears due from the 
person concerned, and the Collector, on receipt of such certificate, shall 
proceed to recover from such person the amount specified  therein as if it 
were an arrear of land revenue.  
 
Proceeds of  
cess to go to  
Milk 
Development, 
Fund 
17. At the beginning of each financial year, after due appropriation has been 
made by law, the State Government shall withdraw from and out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the State the full amount of the proceeds of the cess 
imposed under section 16, and recovered by it during the preceding financial 
year after deduction of collection charges, arid place it to the credit of the 
Uttar Pradesh Milk Development  Fund, and the crediting of such monies to 
the said Fund shall be a charge on the Consolidated Fund of the State.  
 
 CHAPTER IV 
PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE 
Cognizance of  
offence  
 
18. No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act 
except on the report of a police officer with the previous sanction of the 
Board or any person authorized by the Board for the purpose, made within 
six months next after the commission of the offence.  
 
152 
 
[The Uttar Pradesh Milk Act,1976]       [Section 19-22] 
 
Jurisdiction of  
Court 
19. No court inferior to that of a magistrate of the first class shall try an offence 
punishable under this Act.  
 
Penalty  
 
 
20. Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule or 
regulation made thereunder or fails to comply with any order issued under 
this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder shall be punishable with 
fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and in the case of a 
continuing offence, with a further fine which may extend to five  hundred 
rupees for every day during which such offence continues, after conviction 
for the first commission of offence.  
 
Offence by  
companies 
21. (1) If the person committing an offence under this Act is a company the   
company as well as every person incharge of, and responsible to, the 
company for the conduct of its business at the time of the commission of the 
offence, shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished as if this 
offence was committed by himself :  
Provided that nothing contained i n this sub -section shall render any 
such person liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was 
committed without his knowledge or, that the exercised all due diligence to 
prevent the commission of such offence.  
(2)  Notwithstanding anything co ntained in sub -section (1), where any offence 
under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the 
offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or that the 
commission of the offence is attributable to any neglect on the  part of any 
director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, 
manager, secretary or other officer shall also be liable to be proceeded 
against and punished for the offence.   
Explanation--  For the purposes of this section  --  
(a) 'Company' means any body corporate and includes a firm or 
association of individuals, and  
(b) 'Director' in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.  
 
Composition 
of offence  
 
22. (1)  The Milk Commissioner or any other officer of the Board authorized by it by 
general or special order in that behalf may, either before or after the 
institution of the proceedings, compound an offence punishable under this 
Act on such terms, including payment of composition fee, as he may think 
fit;      
Provided that no offence consisting of a failure to comply with an 
order issued by or on behalf of the Board shall be compounded until such 
order has, so far as practicable, been complied with.  
(2)  Where an offence has been compounded, the offender, if in custod y, shall be 
discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in respect 
of the offence so compounded.  
 
153 
 
[The Uttar Pradesh Milk Act,1976]       [Section 23-27] 
  
 CHAPTER V 
MISCELLANEOUS 
Authentication 
of orders and 
documents or  
the Board  
 
23. All permissions, orders, decisions and other documents of the Board shall be 
authenticated by the signature of the Chief Executive Officer or any officer 
author used by the Board in this behalf.  
Inspection of  
under 
taking,etc 
24. The licensing authority or any person authorized by the  Milk Commissioner 
may inspect or examine or cause to be inspected or examined any premises, 
equipment or record and milk or milk products of any dairy, or any 
undertaking of a processor or manufacturer to satisfy i tself or himself that no 
contravention of this Act or rules or regulations made thereunder has been, is 
being, or is likely to be committed. 
 
Protection for 
acts done in 
good faith 
25. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any p erson for 
anything which is done or intended to be done in good faith under this Act or 
the rules and regulations made thereunder. 
 
Acts not to be 
invalid.  
26. No act of the Board shall be deemed to be invalid only because of any 
vacancy in its membership or any defect in its constitution or establishment.  
 
Power to make 
rules 
27. (1) The State Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the 
purposes of this Act.  
(2)   In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, 
such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters; namely --  
(a)  the conduct of business by the Board ;  
(b) the duties, powers and functions of the Milk Commissioner ;  
(c) the appointment of members in casual vacancies in the Board ;  
(d)  the preparation and submission of financial statements ;  
(e) the manner and form in which the Uttar Pradesh Dairy Development 
Fund shall be administered and payments from such fund;  
(f)  the manner of licensing and rates of licensing fees ;  
(g) the rates of milk cess and the manner of its imposition and collection;  
(h) the statements and returns to be submitted by the Board to the State 
Government and the registers and other forms to be maintained by it or by 
dairies, manufacturers and processors;  
(i) the reference to the Milk Commissioner of the disputes between a 
Milk Union, dairy, processor or manufacturer and the procedure to be 
followed by the Milk Commissioner in this regard ; and  
(j) any other matter which has to be and may be prescribed by the Board.  
 
 
154 
 
[The Uttar Pradesh Milk Act,1976]       [Section 28] 
 
Regulation  28. (1)  The Board may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, make 
regulations consistent with this Act and the rules made thereunder.  
(2)  In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, 
the Board may make regulations providing for -  
(a) the procedure in regard to the transaction of business of the Board 
or its committees ;  
(b) the functions and duties of the employees of the Board;  
(c) the constitution, powers, duties and functions of Committees of the 
Board ; and  
(d) any other matter for which provision is to be or  may be made in the 
regulations.  
 
 
 
 
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