Section No : 1980 Revised version RICE RESERVESMarginal Notes1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Rice Reserves Ordinance, and shall be in operation in every such area (hereinafter referred to as a " proclaimed area ") as may for the time being be specified by the Minister by Order published in the Gazette to be an area in which the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply.+2. Application of Ordinance to establishments, estates, employers and contractors.3. Meaning of "prescribed date"4. Duty of managers, employers, &c. to furnish returns. 5. Duty of proprietors of estates to furnish returns.6. Power to require particulars to be furnished.7. Registration of dealers.8. Orders requiring reserves to be kept.9. Alteration and rescission of orders.10. Power of Controller to grant exemptions in the case of importers of rice.11. Cancellation of registration of dealer.12. Special regulations as to storage, &c.13. Powers of entry and examination.14. Books, registers, &c.15. Verification of returns and applications.16. Special provisions as to signatures on orders, notices, &c.17. Ordinance to be administered under general directions of the Controller.18. Offences and penalties.19. Power to sanction prosecutions and to compound offences.20. Authorized officers.21. Regulations.22. Interpretation.23. Section - 23