1. Short title and extent.―(1) This Act may be called the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. (2) It extends to the whole of India 2 ***.
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Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Essential commodities declaration, etc.Section 3 · Powers to control production, supply, distribution, etc., of essential commodities.Section 4 · Imposition of duties on State Governments, etc.Section 5 · Delegation of powers.Section 6 · Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactments.Section 6A · Confiscation of essential commodity.Section 6B · Issue of show cause notice before confiscation of food grains, etc.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 11 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-01-15. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.