Notwithstanding anything contained in the Marketing Regulation Act and the rules made thereunder, but subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 14 of that Act, in the event of a vacancy occurring in any Market Committee on account of death, resignation or removal of a member or through a member becoming incapable of acting, previous to the expiry of his term of office, or otherwise, the Chairman shall forthwith communicate the occurrence to the Director, as soon as conveniently, may be, by appointment or nomination of a person thereto, who shall hold office so long only as the member in whose place, he is appointed or nominated would have held it; if the vacancy had not occurred :
Provided that, if the vacancy occurs within six months preceding the date on which the term of office of the member expires, the vacancy shall, unless the State Government directs otherwise, not be filled.
Provided that, if the vacancy occurs within six months preceding the date on which the term of office of the member expires, the vacancy shall, unless the State Government directs otherwise, not be filled.
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Section 1 · Short title, commencement and duration.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Postponement of elections of members of Market Committees and extension of term of office of members and administrators.Section 5 · Validation of acts of Market Committees and of members and administrators whose term of office stands extended under section 3.Section 6 · Application of Mah. XX of 1964.Section 7 · Removal of difficultiesSection 8 · Repeal of Mah. Ord. IX of 1975 and saving.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.