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act_no_9_2020_megh_state_agricultural_marketing_act_2020.pdf
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- Jurisdiction
- Meghalaya
- Enactment date
- 2020-05-29
- Sections available
- 139
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1Short title, extent and commencement.→2Definitions.→3Notification of intention of regulating marketing of specified agricultural produce and livestock.→4Declaration of whole State as one unified market area.→5Notification of delineated market area.→6Alteration or Amalgamation of delineated market area and of items of agricultural produce and livestock.→7Principal market yard, sub‐market yard, market sub‐yard, private market yard, private market sub‐ yard, farmer‐consumer market yard, private farmer‐consumer market and electronic trading platform.→8Establishment and notification of “Special Commodity Market Yard”.→9Establishment and notification of “Market Yard of National Importance (MNI)”.→10Establishment of private market yard.→11Establishment of farmer‐consumer market yard (direct sale of agricultural produce by farmer to consumer in retail).→12Declaring warehouse/silos/cold storage or other such structure or place as market sub‐yard.→13Direct marketing (wholesale direct purchase from farmers outside the market yard, sub‐ market yard, private market yard).→14Establishment of Market Committee and its incorporation.→15Vesting of property of Local Authority in Market Committee.→16Acquisition of land for Market Committee and/or Board.→17Constitution of the first Market Committee→18Constitution of the second and subsequent Market Committee.→19Division of delineated market area for constituencies and reservation of seat.→20Qualification to vote and be the representative of agriculturist.→21Provision for election.→22Superintendence, direction and control of elections.→23Election of Chairman.→24Term of the office of Chairman and Members.→25Commencement of terms of office of Chairman and Members.→26Resignation of Members.→27Resignation by Chairman and vacancy in his office.→28No confidence motion against Chairman.→29Leave of absence to Chairman and consequences of absence without leave.→30Refusal to hand over the charge to new Chairman.→31Seizure and taking possession of record and property of Market Committee under certain conditions.→32Establishment and Composition of Market Committee of MNI.→33Appointment and functions of Secretary of the Market Committee of MNI.→34Executive Committee of MNI.→35Term of office of Members of the Executive Committee of MNI.→36Other provision of this Act also to apply to Market yard of National Importance.→37Powers and duties of Chairman.→38Powers and duties of Vice–Chairperson.→39Meeting etc. of the Market Committee.→40Quorum and procedure at meeting.→41Powers and duties of the Market Committee.→42Appointment of sub‐committee and delegation of powers.→43Power to borrow.→44Compounding of offences.→45Power to write off irrecoverable fee etc.→46Power to remove encroachment on market yard.→47Use of weighing instruments, weight and measure, their inspection.→48Mode of making contract.→49Act of Market Committee etc. not to be invalidated.→50Secretary of Market Committee.→51Powers, functions and duties of the Secretary→52Appointment of Accountant.→53Appointment of staff by the Market Committee.→54Establishment and Promotion of electronic trading platform.→55Grantor Renewal of license to establish electronic trading platform.→56Integration of warehouses, silos, cold storages or other such structure or space, declared as market sub‐yard to e‐ platform.→57Integration of private market.→58Inter operability of e‐trading platforms.→59Payment to the sellers and maintenance of accounts.→60Suspension or Cancellation of licence of electronic trading platform.→61Dispute settlement‐ (i) between or among licensees under Section55(1); and (ii) between or among licensee and APLMC.→62Dispute settlement with regard to intra‐ State trade – transaction.→63Dispute settlement with regard to Inter‐ State trade transaction.→64Sale‐transaction of notified agricultural produce and livestock.→65Terms and procedure of buying and selling.→66Levy of market fee (single point levy of market fee).→67Levy of user charge by Market Committee.→68Power to grant exemption from market fee.→69Grant or Renewal of licence to market functionaries other than traders.→70Grant or Renewal of unified single trading licence.→71Suspension or Cancellation of unified single trading licence granted or renewed under Section 70.→72Recognition of unified single trading license granted/renewed under Section 70 for inter‐state trade.→73Grant or Renewal of licence for private market yard, farmer‐ consumer market yard and market sub‐ yard.→74Suspension or Cancellation of licence granted or renewed under Section73.→75Grant or Renewal of licence for direct marketing.→76Suspension or Cancellation of direct marketing licence.→77Dispute settlement‐ (i) between or among Licensees. (ii) between or among licensee and APLMC.→78Appeal.→79Registration of whole sale ad‐hoc buyer.→80Bar of jurisdiction on Civil Courts.→81Preparation and sanction of budget.→82Market Committee Fund.→83Application of Market Committee Fund.→84Establishment of the State Agricultural Marketing Board.→85In corporation of Board.→86Constitution of the State Agricultural Marketing Board.→87Composition of the State Agricultural Marketing Board.→88Appointment of Managing Director, Officers and Servants of the Board.→89Term of Office of the non‐official Members of the Board.→90Term of Official Members.→91Allowances to Members of the Board.→92Filling of casual vacancy→93Resignation of Chairman and Members.→94Disqualification of Member of the Board.→95Appointment of Sub‐ committee.→96Superintendence of the Board.→97Functions and powers of the Board.→98Regulations.→99“Marketing Development Fund”.→100Payments incurred by The Board.→101Contribution towards “Marketing Development Fund”→102Borrowing by issue of bonds or stocks.→103Utilization of Marketing Development Fund Maintained by Board.→104Audit of accounts of the Board.→105Delegation of powers.→106Supervision and control of the Chairperson or Chief Executive.→107Functions and powers of the Managing Director.→108Conduct of business of the Board.→109Powers of Chairman of Board.→110Appointment of Director of Agricultural Marketing.→111Power and functions of the Director of Agricultural Marketing.→112Revolving Marketing Development Fund.→113Officer and staff of the Director of Agricultural Marketing.→114Penalty for contravention of Act, Rules and Bye‐laws.→115Recovery of market dues.→116Cognizance of offences.→117Inspection, inquiry, submission of statements etc.→118Powers of the Director to remove Chairman or Member of the Market Committee.→119Supersession of the Market Committee.→120Consequence of supersession of Market Committee.→121Supersession of Board.→122Consequence of super session of Board.→123Power of Director to direct Market Committee for amending Bye‐laws.→124Power of the Managing Director to prohibit execution or further execution of resolution passed or order made by the Market Committee.→125Power to call for proceedings of Market Committee by Director or Managing Director.→126Liability of Chairman, Members and Employees for loss, waste or misappropriation etc.→127Power of the State Government to amend schedule.→128Power of the State Government to give direction.→129Recovery of sums due to Board or Market Committee.→130Chairman, Members, Officer and Servant etc. of Market Committee and Board to be public servant.→131Delegation of power by State Government.→132Bar to civil suit & protection to person acting in good faith.→133Bar to suit in absence of notice.→134Duty to local Authority to give information and assistance.→135Act not to be invalidated by informality, vacancy etc.→136Power to make Rules.→137Power to make Bye‐laws.→138Repeal and savings→139Power to remove difficulty.→
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