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(1) Subjecttothe provisions of this Act, the Committee may :- (a) enforce the provisions of this Act, and the rules and bye-laws made thereunder in the notified markets. (b) establish a market in the market area and provide such facilities for persons visiting in connection with the purchase, sale, storage, weighment and processing of horticultural produce concerned as the Board may, from time to time direct. (c) do such other act as may be required in the relation to the superintendence, direction and control of market or for regulating marketing ol horticultural produce in any place in the market area and Ior the purposes connected with the matters aloresaid, and for that purpose may exercise such powers provided under this Act ; and (d) do all such other acts which may bring complete transparency in the pricing system and transaction taking place in the market area. (2) Wilhout prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, the Committee may :- (i) Maintain and manage the market yards and sub-yard market yards within the market area. Act of Committee not to be invalidated Powers and functions of the Committee. 8B (ii) Provide necessary facilities for the marketing and tacilities for the transportation of horticultural produce within the market yards and sub-market yards and outside the yards and within the sub-market yards and outside sub- market yards in the market area. (iii) Regulate, conduct or supervise the auction of notilied Horticultural produce in accordance with the provision and procedure laid down under the rules made under lhis Act or bye-laws of the Committee. (iv) Regulate the making. carrying out and enforcement or cancellation of agreements of sales weighment, delivery, payment and all other matters relating to the market of notilied Horticultural produce in the manner prescribed. (v) Provide for the settlement ol all disputes betyveen the seller and the buyer arising out on any kind of transaction Horticullural produce and all matters ancillary thereof. (vi) Take all possible steps to prevent adulteration of notilied Horticulture produce. (vii) Make registration for weighmen and labour for weighing and transporting of goods in respect of transactions held in the market yard or sub-yards (viii) Set up and promote public-private partnership in management of the markets. (ix) Promote public -private partnership for carrying out extension activities in its area viz, collection, maintenance and dissemination of information in respect of production. sale. storage. processing. prices and movement of notified Horticulture produce. (x) Levy, take, recover and receive rates, charges, fees and other sums of money to which the Committee is entitled. (xi) Regulate the entry of persons and vehicles, trattic into the market yard and sub-market yard visiting the market. 89 (xii) Compound otlences committed under this Acl (except section 27) or rules and bye-laws made thereunder. (xiii) Acquire land and dispose off any movable or immovable property for the purpose of efliciently carrying out its duties. (xiv) lnstitute or defend any suit, prosecution, action, proceeding, application or arbitration and compromise such suit, action, proceeding, application or arbitration. (xv) Keep a set of standard weights and measures in each principal market yard and sub-market yard against which weighment and measurement may be checked. (xvi) lnspect and venfy scales, weight and measures in use in a market area and also the books of accounts and other documents maintained by the market functionaries in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed. (xvii) Arrange to obtain fitness (health) certificates from which are bought or sold in the market yard or market area. (xviii) Cany out publicity about the benetits of regulation, the system of transaction, facilities provided in the market yard etc; through various means such as poster, pamphlets, hoardings, cinema slides, film shows, group meetings, electronic media etc; or through any other means considered more etleclive 0r necessary. (xix) Ensure payment in respect of transaction which take place in the market yard to be made on same day to the sellel, and in default to seize the Horticultural produce in question alongwith other property of the person concerned and to arrange tor re-sale thereof and in the event of loss, to recover with charges lor recovery of the losses, if any, lrom the original buyer and effect payment of the price of the Horticulture produce to the seller. Registration of market functionaries 90 (xx) Recover the charges in respect of weighmen and distribute the same totheweighmen and iabour if not paid by the purchaser or seller, as the case may be. (xxi) Collect and maintain information in respect of production. sale, storage. processing prices and movement of notified Horticulture produce and disseminate such information as may be directed by the Board. (xxii) With a view to maintain stability in the market, take suitable measures to ensure that traders do not buy Horticultural produce beyond their capacity and avoid risk to the sellers in disposing otf the produce, and grant llcenses only after obtaining necessary security in cash as bank guarantee according to the capacity of the buyers ; and (xxiii)Promote and undertake Horticu ltu re processing including activity for value addition in Horticultural produce. (3) With the prior sanction of the Board, lhe Committee may undertake the lollowing functions:- (l) Construction of roads, godowns, ropeways and other inlrastructure in the market area to facilitate marketing of Horticultural produce and for the purpose give funds by the Board. (ll) To provide on rent storage facilities for stocking of Horticulture produce to Horticultural producers. (lll) To promote and encourage e-trading, system, create inlrastructure and undertake other activities and steps needed thereof. (lV) To maintain and circulate lrom time to time the data ol arrivals and rates of Horticulture produces standard-wise brought into the market area for sale as may be prescribed. ('1) Every person who, in respect of notified Horticulture produce, desires to operate in the market area as lrader, commission agent, weighmen, labour, surveyor, ware housemen, contract farming buyer, owner or occupier of 37 (21 (3) (4)