Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In the principal Act, for section 21, except Explanation 1 and 2 thereof, the following shall be substituted and the said section along with Explanation 1 and 2 shall be deemed to have been inserted with effect from 3,d September, 1974, namely Power to levy cess 21(1) Every Market Committee shall levy and collect a cess on the agricultural produce bought or sold in the market area at a rate not exceeding two rupees for every'one hundred rupees of the aggregate amount for which a specified agricultural produce is bought or sold whether for cash or for deferred payment or other valuable considerations. — ----------IHE_ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY JANUARY 20, 2007 8'5 (2) The Assam State Agricultural Marketing Board shall also have the power to levy and collect cess for any or all of the Market Committee(s) in the market areas in addition to the powers of the Market Committee (but not both), whenever felt necessary with approval of the State Government, on the agricultural produce bought or sold in such market area(s) at a rate not exceeding two Rupees for every one hundred rupees of aggregate amount for which a specified agricultural produce is bought or sold whether for cash or for deferred payment or other valuable considerations. (3) No cess will be levied on goods manufactured from the agricultural produce on which cess is proposed to be levied and which are ultimately exported out of the ' Country.” Amendment of