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(1) Every contract entered into by a Committee shall be in writing and shall be signed on behalf of the Committee by the Chairman or, if for any reason he is unable to act, by the Vice Chairman, and two other members of the Committee and shall be sealed with the common seal of the committee. (2) No contract other than a contract executed as provided in sub-section (1) shall be binding on a Committee. Appointment of class IV employees. Persons who are to be deemed Public Servants within the meaning of section 21 of Indian penal Code. Execution of Contracts. The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets [Punjab Act] Act, 1961 Levy of fees. Passing on burden of fee. Octroi not payable on certain agricultural produce. Marketing Development Fund. 1[23] A Committee may, subject to such rules as may be made by the State Government in this behalf, levy on ad-valorem basis fees on the agricultural produce 2[****] 2[bought or sold or brought for processing by dealers] in the notified area at a rate not exceeding 3[three rupees] for every one hundred rupees 4[Provided that, except in the case of agricultural produce brought for processing] - (a) no fee shall be leviable in respect of any transaction in which delivery of the agricultural produce bought or sold is not actually made; and (b) a fee shall be leviable only on the parties to a transac- tion in which delivery is actually made.] 7[23A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 23, a dealer or licencee may pass on the burden of fee paid by him under that section and the rules made there under to the next purchaser or add the same towards the cost of agricultural produce or the goods processed or manufactured out of it. (2) Whenever a dispute arises as to the passing on the burden of fee or its addition towards the cost of agricultural produce or the goods processed or manufactured out of it. It shall always be presumed, unless proved otherwise, that the burden of the fee has been passed on to the next purchaser or has been added towards the cost of the agricultural produce or the goods processed or manufactured out of it.”