The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963
maharashtra · 1964
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Notification of intention of regulating marketing of agricultural produce in specified area.
- S. 4Declaration of regulation of marketing of specified agricultural produce in market area.
- S. 5Establishment of markets.
- S. 5AEstablishment of National Integrated Produce Market.
- S. 5BPower to make regulations.
- S. 5COther provisions of Act not to apply to National Integrated Produce Market.
- S. 5DDirect marketing, establishment of private market and farmer-consumer market and redressal of disputes.
- S. 5EProcedure and form of Contract Farming Agreement.
- S. 5FEstablishment of Electronic trading platform.
- S. 5GGrant or Renewal of licence to establish Electronic trading platform.
- S. 5HIntegration of licence holder under section 5G to E-platform.
- S. 5IInteroperability of E-trading platform.
- S. 5JPayment to the sellers and maintenance of accounts.
- S. 5KSuspension or Cancellation of licence of electronic trading platform.
- S. 5LDispute settlement.
- S. 5MObligation of licensee under section 5G for E-trading platform.
- S. 6Regulation of marketing of agricultural produce.
- S. 7Grant of licences.
- S. 8Power to cancel or suspend licences.
- S. 9Appeal.
- S. 10Provision for settlement of disputes.
- S. 11Establishment of Market Committees.
- S. 12Incorporation of Market Committees.
- S. 13Constitution of Market Committees.
- S. 14Election and term of office members.
- S. 14AElection Fund.
- S. 15Commencement of term of office of members.
- S. 15AProvision for appointment of Administrator after normal or extended term of office of members expires.
- S. 16Resignation of members and nomination in certain circumstances.
- S. 17Removal of member for misconduct.
- S. 18Casual Vacancies.
- S. 19Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
- S. 20Term of office of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
- S. 21Chairman and Vice-Chairman to hold office until their successors enter upon office.
- S. 21AHonorarium to Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
- S. 22Procedure for election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
- S. 23Resignation of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
- S. 23AMotion of no-confidence against Chairman or Vice-Chairman.
- S. 24Consequence of absence of Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member without leave.
- S. 25Vacancies in office of Chairman and Vice-Chairman to be filled up.
- S. 26Refusal to handover charges to new Chairman or Vice-Chairman.
- S. 27Meeting, etc. of Market Committee.
- S. 27AAnnual General meeting of the Market Committee.
- S. 28Members to act during vacancy; acts of Committee, etc., not to be invalidated by informalities.
- S. 29Powers and duties of Market Committee.
- S. 30Appointment of sub-committees; delegation of power.
- S. 30APower of the Market Committee to open collection centres for marketing of notified produce; provisions for receipt and payment by purchaser.
- S. 31Power of Market Committee to levy fees and rates of commission (adat).
- S. 32Power to borrow.
- S. 32APower to order production and power of entry, inspection and seizure.
- S. 32BPower to write off loss, shortage or fee, etc., which is irrecoverable.
- S. 32CPower to make alternative arrangements during strike.
- S. 32DPower to take steps to prevent purchases of agricultural produce below support price.
- S. 32EPower of Market Committee to evict from shop, gala, shed, plot, or any other premises and to remove encroachment.
- S. 33Execution of contracts.
- S. 34Certain disputes regarding construction of rules, etc., about weights and measures to be decided by Market Committee.
- S. 34ASupervision over purchase of agricultural produce in any market or market area and payment of cost of supervision by purchasers.
- S. 34BMarket Committee to collect cost of supervision.
- S. 34CDefault of Market Committee in collecting or paying cost of supervision.
- S. 35Power of Market Committee to employ staff.
- S. 35APower of Government to appoint Secretary of Market Committee.
- S. 36Market Fund; its custody and investment.
- S. 37Purposes for which Market Fund may be expended.
- S. 38Manner of preparing budget, etc.
- S. 38AFunds not to be utilised for certain proceedings filed or taken by or against officers in personal capacities.
- S. 39Making or recovery of trade allowance prohibited.
- S. 39AEstablishment of State Agricultural Marketing Board.
- S. 39BConstitution of State Marketing Board.
- S. 39COfficers and servants of State Marketing Board.
- S. 39DMember not disqualified from contesting election or as members of State Legislature or local authorities.
- S. 39FCasual vacancies.
- S. 39GMembers to act during vacancy; acts, etc., of State Marketing Board, etc., not to be invalidated by informalities.
- S. 39HResignation of members.
- S. 39IAllowances of members.
- S. 39JFunctions and powers of State Marketing Board.
- S. 39KRegulations.
- S. 39LEstablishment and administration of Agricultural Marketing Development Fund.
- S. 39MPower of State Marketing Board to borrow.
- S. 39NUtilisation of the Development Fund.
- S. 39OAudit of accounts.
- S. 40Inspection, inquiry, submission of statements, etc.
- S. 41Duty of officers and members to furnish information to Director, authorised officers and State Government.
- S. 41APowers of the Director to prohibit execution of resolution passed or order made by Committee, etc.
- S. 42Seizure of account books and other documents.
- S. 43Power of State Government or Director to call for proceedings of Market Committee, etc., and to pass orders thereon.
- S. 44Amalgamation or division of Market Committees.
- S. 45Supersession of Market Committee, etc.
- S. 46Penalty for contravention of section 6.
- S. 46APenalty for contravention of provisions relating to E-trading.
- S. 47Penalty for not complying with directions under section 26(2).
- S. 48Penalty for making or recovering trade allowance.
- S. 49Penalty for failure to obey order under section 40.
- S. 50Penalty for contravening provisions of section 40 or 43.
- S. 51Penalty for contravention of section 42.
- S. 52General provisions for punishment of offences.
- S. 52ACompounding of offence.
- S. 52BAppeal.
- S. 53Members to be held responsible for misapplied funds.
- S. 54Chairman, Vice-Chairman, members, Secretary and servants of Market Committee to be public servants.
- S. 55Bar of suit in absence of notice.
- S. 56Trial of offence.
- S. 57Recovery of sums 2 due to Government or State Marketing Board or Market Committee.
- S. 58Power of State Government to delegate powers.
- S. 59Power to exempt Market Committee, etc., from provisions of Act.
- S. 59ADuty of local authorities to give information and assistance to Market Committee.
- S. 59BDuty of Police Officer.
- S. 60Rules.
- S. 61Bye-laws.
- S. 61APowers of Director to direct making or amending bye-laws.
- S. 62Power of State Government to amend Schedule.
- S. 63Savings.
- S. 64Repeal and savings.
- S. 65Power to State Government to transfer assets, etc., in cases of Market Committees constituted for excluded areas under Bom. XXII of 1939
- S. 66Removal of difficulties.