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