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Composition of second and subsequent Market Committee. (I) Save as provided in Section 20, a Market Coinmiuee constituted for a term of five years from the date of notification of it constitution, shall consist of— (a) a Chairperson and a Vice —Chairperson elected under Section 25: (Wien representatives of agriculturisis. of which not less than three shall be women, possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed, chosen by direct election from the constituencies of a delineated market area in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Rules made thereunder: Provided that no agriculturist may be qualified to be elected as representative of agriculturists of the second Market Committee unless he has sold his agricultural produce and livestock at least once in preceding one year, or five limes in five years for subsequent Market Committee, in the principal market yard or sub-market yard falling in the delineated market area. (c) one representative of traders resident of a delineated market area, possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed, elected from amongst the licensed traders resident of such delineated market area: Provided that no trader shalt be a voter of more than one Market Committee at a time. Provided further that he is otherwise not disqualified fur being so elected under the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force. (d) nne reprecenlative of licensed commission agent, possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed, elected from amongst the licence holder commission agents, granted by the Market Committee: Provided that no commission agent shall he a voter of more than one Market Committee at a time. Provided further that he is otherwise not disqualified for being so elected under the provisions of this At or any other law for time being in force. (e) one representative of the weighmen. loader/unjoaders and other market functionaries, possessing such qualifications, as may be prescribed, elected from amongst the licence holder weighmen, loaderfunloaders and other market functionaries, granted by Market Committee: Provided that no weighmen, ioadeiunIoaders and other market functionaries shall be a voter of more than one Market Committee at a time. 15, May, 2020 The Nagaland Gazette, Part- V 23 Provided further that he is otherwise not disqualified for being so elected under the provisions of this Act or any other law for time being in force. (2) Every Market Committee will have the following Committee Members: (a) One representative of the co-operative marketing society functioning in the delineated market area who shall he elected by the managing committee of such society. Provided that if more than one such society functions in the delineated market area, such Member shall be elected by all the Members of the managing committees of such societies. Provided further that nothing in this clause shall apply if the managing committee of any society stands superseded under the provisions of the State Cooperative Societies Act. (b) One representative each of the Agriculture. Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Fishery, Cooperation Department working in the district to be nominated on the recommendation of the Directors concerned. (c) One representative of the Town Council/Municipal Council that falls within the jurisdiction of the delineated market area nominated by the Chairperson of the Town Council/Municipal Council: Provided that in the Market Committee situated at the district headquarters, the representative shall be nominated from amongst the Members of the Town Council/Municipal Council only. (3) Only Members under sub-section (1) shall have a right to vote. 4) Government may make Rules for thepreparation ofvoters' list and conduct of election, (5) Every election and nomination of the Member shall be notified by the Deputy Commissioner/Managing Director in the official gazette. (() No person may be Member of the Market Committee more than two terms. (3) The committee-in-charge constituted under sub-section(i) shall, subject to the control of the ManagingDirector/Member Secretary, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the Market Committee under this Act.