Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The market committee shall levy and collect market fees on any notified agricultural produce brought or sold in the notified market area at such rate, as may be specified in a notification issued by the Government in this behalf, which shall not be more than one rupee for every hundred rupees of the aggregate amount for which the notified agricultural produce is bought or sold whether for cash or for deferred payment or other valuable consideration. Explanation. – For the purposes of this sub-section, all notified agricultural produce taken out or proposed to be taken out of a notified market area, shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed to be bought or sold within such area. (2) The market fee referred to in sub-section (1) shall be paid by the purchaser of the notified agricultural produce concerned: Provided that where the purchaser of a notified agricultural produce cannot be identified, the market fee shall be paid by the seller. (3) (a) At any time, when so required by any officer or servant of a market committee, who is empowered by the Government in this behalf, the driver or any other person in charge of any vehicle, boat or other conveyance, which is taken or proposed to be taken out of a notified market area, shall stop the vehicle, boat or other conveyance as the case may be, and keep it stationary as long as may reasonably be necessary and allow the officer or servant empowered as aforesaid to examine the contents in the vehicle, boat or other conveyance. (b) Such officer or servant who has been so empowered by the Government under clause (a) may also inspect all records relating to the notified agricultural produce carried, which are in the possession of such driver or other person in charge, 13 who shall, if so required, give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle, boat or other conveyance. (c) The officer or servant of the market committee empowered as aforesaid shall have power to seize any notified agricultural produce taken or proposed to be taken, out of a notified market area in any vehicle, boat or other conveyance, if such officer or servant has reason to believe that any market fee or other amount due under this Act in respect of such notified agricultural produce has not been paid and such seizure shall be forthwith reported by the officer or servant aforesaid to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to try an offence under this Act and the provisions of sections 523*, 524* and 525* of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898* (Central Act 5 of 1898), shall, so far as may be, apply, in relation to the notified agricultural produce seized as aforesaid, as they apply in relation to property seized by a police officer: Provided that no such notified agricultural produce shall be seized from any person, if he satisfactorily accounts for his possession and for the payment of the market fees or other amount due under the Act and relating to the said produce. Levy of subscriptions for market reports, etc.