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Bye-laws (1) Subject to any rules made by the State Government under section 43 a Committee may, in respect of notified market area, make bye-laws for- (i) the regulation of its business; (ii) the condition of trading; (iii) the appointment and punishment of its employees; (iv) the payment of salaries, gratuities and leave allowances to such employees; (v) The delegation of power or duties, to the sub-committee or joint committee or adhoc committee or anyone or more of its members under section 19; and (vi) the remuneration of different functionaries not specifically mentioned in this Act, working in the notified market area and rendering any service in connection with the sale, purchase, storage and processing of agricultural produce, and may provide that contravention of any of such bye-laws shall be punishable, on conviction, with a fine which may extend to fifty rupees; (2) Where a Committee fails to make bye-laws under this section within six months from the date of its establishment or the date, on which this Act comes into force, whichever is later, the Board, may make such bye-laws as it may think fit and the bye-laws so made shall remain in operation in the Committee. *(3)(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules or bye-laws made there under, if the 1[***] Board considers that an amendment, alteration, rescission or adoption of a new bye- law is necessary or desirable in the interests of such Committee, he may, by an order in writing to be served on the Committee by registered post, require the Committee, to make 1 Omitted vide Punjab Act 40 of 1963. *The powers of the Board under section 44(3) (a) and (b) have been delegated to Secretary Board vide Govt. Memo No. 18(50) M-I–87/1048 dated 08-12-87. 38 such amendment, alteration, rescission or adopt a new bye-law within such time as may be specified in such order. (b) If the Committee fails to make any such amendment, alteration or rescission or to adopt the new bye-law within the time specified by the 1[***] Board in his order under clause (a), the 2[***] Board may, after giving the committee an opportunity of being heard, register such amendment, alteration, rescission or such new bye-laws, and issue certified copy thereof to such Committee. (c) The committee may, within one month from the date of issue of an order under clause (b), appeal against such order to the State Government. (d) Where an appeal is presented within one month from the date of the issue of an order under clause (b) registering an amendment, such amendment shall not come into force till the order is confirmed by the State Government. (e) A certified copy of the amendment of the bye-laws registered by 3[***] Board under clause shall, subject to the result of an appeal, if any, under clause (c) be conclusive evidence that the same has register such amendment, alteration, rescission or such new bye-laws, and issue certified copy thereof to such committee been duly registered and such amendment, alteration, rescission or a new bye-law shall be deemed to have been made by the committee. *(4) No bye-law or rescission of a bye-law or its alteration or amendment shall take effect until it has been confirmed by the 4[***] Board and notified in the official gazette.