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All agricultural produces as defined in the Punjab Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1961 except 53 (i) Fruits; (ii) Vegetables; (iii)Pulses; (iv) Wheat and Maize purchased by the Wheat and Maize processing industries directly from the farmers for manufacture of wheat and maize flour and for all other secondary/tertiary products of wheat and maize in the State of Punjab. 54 (v) Purchase of paddy by such industrial units which have been granted the Special Package of Incentives by the Empowered Committee constituted under the Industrial Policy, 2003, upto limits or duration and subject to the terms and conditions approved by the Empowered Committee55. The levy shall be at the first stage of purchase of the commodity concerned in the State of Punjab56, 57, 58. 53 Prior to the operation of this Act, the State Government in terms of earlier Act i.e. Punjab Infrastructure Development Act, 1998 (since repealed) exempted items mentioned at Sr. No.1(i), (ii) & (iii) vide notification no.1-Leg./99 dated 12.01.1999 which has been retained under the existing Act notified on 11.07.2002. 54 The State Government in terms of earlier Act i.e. Punjab Infrastructure Development Act, 1998 (since repealed) exempted item mentioned at Sr. No.1(iv) vide notification no. S.O. 14/P.A.1/99/S.4/Amd./2002 dated 27.04.2002 which has been retained under the existing Act notified on 11.07.2002. 55 As amended vide notification no. 7/1/11/2001-5FEIV/6785 dated 22.08.2005 56 As amended vide notification no. 7(1)11/01-5FE-4/4506 dated 13.07.2006 57 As amended vide notification no. 7(1)11/01-5FE-4/63 dated 10.10.2008 58 As amended vide notification no. 7(1)11/01-5FE-4/337 dated 06.08.2009 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), JULY 9, 2002 (ASAR 18, 1924 SAKA) 43 (vi) Paddy purchased by private purchasers, to the extent non-basmati rice derived out of such paddy, is exported by such purchasers; provided such private purchasers, submit a valid proof of the export so made, to the assessing and Controlling Authority59. (vii) Paddy purchased by private purchasers, to the extent basmati rice derived out of such paddy for export and has been exported provided such exporters submit a valid proof of the export so made, to the assessing and Controlling Authority60. (viii) Omitted61,62. (ix) Cotton Seed (Banaula) and Cotton (Ginned and Un-ginned) 63.