Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Subject to the provision of this Act, it shall be the duty of a Market and duties Committee- of Market Committes. (i) to implement the provisions of this Act and of the rules and bye-laws made thereunder for the market area ; (ii) to provide such facilities for marketing or agricultural produce therein as the State Government may, from time to time direct ; (iii) to do such other acts as may be required in relation to the Superintendence, direction and control of markets, or for regu- lating marketing of agricultural produce in any place, in the market area and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid, and for that purpose, may exercise such power and perform such duties and discharge such functions as may be provided by or under this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, a Market Committee may - (a) grant, renew, refuse, suspend or cancel licences ; (b) provide for setting disputes arising out of any kind of trans- actions connected with the marketing of agricultural produces and all matters ancillary thereto ; (c) prosecute persons for violating the provisions of this Act and all the rules and bye-laws made thereunder ; (d) maintain and manage the market, including the regulations of conditions for use of the market ; (e) regulate the marketing of agricultural produce in the market area or the market, and the weighment or delivery of or, payment for, such agricultural produce ; (f) arrange for collection- (i) of such agricultural produce in the market area in which all trades therein are to be carried on exclusively by the Government by or under any law for the time being in force for that purpose, or (ii) of such other agricultural produce in the market area, as the State Government may, from time to time, notify in the Official Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the notified produce) ; (g) acquire, hold and dispose of any movable or immovable property (including any equipment necessary for the purpose of efficiently carrying out its duties) ; (h) collect or maintain, disseminate and supply information in respect of production, sale, storage. processing, prices and movement of agricultural produce (including information relating to crops-statistics and marketing intelligence as may be required by the Director or the State Government ; (i) take all possible steps to prevent adulteration and to promote grading and standardisation of such agricultural produces as may be prescribed : (i) enforce the provisions of this Act and of the rules and bye-laws made, and conditions of the licences granted, under this Act ; (k) perform such other duties as may be prescribed.