Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act and subject to the Election and provision of sub-section (2) of section 7, the members of a Market Committee temofoffices shall be elected by the individual, authorities or bodies referred to in of members. sub-section ( 1 ) of section 7. (2) The manner of election, preparation and maintenance of the list of voters, qualifications of members, disqualifications for being chosen as, and for being, a member, the right of vote, the payment of deposit and its forfeiture, determination of election disputes, publication of the names of members elected, and all matters ancillary thereto shall be such as may be prescribed. (3) If, for any reason, any body of persons, local authority or Co-operative Society or managing Committee thereof, fails to elect members of any Market Committee, the Director shall give notice in writing requiring such body of persons, local authority or Co-operative Society or managing Committee thereof, to elect members within one month from the date of service of such notice ; and on the failure of such body, authority, society or Committee to elect members within the specified period, the Director shall nominate the required number of persons who are qualified to be elected under this Act to represent such body or persons, local authority or Co-operative Society or managing Committee thereof. (4) Except as otherwise provided under this Act, a member of a Market Committee (not being a committee constituted for the first time) shall hold office for a period of three years and a member of a Market Committee constituted for the first time shall hold office for a period of one year : Provided that the State Government may, by notification, extend the term of office of members of any Market Committee for a period not exceeding one year. Provided further that, a person, who is a member by virtue of being a member of a Co-operative Society or a local authority shall cease to hold office on his ceasing to be such member, and in the case of a person who is a licencee shall cease to hold office on his ceasing to be the holder of the licence. ( 5 ) The names of the members of a Market Committee who have been elected or nominated. shall be published in the Official Gazette. (6) Upon the publication of the names of all the members of a Market Committee after election or nomination, as the case may be, or upon the publication of the names of at least nine members of such committee in the Official Gazette, the Market Committee shall be deemed to be duly constituted. Creation