Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Every market committee shall consist of twelve Members of in embers as follows : market (a) an officer of the State Government who shall be the ttee. commi- President of the market committee; an officer of the Directorate of Agriculture, West Bengal, having jurisdiction over the area for which the market committee is constituted, who shall be the Secretary of the market committee; one person to represent the members of any co-operative marketing society or societies hold- ing licence or licences for transacting business in any market in the area over which the market committee has jurisdiction or, if there is no such marketing society in such area, to represent the members of any other co-operative society or societies functioning in such area; (b) (c) 6 The West Bengal Markets Regulation Act, 1968. . [President's Act (i) "co-operative society" means a co-operative society registered under the Bengal Co-operative Socie- Ben gal of ties Act, 1940; (ii) "co-operative marketing society" means a co- 1940. operative society which has as its principal object the object .of promotion of sale, or pur- chase of agricultural produce; (d) two, persons, one to represent the proprietors of markets in the area over which the market committee has jurisdiction and the other to represent the local authority in such area; (e) five persons to represent the growers of agricultural produce in the area over which the market com- mittee has jurisdiction; Explanation.—In this clause "grower of agricultural produce" includes a person who produces by himself or by hired labour or otherwise, or receives under a tenancy-agreement, any agri- cultural produce, but does not include a person who acts as a commission agent or dealer in respect of such agricultural produce; (I) two persoiis to represent the licensed vendors using the markets in the area over which the market committee has jurisdiction. (2) The members of every market committee shall be appointed by the State Government in consultation with the Director : Provided that the representatives mentioned in clauses (0), (d), (e) and (f) of sub-section (1) shall, in the case of a market Committee for any area outside Calcutta, be appointed after considering also the recommendations of the District Magistrate. Explanation.—In this clause— C.3 Disquali- fication for member- ship of a market committee. Term of office.