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Every market committee shall be a body corporate 'tits by such name as the State Government may specify in the -711r notification constituting the market committee, shall, have 4 of perpetual succession and a common seal, may sue and be : the sued in its corporate name, and shall be competent to acquire, hold and dispose of property, movable or immovable, fibs to enter into contracts and to do all such things as may, from time to time, be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act: the ,413,g Provided that save as the State Government may, by each general or special order, otherwise direct, no market com- Say mittee shall permanently transfer any immovable property /eof except in pursuance of a resolution passed at a meeting of and the market committee by not less than three-fourths of its members and with previous sanction of the State Government. Duties of Proprietags of 12741630116. Market eommitkee. Ineorpe, ration Of market eommii ttees. 6 The West Bengal Harkets Regulation Act, 1970. [West Ben. Act Members of market committee. (Section 11.) it. (1) Every market committee shall consist of twelve members as follows — (a) an officer of the State Government who shall be the President of the market committee; (b) an officer of the Directorate of Agriculture, West Bengal, having jurisdiction over the area for which the market committee is constituted', wh-o shall be the Secretary of the market committee; (e) one person to represent the members of any co- operative marketing society or societies holding licence or licences for transacting business in any market in the area over which the market com- mittee 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 ; Emplanation.—In this clause— (i) "co-operative society" means a co-operative society registered under the Bengal Co-opera- Be tive Societies Act, 1940; XX 1041 (ii) "co-operative marketing society" means a co- operative society which has as its PrinciPor al object the object of promotion of sale purchase of agricultural produce; (d) two persons, one to represent the proprietors of markets in the area over which the market com- mittee has jurisdiction and the other to represent' tie local authority in such area ; (c) 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 agricul- tural produce, but does not include a person who acts as a commission agent or dealer in respecil of such agricultural produce ; (f) two pesons to represent the licensed vendors using the r markets in the area over which the market committee bas 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 (c), (d), (e) and (f) of sub-section (1) shall, in the case of is market committee for any area outside Calcutta, be ap- pointed after considering also the recommendations of the District Magistrate. Oi %Ben, Aet tWelVe the West for yea ▪ ,a, who puttee; - 3IlV co- holding • a any ot ao b --ach ;tat the '.;tiety or lerative 40pera „As a co- s ncipai sale or fors of st corn- ',present. cultural st corn- gyres by rise or Agricul- An who' 'i'respeei using ,..market :all be fth the Clauses t of it; 'oe ap- of the Bea. A XXI