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Arunachal Pradesh Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017

Arunachal Pradesh Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017

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Sections

1. Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 1

2. Definition.

Section 2

3. Notification of intention of Regulating marketing of specified agriculture produce.

Section 3

4. Declaration of whole state as one unified area.

Section 4

5. Notification of delineated market area.

Section 5

6. Alteration/ Amalgamation of delineated market area and of items of agricultural produce and livestock.

Section 6

7. Principal market yard, market sub-yard, private market yard, private market sub-yard, farmer-consumer market yard, private farmer-consumer market and electronic trading platform.

Section 7

8. Establishment and notification of "Special Commodity Market Yard".

Section 8

9. Establishment and notification of "Market Yard of National Importance (MNI)".

Section 9

10. Establishment of private market yard.

Section 10

11. Establishment of farmer-consumer market yard ( direct sale of agricultural produce by farmer to consumer in retail).

Section 11

12. Declaring warehouse/ silos/cold storage or other such structure or place as market sub-yard.

Section 12

13. Direct marketing (wholesale direct purchase from farmers outside the market yard, sub-market yard, private market yard).

Section 13

14. Establishment of Market and its incorporation.

Section 14

15. Vesting of property of Local Authority in Market Committee.

Section 15

16. Acquisition of land for Market Committee and/or Board.

Section 16

17. Constitution of the first Market Committee.

Section 17

18. Division divide a Delineated market area for constituencies and reservation of seat.

Section 18

19. Qualification to vote and be the representative of agriculturist.

Section 19

20. Term of the office of Member.

Section 20

21. Commencement of terms of office of Members.

Section 21

22. Resignation of Members.

Section 22

23. Resignation by Members.

Section 23

24. Leave of absence of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson and consequences of absence without leave.

Section 24

25. Refusal to hand over the charge to new Vice-Chairperson.

Section 25

26. Seizure and taking possession of record and property of Market Committee under certain conditions.

Section 26

27. Establishment and Composition of Market Committee of MNI.

Section 27

28. Appointment and functions of Secretary of the Market Committee of MNI.

Section 28

29. Executive Committee of MNI.

Section 29

30. Term of office of Members of the Executive Committee of MNI.

Section 30

31. Other provision of this Act also to apply to Market yard to National Importance.

Section 31

32. Powers and duties of Chairperson.

Section 32

33. Powers and duties of Vice-Chairperson.

Section 33

34. Meeting etc. of the Market Committee.

Section 34

35. Quorum and procedure at meeting.

Section 35

36. Powers and duties of the Market Committee.

Section 36

37. Appointment of sub-committee and delegation of powers.

Section 37

38. Power to borrow.

Section 38

39. Compounding of offences.

Section 39

40. Power to write off irrecoverable fee etc.

Section 40

41. Power to remove encroachment on market yard.

Section 41

42. Use of weighing instruments, weight and measure, their inspection.

Section 42

43. Mode of making contract.

Section 43

44. Act of Market Committee etc. not to be invalidated.

Section 44

45. Secretary of Market Committee.

Section 45

46. Powers functions and duties of the Secretary.

Section 46

47. Appointment of Accountant.

Section 47

48. Appointment of staff by the Market Committee.

Section 48

49. Establishment/promotion of electronic trading platform.

Section 49

50. Grant/Renewal of licence to establish electronic trading platform.

Section 50

51. Integration of warehouses/ silos/ cold storage or other such structure or space; declared as market sub-yard to e-platform.

Section 51

52. Integration of private market.

Section 52

53. Interoperability of e-trading platforms.

Section 53

54. Payment to the sellers and maintenance of accounts.

Section 54

55. Suspension or Cancellation of licence of electronic platform.

Section 55

56. Dispute settlement-(i) between/ among licensees under section 50(1); and (ii) between/ mong licensee and APLMC.

Section 50

57. Dispute settlement with regard to intra-State trade transaction.

Section 57

58. Dispute settlement with regard to Inter-State trade transaction.

Section 58

59. Sale-transaction of notified agricultural produce and livestock.

Section 59

60. Terms and procedure of buying and selling.

Section 60

61. Levy of market fee (single point levy of market fee).

Section 61

62. Levy of User charge by Market Committee.

Section 62

63. Power to grant exemption from market fee.

Section 63

64. Grant/ Renewal of licence to market functionaries other than tradeers.

Section 64

65. Grant / Renewal of unifiied single trading licence.

Section 65

66. Suspension or Cancellation of unified single trading licence granted/renewed under section.

Section 66

67. Recognition of unified single trading license granted renewed under Section 70 for inter-state trade.

Section 70

68. Grant/Renewal of licence for private, farmer-consumer market yard and market sub-yard.

Section 68

69. Suspension or Cancellation of licence granted/renewed under Section 73.

Section 73

70. Grant/Renewal of licence for direct marketing.

Section 70

71. Suspension or Cancellation of direct marketing licence.

Section 71

72. Dispute settlement -(i) between/ among licensees (ii) between/ among licensee and APLMC.

Section 72

73. Appeal

Section 73

74. Registration of wholesale adhoc buyer.

Section 74

75. Bar of jurisdiction on Civil Courts.

Section 75

76. Prepartation and sanction of budget.

Section 76

77. Market Committee Fund.

Section 77

78. Application of Market Committee Fund.

Section 78

79. Establishment of the State Agricultural Marketing Board.

Section 79

80. Incorporation of Board.

Section 80

81. Constitution of the State Agricultural Marketing Board.

Section 81

82. Composition of the State Agricultural Marketing Board.

Section 82

83. Appointment of Managing Director, CEO officers and Servants of the Board.

Section 83

84. Term of officer of the non-official members of the Board.

Section 84

85. Term of official Members.

Section 85

86. Allowance to Members of the Board.

Section 86

87. Filling of casual vacancy.

Section 87

88. Resignation of Chairperson, and Members.

Section 88

89. Disqualification of Member of the Board.

Section 89

90. Appointment of Sub-committee.

Section 90

91. Superintendence of the Board.

Section 91

92. Functions and powers of the Board.

Section 92

93. Audit of accounts of the Board.

Section 93

94. Delegation of powers.

Section 94

95. Supervision and control of the chairperson/Chief Executive.

Section 95

96. Functions and powers of the Managing Director.

Section 96

97. Conduct of business of the Board.

Section 97

98. Powers of Chairperson of Board.

Section 98

99. Appointment of Director of Agricultural Marketing.

Section 99

100. Powers and functions of the Director of Agricultural Marketing.

Section 100

101. Revolving Marketing Development Fund.

Section 101

103. Penalty for contravention of Act, Rules and Bye-laws.

Section 103

104. Recovery market dues.

Section 104

105. Congizance of offences.

Section 105

106. Inspection, inquiry, submission of statements etc.

Section 106

107. Powers of Director to remove Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or a Member of the Committee.

Section 107

108. Supersession of the Market Committee.

Section 108

109. Consequence of supersession of Market Committee.

Section 109

110. Supersession of the Board.

Section 110

111. Consequence of super session of Board.

Section 111

112. Power of Director to direct Market Committee for amending Bye-laws.

Section 112

113. Power of the Managing Director to prohibit execution or further execution of resolution passed or order made by the Market Committee.

Section 113

114. Power to call for proceedings of Market Committee and Managing Director/ Director.

Section 114

115. Liability of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Members and Employees for loss, waste or misappropriation etc.

Section 115

116. Power of the State Government to amend schedule.

Section 116

117. Power of the Government to give direction.

Section 117

118. Recovery of sums due to Board/Market Committee.

Section 118

119. Chairperson, vice-Chairperson, Members, officer and Servant etc. of Market Committee and Board to be Public servant.

Section 119

120. Delegation of power by state Government.

Section 120

121. Bar to civil suit & protection to person acting in good faith.

Section 121

122. Bar to suit in absence of notice.

Section 122

123. Duty to Local Authority to give information and assistance.

Section 123

124. Act not to be invalidated by informality, vacancy etc.

Section 124

125. Power to make Rules.

Section 125

126. Power to make Bye-laws.

Section 126

127. Repeal and Savings.

Section 127

128. Power to remove difficulty.

Section 128