The Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998

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    "title": "The Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998",
    "short_title": "The Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998",
    "act_number": "Delhi Act No. 7 of 1999",
    "act_year": 1998,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Delhi",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"agricultural produce\" means all produce and commodities, whether processed or unprocessed, of agricultural, horticulture, apiculture, viticulture, pisciculture, sericulture, animal husbandry, fleeces and skins of animals and forest products as are specified in the Schedule and each other produce as may be declared by the Government by notification to be an agricultural produce and also includes admixture of two or more of such produce;\n(b) \"agriculturist\" means a person residing in Delhi who ordinarily by his own labour or by the labour of any member of his family or who by the labour his tenants or servants or hired labour or otherwise, is engaged in the production or growth of agricultural produce, which has not been processed, but does not include a trader, commission agent, processor or broker, or a partner in a trading firm, or industrial concern, or in relation to agricultural produce, except where such trader, commission agent, processor or broker or partner is engaged in the production or growth of agricultural produce;\n(c) \"Board\" means the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board constituted under Section 5;\n(d) \"broker\" means an agent who, in consideration of a commission, fee or remuneration, contrives, makes and concludes a bargain or contracts on behalf of his principal, for the purchase or sale of agricultural produce, but does not receive, deliver, transport, or pay for the purchase or collect payment for the sale of the notified agricultural produce;\n(e) \"buyer\" means a person, firm, company or co-operative society or Government agency or public undertaking or public agency or corporation, or commission agent, who in the course of his or its business himself or itself or on behalf of any person or agent buys or agrees to buy notified agricultural produce in the market area;\n(f) \"bye-laws\" means bye-laws made under Section 118;\n(g) \"Commission agent or Arhtia\" means a person, who by himself or* through his servants, in the ordinary course of business, makes or offers to make a purchase or sale of a notified agriculture produce, on behalf of the seller or purchaser of such agricultural produce as the case may be, within the notified market yard and/or sub-yard or keeps it in his custody and controls it during the process of its sale or purchase and collects payment thereof from the buyer and pays it to the seller and receives by way of remuneration a commission or Arhat or percentage upon the amount involved in each transaction;\n(h) \"Delhi\" means the National Capital Territory of Delhi;\n(i) \"Director\" means a person appointed by the Government by notification, as the Director of Agricultural Marketing for Delhi;\n(j) \"Government\" means the Lieutenant Governor;\n(k) \"Lieutenant Governor\" means the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi appointed by the President under Article 239 read with Article 239-AA of the Constitution;\n(l) \"local authority\" means, in relation to an area within the local limits of-\n(i) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, that Corporation;\n(ii) the New Delhi Municipal Council, the Council; and\n(iii) the Delhi Cantonment Board, that Board;\n(m) \"market\" means a regulated market established under this Act, for a market area and includes a market of national importance established under Section 26 and a principal market and a subsidiary market established under Section 23;\n(n) \"market area\" means area declared to be a market area under Section 4;\n(o) \"market charges\" include charges on account of or in respect of commission, brokerage, weighing, measuring, palledari, loading, unloading, and carrying, cleaning, drying, sieving, stitching, stacking, hiring, gunny bags stamping, bagging, storing, warehousing, grading, surveying, transporting and processing;\n(p) \"marketing committee\" means a committee constituted for a market area under this Act; .\n(q) \"marketing\" means buying or selling of notified agricultural produce and includes grading, packaging, standarisation, processing, storage, cold storage, warehouse, transport, export, channels of distribution and any other function associated with the buying or selling of such agricultural produce and all activities involved in the flow of agricultural produce from production points commencing with the stage of harvest till these reach the consumer at large;\n(r) \"market functionary\" means a dealer, broker, commission agent, buyer, palledar, processor, stockist, cold storage operator, trader, weighman and such other person as may be declared by notification under the bye-laws to be a market functionary;\n(s) \"marketing service\" means Delhi Agricultural Marketing Service constituted under Section 75;\n(t) \"notification\" means a notification published in the official Gazette;\n(u) \"notified agricultural produce\" means any agricultural produce notified under Section 4;\n(v) \"official Gazette\" means the Delhi Gazette;\n(w) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(x) \"processing\" means any one or more of a series of treatments relating to powdering, crushing, decorticating, husking, parboiling, polishing, ginning, pressing, curing or any other manual, mechanical, chemical or physical treatment to which raw agricultural produce or its product is subjected to;\n(y) \"processor\" means a person who processes any notified agricultural produce on his own accord or on payment of a charge;\n(z) \"retail sale\" in relation to any notified agricultural produce, means the sale of that produce, not exceeding such quantity as the marketing committee may, by byelaws, determine to be a retail sale in respect thereof;\n(za) \"rules\" means rules made under this Act;\n(zb) \"schedule\" means the schedule to this Act;\n(zc) \"Secretary\" means a Secretary to the Board, Marketing Committee for market of national importance and other marketing committee and includes Joint, Deputy and Asstt. Secretary appointed as per provision of this Act and in terms of Service Regulations meant for Delhi Agricultural Marketing Service.\n(zd) \"section\" means a section of this Act;\n(ze) \"seller\" means a person who, sells or agrees to sell any notified agricultural produce and includes a person who sells on behalf of any other person as his agent or servant or commission agent;\n(zf) \"surveyor\" means a person who, on arrival of a consignment of notified agricultural produce for sale in any market area or market, surveys it for ascertaining the quality, refraction, adulteration and other like factors;\n(zg) \"trader\" means a person who, in the normal course, carries out the business of buying or selling, storing or processing of any notified agricultural produce as a principal or as a duly authorised agent.\nChapter II\nEstablishment of Market Area",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Notification of intention of regulating marketing of notified agricultural produce in area.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Declaration of market area and regulating agricultural produce.",
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            "content": "Chapter III\nConstitution and Powers of Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Establishment and composition of Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board.",
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            "content": "(a) the official members shall be:-\n(i) the Director who shall be ex-officio Vice-Chairman of the Board;\n(ii) two representatives of the Development Department of the Government of whom one shall be from Agriculture wing and the other from Co-operative wing;\n(iii) one representative from Department of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs of the Government not below the rank of Deputy Commissioner.\n(iv) one representative each from the Delhi Development Authority and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, who shall belong to planning wing of the respective body;\n(v) the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India or his nominee;\n(b) the non-official members shall be:-\n(i) two agriculturists, being members of the market committees;\n(ii) two members representing the organisations of agriculturist;\n(iii) one member to be elected in the prescribed manner from the traders and commission agents licensed under Section 80;\n(iv) one member representing the Co-operative societies; which are marketing in agricultural produce; and\n(v) two member representing the interests of consumers, of whom one shall be a member of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Incorporation of the Board.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Term of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Official Members and non-official members.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Disqualifications for membership.",
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            "content": "(a) does not ordinarily reside within Delhi;\n(b) is below twenty-five years of age;\n(c) has been removed from membership of a marketing committee under Section 50;\n(d) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court; or\n(e) is an undischarged insolvent; or\n(f) has been convicted by a criminal court, whether within or outside Delhi, of any offence which, in the opinion of the Government, involves moral turpitude:",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Chairman to preside.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Quorum at Board's meetings.",
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Resignation Chairman and Members.",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Pay, allowance and benefits to the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Removal of non-official members.",
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        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Filling up of casual vacancies.",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Approval of budget estimates of the Board.",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Vacancies not to invalidate Board's action.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Powers and functions of the Board.",
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            "content": "(i) Co-ordination of the working of the marketing committees and other affairs thereof including programmes undertaken by such marketing committees for the maintenance of markets, sub-markets, check posts and other sites in the market areas;\n(ii) undertake the planning and development of markets for agricultural produce;\n(iii) administer the Market Development Fund;\n(iv) issue direction to Marketing Committees in general or to one or more Marketing Committees in particular with a view to ensuring improvement thereof;\n(v) any other function specially entrusted to it by this Act;\n(vi) such other functions of like nature as may be entrusted to the Board by the Government.\n(a) to consider proposals for selection of new site(s) for establishment of the markets and to make recommendations to the Director for establishing principal market and sub-markets as per provision of sub-section (2) of Section 22;\n(b) to approve proposal for providing infrastructural facilities in the market and market area;\n(c) to construct a market or to approve plans, designs and estimates for constructing markets;\n(d) to sanction, supervise and guide a Marketing Committee in the preparation of plans and estimates for maintenance and improvement works undertaken by the Marketing Committee;\n(e) to execute all works chargeable to the Market Development Fund;\n(f) to encourage marketing of the agricultural produce on co-operative basis;\n(g) to maintain accounts in such forms as may be prescribed and get the same audited in such manner as may be prescribed;\n(h) to publish annually at the close of the financial year, its progress report, balance sheet and statement of assets and liabilities and send copies thereof to all the members of the Board and a copy to the Government;\n(i) to make necessary arrangements for dissemination of information on matters relating to regulated marketing of notified agricultural produce;\n(j) to provide facilities for the training of officers and members of the staff of the Board as also the Marketing Committees;\n(k) to prepare and adopt its budget for the ensuing year;\n(l) to sanction the budget of the Marketing Committees;\n(m) to grant subventions or loans to the Marketing Committees for the purposes of this Act on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine;\n(n) to arrange or organise seminars or workshops or exhibitions, etc. on subjects related to agricultural marketing;\n(o) to perform such other functions as may be of general interest to the Marketing Committees or considered necessary for efficient functioning of the Board or the Marketing Committees.\n(p) to transfer or to provide marketing technology and market assistance to the Marketing Committees as and when required.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Functions and powers of the Vice-Chairman.",
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            "content": "(i) discharge all functions as chief executive officer of the Board and make appointments and exercise supervision and control over the officers and members of the staff of the Board and the Marketing Service in matter including those of executive or administrative in nature as laid down in service regulations;\n(ii) ensure maintenance of accounts and records;\n(iii) dispose of all questions relating to the service of the employee as per the procedure laid down in the regulations;\n(iv) appoint officers and members of the staff of the Board and Marketing Service as per procedure laid down in the regulations;\n(v) incur expenditure from the Market Development Fund on works and other items as per powers delegated to him by the Board;\n(vi) in case of emergency, direct the execution or stoppage of any work and perform any function which requires to sanction of the Board;\n(vii) prepare the annual budget of the Board ;\n(viii) arrange internal audit of the Board;\n(ix) discharge any other duties which may be assigned to him by the Board from time to time ;\n(x) take steps for execution of the decisions of the Board;\n(xi) inspect works undertaken by the Marketing Committees and Board and take corrective measures;\n(xii) report to the Government such acts of the Marketing Committees or of the Board which are contrary to the provisions of this Act or the rules, regulations or bye-laws made thereunder; and\n(xiii) take such steps as may be deemed necessary for effective discharge of the functions of the Board.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Functions of the Secretary of the Board.",
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            "content": "(i) arrange meetings of the Board;\n(ii) maintain record of the proceedings of the meetings of the Board in the prescribed manner ;\n(iii) Discharge other functions as may be assigned to him by Vice-Chairman of Board from time to time.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Delegation.",
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        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Powers to make regulations for administering the affairs of the Board.",
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            "content": "(i) the summoning and holding of meetings of the Board, the time and date when such meetings are to be held, the conduct of business at such meetings;\n(ii) the powers and duties of the officers and other employees of the Board and the Marketing Committees;\n(iii) the salaries and allowances, loans and advances, and other conditions of service of officers and other employees of the Board and of the Marketing Committee.\n(iv) the recruitment, qualification, appointment, promotion, scale of pay, leave, leave allowance, acting allowance, loans, pension, gratuity, annuity, compassionate fund, provident fund, Pension Fund, suspension, dismissal, removal, conduct, departmental punishment, appeals and other conditions of service of the members of the Marketing Service and other staff;\n(v) the management of the property of the Marketing Committee and the Board;\n(vi) the execution of contracts and assurance of property on behalf of the Board;\n(vii) the maintenance of accounts and preparation of balance sheet of the Board;\n(viii) the procedure for carrying out the functions of the Board under this Act;\n(ix) any other matter for which provision is to be or may be made in the regulations.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Dissolution.",
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            "content": "Chapter IV\nEstablishment of Markets and Acquisition of Land",
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        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Establishment of market.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Acquisition of land for markets.",
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            "content": "Chapter V\nMarkets of National Importance",
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        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) the expression \"market\" means \"market of national importance\" and,\n(b) the expression \"Marketing Committee\" means the \"Marketing Committee of a market of national importance\".",
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            "is_definition": true,
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        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Establishment of markets of national importance and Marketing Committee thereof.",
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            "content": "(a) in such area, special markets, known as \"Markets of National Importance\" for such commodities; and\n(b) independent Marketing Committees known as \"Marketing Committees of Markets of National Importance\" in relation to such markets, notwithstanding that such area falls within the local limits of the jurisdiction of any other Marketing Committee or Committees already functioning in that area.\n(a) if it handles less than one lakh tonnes of produce per year;\n(b) if, out of the total produce handled by it, less than thirty percent thereof is received from two or more States or Union Territories; and\n(c) If the market does not influence the price of the commodity referred to in sub-section (1) at the national level.",
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            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Composition of the Marketing Committee for Market of National Importance.",
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            "content": "(a) three members to be nominated by the Government from amongst the agriculturists residing in Delhi;\n(b) three members to be elected in the prescribed manners from amongst the traders and commission agent holding licence in any Marketing Committee in Delhi;\n(c) one representative of the Board to be nominated by the Government;\n(d) the Director or his nominee (ex-officio member);\n(e) three representatives of other States and union territories to be nominated by the Government, in consultation with the State Government or the Administrator of the Union Territory as, the case may be,\n(f) the Secretary of the Marketing Committee (as ex-officio Member-Secretary);\n(g) one representative of the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India.",
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        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Marketing Committee.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 27
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        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Term of members.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Meetings of the Marketing Committee.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Executive committee and its composition of the markets of National Importance.",
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            "content": "(i) the Chairman of the Marketing Committee ;\n(ii) two representatives, to be nominated by the Government, of whom one shall be holding a trading licence in the market and other shall be representative of the agriculturists;\n(iii) one representative of the Board to be nominated by the Government;\n(iv) the Director or his nominee;\n(v) one representative of a State or Union Territory from which agricultural produce is imported in Delhi, to be nominated by the Government in consultation with the State Government or the Administrator of the Union Territory, as the case may be;\n(vi) the Secretary of the Marketing Committee constituted under Section 27 who shall act as the Member-Secretary of the Committee.",
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        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Meetings of Executive committee.",
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        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Term of office members of the Executive committee.",
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        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Appointment and functions of Secretary of the Marketing Committee.",
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            "content": "(i) exercise supervision and control over the officers and members of the staff of the Marketing Committee in matters of administration;\n(ii) incur expenditure from the funds of the Marketing Committee for items of work which have been duly sanctioned;\n(iii) in case of emergency, direct the execution or stoppage of any work or performance of any act which requires the sanction of the Board or the Marketing Committee;\n(iv) launch prosecution for violation of provision of this act, rules, regulation or bye-laws made thereof;\n(v) issue licences to the functionaries operating in the market;\n(vi) prepare the annual budget of the Marketing Committee;\n(vii) summon the meeting of the Marketing Committee and the executive committee and maintenance of records of the proceedings of such meetings;\n(viii) inspect, from time to time improvement and maintenance works undertaken by the Marketing Committee and send report of such inspection to the Chairman of the Marketing Committee;\n(ix) report such acts of the Marketing Committee or members of the Marketing Committee including the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman which are contrary to the provisions of this Act, rules regulations and bye-laws framed thereunder to the Vice-Chairman of the Board who shall further report to the Government;\n(x) take such steps as may be deemed necessary for effective discharge of the functions and decisions of the Market Committee.\nChapter VI\nConstitution of the Marketing Committee",
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            "number": "35",
            "title": "35. Constitution of the Marketing Committee.",
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            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Composition of the Marketing Committee.",
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            "content": "(a) three persons to be nominated by the Government who are agriculturists possessing such qualifications as may be prescribe:\n(b) two members to be elected in the prescribed manner from the traders and commission agents holding licences to operate as such in the market area;\n(c) one member to be nominated by the Government from the amongst the President or Chairman of the co-operative societies engaged in the business of processing or marketing of the notified agricultural produce in the market area;\n(d) one member to be chosen in the prescribed manner from the local authority within the local limits whose jurisdiction the principal market in relation to that Marketing Committee is situated:\n(e) one member to be elected in the prescribed manner by the licensed weighmen and measurers;\n(f) one member of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi to be nominated by the speaker to represent the interest of consumers ;'\n(g) two members to be nominated by the Government of whom one shall represent the interests of consumers:",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "37",
            "title": "37. Incorporation of the Marketing Committee.",
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            "sort_order": 36
        },
        {
            "number": "38",
            "title": "38. Manner of election of members of the Marketing Committee.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "39",
            "title": "39. Failure to elect members.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "40",
            "title": "40. Publication of names of member of a Marketing Committee.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "41",
            "title": "41. Duration of the Marketing Committee.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "42",
            "title": "42. Creation of Election Fund.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "43",
            "title": "43. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman and procedure for election.",
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        {
            "number": "44",
            "title": "44. Term of office of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.",
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        {
            "number": "45",
            "title": "45. Resignation of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.",
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        {
            "number": "46",
            "title": "46. Consequences of absence of Chairman without leave.",
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        {
            "number": "47",
            "title": "47. Casual vacancy of offices of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.",
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            "content": "(a) by nomination, in the case of a Marketing Committee constituted for the first time; and\n(b) in any other case in the manner provided in Section 43.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "48",
            "title": "48. Refusal to hand over charge to new Chairman or Vice-Chairman.",
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        {
            "number": "49",
            "title": "49. Resignation of members and nomination in certain circumstances.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "50",
            "title": "50. Removal of members on account of mis-conduct.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "51",
            "title": "51. Casual vacancies.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "52",
            "title": "52. Members to Act during vacancy Acts of Marketing Committee not to be invalidated by infirmities.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "53",
            "title": "53. Procedure at meetings of the Marketing Committee.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "54",
            "title": "54. Payment of allowances to members.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter VII\nMarketing Committees-Powers and Duties",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "55",
            "title": "55. Powers and duties of the Marketing Committees.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) to implement the provisions of this Act, and rules, regulations and bye-laws made there under for the market area;\n(it) to provide such facilities for marketing of notified agricultural produce therein as the Board may, from, time to time, direct;\n(iii) to perform other functions as may be required in relation to the superintendence, direction and control of markets, or for regulating and control of markets, or for regulating the market area and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid, and, for this purpose, may exercise such powers and perform such duties and discharge such functions as may be provided by or under this Act.\n(a) regulate the entry of the persons and of vehicular traffic into the market;\n(b) supervise the conduct of those who enter the market for transacting business;\n(c) grant, renew, refuse suspend or cancel licences;\n(d) provide for settling disputes arising out of any kind of transaction connected with the marketing of notified agricultural produce and all matters ancillary thereto ;\n(e) prosecute persons for violating the provisions of this Act and to the rules regulations and bye-law's made thereunder;\n(f) maintain and merge the market, including the regulation of admissions to, and conditions for use of, the market;\n(g) regulate the marketing of notified agricultural produce in the market area and the market, and the weighment, delivery of and payment for, such agricultural produce;\n(i) making, carrying out, enforcing or cancelling of any contract of sale of a notified agricultural produce;\n(ii) conducting or supervising of a transaction of sale or purchase of a notified agricultural produce in accordance with the procedure laid down under this Act, or rules, regulations and bye-laws made thereunder;\n(iii) specifying any place or spot where a notified agricultural produce shall be stored or displayed for purpose of sale by open auction;\n(iv) fixing the time for holding auction; and\n(v) cancelling an auction if it is not held in the presence of the employees of the marketing committee.\n(h) arrange for the collection-\n(i) of such notified agricultural produce in the market in which all trade therein is to be carried on exclusively by the Government by or under any law for the time being in force for that purpose, or\n(ii) of such other notified agricultural produce in the market as the Government may, from time to time notify in the official Gazette.\n(i) acquire, hold and dispose of any movable or immovable property (including any equipment) necessary for the purpose of efficiently carrying out its duties;\n(j) collect, maintain, disseminate and supply information in respect of production, sale storage, processing, prices and movement of notified agricultural produce (including information relating to crop-statistics and market intelligence) as may be required by the Director or the Board;\n(k) take all such steps to prevent adulteration and to promote grading and standardization of such agricultural produce, as may be prescribed;\n(l) enforce the provisions of this Act and of the rules, regulations and bye-laws made thereunder including the conditions of the licences granted, under this Act;\n(m) perform such other duties as may be prescribed;\n(n) arrange to obtain fitness certificate of health from a veterinary doctor in respect of animals, cattle or birds brought for sale of sold in the market/sub-market;\n(o) disseminate information about the benefits of regulation, the system of transaction, facilities provided in the market yard, etc. through such means as posters, pamphlets, hoarding, cinema slides, film shows, group meetings, etc., or through any other means considered by it more effective or necessary;\n(p) ensure payment in respect of a transaction which takes place in a market to be made on the same day to the seller, and in default thereof to seize the agricultural produce in question alongwith other property of the commission agent or purchaser if no commission agent is involved in the transaction;\n(q) make arrangement for weighmen palledars for weighing and transporting of goods in respect of transactions held in the market yard/sub-yard;\n(r) recover the charges in respect of weighmen and palledars and distribute the same to weighmen and palledars if not paid by the purchaser or seller, as the case may be.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 54
        },
        {
            "number": "56",
            "title": "56. Inspection of accounts etc. by officers of a Marketing Committee.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 55
        },
        {
            "number": "57",
            "title": "57. Seizure of accounts books, etc. and conducting of search thereof.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 56
        },
        {
            "number": "58",
            "title": "58. Examination of contents of vehicles etc. and their, seizure.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 57
        },
        {
            "number": "59",
            "title": "59. Removal of encroachment.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 58
        },
        {
            "number": "60",
            "title": "60. Appointment of sub-committees delegation of powers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 59
        },
        {
            "number": "61",
            "title": "61. Power of the Marketing Committee to open collection centres for marketing of specified produce and provisions for receipt and payment by purchaser.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) name of the collection centre;\n(ii) name of the tenderer;\n(iii) name of the purchaser;\n(iv) name of the commission agent or agency, if any;\n(v) name of the specified produce, the weight, measure or number thereof, as the case may be, and the fees paid for weighing, measuring or counting such produce;\n(vi) grade and variety of specified produce, if any, and the rate;\n(vii) the amount to be paid to the Marketing Committee by the purchaser or the commission agent, where the sale is though such agent;\n(viii) the amount to be paid by the tenderer to the commission agent by way of his commission, if any, and such other market charges, as are duly authorised by the Marketing Committee;\n(ix) the amount to be paid by the tenderer to a co-operative society under the [Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 1972 35 of 1972] ;\n(x) the amount of advance received by the tenderer, from the purchaser, if any, in respect of the specified produce;\n(xi) the amount to be actually paid to the tenderer after deducting the amounts, if any, falling under Clause (vii), Clause (viii), Clause (ix) or Clause (x); and\n(xii) the total amount to be paid by the purchaser in respect of the specified produce purchased by him.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 60
        },
        {
            "number": "62",
            "title": "62. Power to levy and collect market fee.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 61
        },
        {
            "number": "63",
            "title": "63. Presumption regarding sale of agricultural produce.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 62
        },
        {
            "number": "64",
            "title": "64. Market fee to be collected once only.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 63
        },
        {
            "number": "65",
            "title": "65. Collection of market fee from commission agents.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) The market fee payable under this Act shall be paid by the commission agent at such intervals as may be specified by the Marketing Committee in the bye-laws;\n(b) Every commission agent shall furnish periodical return showing receipt of agricultural produce by him and his turn-over to the Marketing Committee on such dates as may be specified in the bye-laws;\n(c) Every commission agent shall pay to the Marketing Committee in the manner and at such intervals as specified in the bye-laws the full amount of the market fee due from him under Act, according to the return refer to in the Clause (b) and shall furnish the receipt showing payment alongwith such return;\n(i) \"turn-over of the commission agent shall mean the aggregate amount of sale price of the notified agricultural produce during the period to which the return relates, whether actually received or not;\n(ii) \"return\" shall mean the return in the form as prescribed in the bye-laws and accompanied by a receipt showing proof of full payment of the market fee according to such return.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 64
        },
        {
            "number": "66",
            "title": "66. Assessment market fee payable by commission agent and payment thereof.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 65
        },
        {
            "number": "67",
            "title": "67. Appeal by commission agent against assessment of market fee.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) confirming, reducing or enhancing the assessment, or\n(b) setting aside the assessment and directing the assessment officer to make a fresh assessment after such further enquiry as may be directed:",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 66
        },
        {
            "number": "68",
            "title": "68. Order of appellate authority is final.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 67
        },
        {
            "number": "69",
            "title": "69. Liability to pay market fee by a firm, etc.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the market fee payable under this Act, by such firm, association or Family upto the date of such discontinuance may be assessed as if no such discontinuance had taken place; and\n(b) any person, who was at the time of such discontinuance a partner of such firm or a member of such association or Family shall, notwithstanding such discontinuance, by liable to pay the market fee assessed whether such market fee has been assessed prior to or after such discontinuance and subject as aforesaid the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply as if every such person or partner or member was himself a trader or a commission agent.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 68
        },
        {
            "number": "70",
            "title": "70. Liability to pay market fee in case of death of a trader or a commission agent.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) if the business carried on by the trader or commission agent is continued after his death by his legal representative by any other person, such legal representative or any such person shall be liable to pay the market fee due from the trader or commission agent under this Act whether such market fee may have been assessed before or after his death but has remained unpaid and the provisions of this act, shall, so far as may be, apply to such legal representative or other person as if he were the trader or commission agent himself.\n(b) if the business carried on by the trader or commission agent is discontinued after his death, his legal representative shall be liable to pay, out of the estate of the deceased, to the extent estate is capable of meeting, the amount of the market fee due from the deceased whether such market fee has been assessed before or after his death but has remained unpaid.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 69
        },
        {
            "number": "71",
            "title": "71. Intimation about change of constitution of a firm etc.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 70
        },
        {
            "number": "72",
            "title": "72. Power to and grant loans.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 71
        },
        {
            "number": "73",
            "title": "73. Execution of contract.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 72
        },
        {
            "number": "74",
            "title": "74. Certain disputes regarding construction of rules, etc. about weights and measures to be decided by the Controller of weight and measures.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter VIII\nOfficers and Servants of Board and Marketing Committees",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 73
        },
        {
            "number": "75",
            "title": "75. Constitution of Marketing Service.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 74
        },
        {
            "number": "76",
            "title": "76. Power of the Board to make regulations about conditions of service.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the tenure, of office, salaries, and allowances, provident fund, pension, gratuities, leave of absence and other conditions of service of officers and employees appointed in the Marketing Service and other staff;\n(b) the qualification of candidates for various posts and the manner of selection for appointment thereto ;\n(c) the procedure to be followed in imposing any penalty, suspension, the authority to whom an appeal shall lie ;\n(d) any other matter which is incidental to or necessary for, the purpose of regulating the appointment and conditions of service of persons appointed to services and posts under the Board or under a Market Committee and any other matter for which, in the opinion of the Board, provision should be made by regulation.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 75
        },
        {
            "number": "77",
            "title": "77. Liability for transfer.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 76
        },
        {
            "number": "78",
            "title": "78. Functions of Secretary of the Marketing Committee.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) to convene meetings of the marketing committee or its sub-committees, if any, and maintain minutes of the proceedings thereof;\n(ii) to attend the meetings of the marketing committee or its sub-committees, and take part in the discussions but shall not move any resolution or vote at any such meetings;\n(iii) to take action to implement the resolution of the committee and of the sub-committee and report progress in implementing such resolutions to the committee or the sub-committee, as the case may be, as soon as possible;\n(iv) to prepare a statement of estimated receipts and expenditure of the marketing committee for such financial year;\n(v) to furnish to the Government, Director, marketing committee and the Board such returns, statements, estimates, statistics, and reports as may be required or called by them from time to time including reports-\n(a) regarding the fines and penalties levied or any other action taken against the market functionaries and others;\n(b) regarding contravention of the provision of the Act, the rules, the regulations, the bye-laws or the standing orders by any person;\n(c) regarding suspension or cancellation of licences;\n(d) regarding administration of the marketing committee and regulation of the marketing;\n(vi) to produce before the committee or the sub- committee, as the case may be, such documents, books, registers, and the like, as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of the committee or the sub-committee, and also whenever called upon by the market committee so to do;\n(vii) to exercise supervision and control over the act of all officers and servants of the committee;\n(viii) to collect fee and other moneys leviable by or due to the market committee;\n(ix) to be responsible for all moneys credited to or received on behalf of the marketing committee;\n(x) to make disbursement of all moneys lawfully payable by the marketing committee;\n(xi) to report to the Government, the Director, the Board, and the Vice-Chairman of the Board as soon as possible, any fraud, embezzlement, theft or loss of marketing committee fund or property;\n(xii) to prefer complaints in respect of prosecutions to be launched on behalf of the marketing committee and to process proceedings, civil or criminal, on behalf of the marketing committee.\nChapter IX\nMarketing of Agricultural Produce",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 77
        },
        {
            "number": "79",
            "title": "79. Regulation of marketing of agricultural produce.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) The Director, where a market committee is not functioning; or,\n(b) by the marketing committee in any other case;\n(i) use any place in tire market area for the marketing of the agricultural produce specified in the said declaration; or\n(ii) operate in the market area or in any market therein as a trader, commission agent, broker, processor, weighman, measurer, surveyor, warehouseman or in any other capacity in relation to the marketing of such agricultural produce.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 78
        },
        {
            "number": "80",
            "title": "80. Grant of licence.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) shall be in such Form, valid for such period, and subject to such terms, conditions, restrictions and limitations as may be prescribed;\n(b) places at which weighment and delivery of agricultural produce shall be made in any market or market area and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 79
        },
        {
            "number": "81",
            "title": "81. Power to cancel or suspend licence.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) if the licence had been obtained through willful misrepresentation or fraud;\n(b) if the holder of the licence or any servant or any acting on his behalf with his express or implied permission commits a breach of any of the terms or,conditions of the licence and/or holder of licence makes violation of the provisions of the Act, rules and bye-laws made thereunder;\n(c) if the holder of the licence is combination with other holders of licence commits any act or refrains from carrying out his normal business in the market with the intention of wilfully obstructing, suspending or stopping the marketing of agricultural produce in the market yard and/or area;\n(d) if the holder of the licence has been adjudged an insolvent, and has not obtained his discharge; or\n(e) if the holder of the licence is convicted his discharged; or",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 80
        },
        {
            "number": "82",
            "title": "82. Appeal.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) of a marketing committee, refusing to grant or renew a licence, or cancelling or suspending any licence, may prefer an appeal within thirty days to the Vice-Chairman of the Board.\n(b) of the Director refusing to grant or renew a licence or cancelling or suspending any licence may prefer an appeal to the Secretary Agricultural Marketing Department of the Government within thirty days from the date on which such order is communicated to him and in such manner as may be prescribed.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 81
        },
        {
            "number": "83",
            "title": "83. Provision for settlement of dispute.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter X\nMarket Development Fund and Market Fund and Audit Thereof",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 82
        },
        {
            "number": "84",
            "title": "84. Constitution of market Development Fund.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 83
        },
        {
            "number": "85",
            "title": "85. Application of market Development Fund.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) better marketing of agricultural produce;\n(ii) collection and dissemination of market rates and news and other information relating to marketing of agricultural produce;\n(iii) grading and standardisation of agricultural produce;\n(iv) improvement works in the markets and their respective areas;\n(v) acquisition of land for construction of office building, guest houses, staff quarters, training centres, and maintenance thereof;\n(vi) acquisition of land for developing market for Marketing Committees and development thereof;\n(vii) given aid to financially week marketing committee in the shape of grant or aid or both;\n(viii) payment of salary allowances gratuity, pension, compensate allowances, compensation for injury or death resulting from accidents while on duty;\n(ix) payment of other dues to staff such as leave encashment on retirement or yearly basis, medical aid as may be laid down in the service regulations;\n(x) payment of provident fund, leave salary and pension contribution to government servant on deputation or other dues, payment of actual reimbursement in case of hospitalisation in authorised hospitals as laid down in service regulations;\n(xi) payment of travelling and other allowances to the Chairman Vice-Chairman, members and employees of the Board;\n(xii) meeting of any legal expenses by the Board;\n(xiii) construction of godowns, if required by the marketing committee/marketing committees;\n(xiv) expenses incurred in auditing the accounts of the Board;\n(xv) organising or arranging workshops, seminars, exhibitions, training programmes etc. on development of agricultural marketing including participation therein;\n(xvi) imparting education in agricultural marketing to staff;\n(xvii) execution of any other function/work assigned to the Board under this Act or as directed by the Government.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 84
        },
        {
            "number": "86",
            "title": "86. Account to be kept.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 85
        },
        {
            "number": "87",
            "title": "87. Audit of Accounts.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) examination and verification of cash balance and other securities;\n(b) valuation of the Assets and Liabilities;\n(c) investigations into and verification of the circumstances and reasons for the variation between the budget estimates and actual expenditure;\n(d) audit of the work accounts;\n(e) physical verification of stores and stocks.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 86
        },
        {
            "number": "88",
            "title": "88. Constitution of Market Fund, its custody and investment.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 87
        },
        {
            "number": "89",
            "title": "89. Application of Market Fund.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) the acquisition of a site or sites for the market yard;\n(ii) the establishment, maintenance and improvement of the market yards;\n(iii) the construction and repair of buildings necessary for the purposes of the market and for convenience or safety of the persons using the market yard;\n(iv) the maintenance of standard weights and measures;\n(v) the meeting of establishment charges including payment and contribution of provident fund, pension, gratuity, leave encashment on retirement or yearly basis, actual reimbursement of hospitalisation expenses in the authorised hospitals or other items as may be laid down in the regulations/rules;\n(vi) loans and advances to the employees of the committee;\n(vii) the payment of interest on the loans that may be raised for the purpose of the market and provisions of sinking fund in respect of such loans;\n(viii) the collection and dissemination or information relating to crop statistics and marketing of agricultural produce;\n(ix) expenses incurred in auditing the accounts of the marketing committee;\n(x) payment of honorarium to Chairman travelling allowances of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members of the Marketing Committee and sitting fees payable to number for attending the meeting;\n(xi) contribution to the Board as prescribed and Consolidated Fund of the National Capital Territory of Delhi to the extent required for salary of the employees of the Government as provided in Clause (b) of sub-section (2) and sub-section (3) of this section;\n(xii) contribution to any scheme for development of agricultural marketing including transport and scientific storage;\n(xiii) to provide facilities like grading services and communication to agriculturists in the market area;\n(xiv) to provide for development of agricultural produce in the market area;\n(xv) payment of expenses on elections under this Act;\n(xvi) incurring of all expenses for research, extension and training in marketing of agricultural produce;\n(xvit) prevention, in conjunction with other agencies, State, Union Territory, Central and others in relation to distress sale of agricultural produce;\n(xviii) fostering co-operative marketing and assisting co-operative marketing societies in the procurement and organization of profitable disposal of produce particularly the produce belonging to small and marginal farmers;\n(xix) acquisition of land for construction of office building, guest house for farmers and visitors and staff quarters and maintenance, thereof; hiring built up accommodation for office use, guest, house or for other purpose of agricultural marketing;\n(xx) any other purpose connected with the marketing of agricultural produce under this Act whereon the expenditure of the marketing committee fund is in the public interest subject to the prior sanction of the Board.\n(xxi) contribution to centralized pension fund of the Board as may be prescribed.\n(a) to the Board, as contribution, such percentage of its income derived from the licence, fee, market fee, fines received as specified below, to enable the Board to defray its expenses on office establishment and other expenses incurred by it in the interest of the marketing committee generally,-\n(i) if the annual income of a marketing committee does not exceed ten thousand rupees, ten percent;\n(ii) if the annual income of a marketing committee exceeds ten thousand rupees but does not exceed fifteen thousand rupees, on the first Rs. 10,000 ten percent;\n(iii) if the annual income of a marketing committee exceeds fifteen thousand rupees on the first\nRs. 10,000 on the next Rs. 5,000 on the remaining income\nTen percent Fifteen percent Twenty percent\n(b) to the Government, the cost of any special or additional staff employed by the Government, in consultation with the marketing committee, for giving effect to the provisions of this Act in the market area.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 88
        },
        {
            "number": "90",
            "title": "90. Market Fund to be kept in bank.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter XI\nBudget and Accounts",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 89
        },
        {
            "number": "91",
            "title": "91. Budget and Account of a Marketing Committee.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 90
        },
        {
            "number": "92",
            "title": "92. Revised or supplementary budget.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 91
        },
        {
            "number": "93",
            "title": "93. Power to execute work.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 92
        },
        {
            "number": "94",
            "title": "94. Accounts to be kept.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 93
        },
        {
            "number": "95",
            "title": "95. Preparation of Balance and administrative report.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter XII\nControl",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 94
        },
        {
            "number": "96",
            "title": "96. Power of the Director.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) inspect or cause to be inspected the accounts and offices of a marketing committee;\n(b) hold enquiry into the affairs of a marketing committee;\n(c) call from a marketing committee any return, statement, accounts or reports which he may think fit;\n(d) require a marketing committee to take into consideration-\n(i) any objection on the ground of illegality, inexpediency or impropriety which appears to him to exist with regard to the doing of anything which is about to be done or is being done by or on behalf of such committee;\n(ii) any information which he is able to furnish and which appears to him to necessitate the doing of a certain thing by such committee;\n(e) direct that anything which is about to be done or is being done should not be done, pending consideration of the reply given by the committee;\n(f) direct that anything which in his opinion should be done but is not being done may be done within such time as may be direct.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 95
        },
        {
            "number": "97",
            "title": "97. Duty of officers, servants and members of marketing committee to furnish information to Director or authorised officer.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the summoning and enforcing the attendance of any officer, servant or member of the Marketing Committee and examining him on oath;\n(b) the discovery and production by any officer, servant or member of the marketing committee of any document or other material object producible as evidence; and\n(c) the receiving of evidence on affidavits.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 96
        },
        {
            "number": "98",
            "title": "98. Seizure of account books and other documents.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
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