The Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) General Rules, 2000

Q: What does Section 2 of The Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) General Rules, 2000 say?

(a) 'Act' means the Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998 (Delhi Act No. 7 of 1999); (b) '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 ; (c) 'co-operative society' means a co-operative society regist

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2. Place of business for which licence is applied for (give the name or number of the building and the name or number of street or other description sufficient to identify the premises)..................................

Section 2

3. If the applicant is a firm, or a Hindu-Joint- Family, Firm or otherwise constituted and it has been registered or not?....................................

Section 3

4. If the applicant is a firm, given the names of all persons constituting the firm with parentage, residence and address

Section 4

5. Name of the Managing Proprietor or Manager of the Firm............

Section 5

6. Name of other trade assistants of the applicant Firm with their residential address........................................................

Section 6

7. Name and style under which the applicant will work.........................

Section 7

8. Has the applicant or, where the applicant is a firm has any member thereof, single or in collaboration with anybody else, been granted a dealer's licence in any market area in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and has such licence been suspended or cancelled? If so, when for what period and for what reasons ?

Section 8

9. Category of licence applied for

Section 9

10. Has the applicant or any of his partners been declared insolvent in the past? If so, has the insolvency been discharged?

Section 10

11. Has the applicant or any partners been convicted of any offences relating to his business in the past two years? If so, nature of offence and punishment awarded.........................

Section 11

12. Has the applicant or any partner is also proprietor/partner in any other licenced firm? If so, the details should be furnished thereof.

Section 12

13. The firm shall deal in following commodities:

Section 13

1. Place of business for which licence is granted..........................................................

Section 1

2. Name of the Managing Proprietor or Manager of the Firm with percentage.................................................................................

Section 2

1. Name of the applicant with percentage and residence address in full...........................................................................

Section 1

2. Name or style under which the applicant will conduct his business......................................................................................

Section 2

3. Does the applicant wish to be licensed as weighmen/measurer/ surveyor/ (any other market functionary).....................................................

Section 3

4. Has the licence, if any granted previously to the applicant, or if the applicant is a firm, to any member thereof, singly or in collaboration with anybody else, for working as weighment, measurer, surveyor, or palledar in any notified market been cancelled? If so, where, when, for what period and for what reasons?..........................................................................................

Section 4

1. Name of the notified market area/market yard for which the licence has been issued.....................................................................................................................

Section 1

10. Has the applicant or where the applicant is a firm, has any member thereof singly or in collaboration with anybody else, been......................

Section 10

1. Name of the notified market area for which the licence has been issued..... .................................... :....................................

Section 1

2. Name of the applicant (with full particulars of the place of business)..........................................................................

Section 2

3. Name of managing proprietor or the manager of the firm, if any..............................................................................................................................................................

Section 3

9. Has the applicant, or where in case the applicant is a firm has any member there of, singly or in collaboration with anybody else, been granted a licence for working as a weighman, measurer, surveyor or palledar in any notified market area in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and has such licence been suspended or cancelled. If so, when, where, for what period and for what reason.

Section 9

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            "content": "(a) 'Act' means the Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998 (Delhi Act No. 7 of 1999);\n(b) '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(c) 'co-operative society' means a co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered as such under the Delhi Co-operative Societies Act, 1972 (35 of 1972) or any other law,for the time being in force which deals in and hold a licerise for marketing agricultural produce;\n(d) 'Development Commissioner' means and includes the Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Department of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi;\n(e) 'Director' means a person appointed by the Government by notification, as the Director of Agricultural Marketing of Delhi;\n(f) 'export' means the export of agricultural produce outside India;\n(g) 'financial year' means the year commencing on the 1st day of April and ending on 31st March, next following year;\n(h) 'Form' means a form appended to these rules;\n(i) 'incidental service fee' means the fee payable by the seller;\n(j) 'licensee' means person holding a licence issued under these rules or the rules there by repealed;\n(k) '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(l) 'market service fee' means the fee payable by the buyer;\n(m) '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(n) 'marketing' means buying or selling of notified agricultural produce and includes grading, packing, standardization, processing, storage, cold storage, ware house, 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;\n(o) 'section' means the section and includes its sub-section of the Act;\n(p) '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(q) 'vehicle' includes a motor vehicle, or boat or other vessel, animal or conveyance.",
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            "title": "8. Qualification of Agriculturist for nomination as a member of the committee.",
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            "content": "(1) he resides within the local limits of Delhi,\n(2) he is more than twenty five years of age,\n(3) he has not been earlier removed from membership of any committee for any misconduct,\n(4) he is of sound mind,\n(5) he is not insolvent and has not been convicted by a Court of law for criminal offence involving moral turpitude.\nChapter II\nBudget and Accounts",
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            "content": "Chapter III\nGrant, Renewal, Suspension or Cancellation of Licence",
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            "title": "15. Grant of Licences.",
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            "content": "Category of Licencees\nCategory of Licencees\nLicence Fee (Rs.) (per annum)\nLicence Fee (Rs.) (per annum)\nA.\nTraders (wholesallers) including flour mills, oil expellers,\n\t\t\t\t\tdal mills, who purchase the agricultural produce to sell it\n\t\t\t\t\tafter processing.\n100/-\nB.\nCommission agents carrying on business in the principal\n\t\t\t\t\tmarket or subsidiary market.\n100/-\nC.\nBrokers operating in principal and subsidiary markets.\n100/-\nD.\nProcessors, warehousemen including cold storages and\n\t\t\t\t\tgodowns.\n100/-\nE.\nRetailers having established premises for carrying on their\n\t\t\t\t\tbusiness and selling to consumers only in the market area\n\t\t\t\t\texcluding the principal or subsidiary market.\n50/-\nF.\nWeighmen, measurers, surveyors and other similar market\n\t\t\t\t\tfunctionaries recognised by the committee.\n25/-\nG.\nPalledar.\n2/-",
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            "content": "(a) The licence had been obtained through wilful misrepresentation of fraud;\n(b) if the holder of the licence or any servant or any person acting on his behalf with his express or implied permission commits breach of any of the terms or conditions of the licence and/or holder of licence makes violation of the provisions of the Act, these rules and bye-laws;\n(c) if the holder of the licence in combination with other holders of licence commits any act or refrains from carrying out his normal business in the market with the intention of willfully 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 for any offence, under this Act.",
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            "content": "(a) a person applying for licence has been declared insolvent;\n(b) the committee is satisfied that the purpose of applying for licence is none other than to obtain a licence for becoming voter for the purposes of elections to the committee;\n(c) the licence has not been functional during the preceding year without any reasonable cause;\n(d) the person applying is a benamidar or partner with any person to whom a licence has been refused, or whose licence is cancelled or suspended for the period of such cancellation or suspension;\n(e) the person applying for a licence is convicted of an offence involving the said persons' integrity as a man of business, within five years of such conviction;\n(f) the person applying for licence has no premises to carry on business or marketing of agricultural produce;\n(g) any of the information stated by the applicant in his application from is materially incorrect.",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Prohibition against grant of certain licences.",
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            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Person exempted from taking licence.",
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            "content": "(a) Person using kohlu, provided that the number of kohlus installed by him in the market area is not more than two;\n(b) Hawkers, having no fixed premises of business;\n(c) Atta chakki owners if he purchases less than 10 quintals food grain in a day:\n(a) Scheduled banks when proceeding against any agricultural produce belonging to a producer or a licencee to whom money has been advanced against the security of such agricultural produce;\n(b) Hawkers who do not engaged in any dealing in agricultural produce other than such hawking;\n(c) Agriculturists who make sales of, his own produce in the yard or sub-yard without the assistance from- a commission agent. However, he will have to obtain permission/authorisation from the committee.\n(a) Chakkiwalas (including hullers and pulverisors) who do not make any sale or purchase of agricultural produce but have installed their chakkis including hullars and pulverisors only for grinding agricultural produce for consumers;\n(b) Persons engage in and pounding of paddy only.",
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            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Books to be kept by the licencee.",
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            "content": "(a) keep such books in such form as the committee may from time to time prescribe in its bye-laws;\n(b) render such return at such times and in such forms as the committee/Board/Director may prescribe or direct.",
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            "number": "22",
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            "number": "23",
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        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Intimation about change of constitution of a firm etc.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter IV\nMarketing of Agricultural Produce",
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            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Employment of broker or commission agent not compulsory.",
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            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Sale of Agricultural Produce.",
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            "sort_order": 25
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        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Appointment of disputes sub-committee and Arbitrator.",
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            "content": "(a) Any member of the committee as its Vice-Chairman;\n(b) Two of the representatives of agriculturists of the marketing committee;\n(c) One of the representative of the marketing committee representing the interest of consumers;\n(d) One of the representatives of the traders of the marketing committee.",
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            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Settlement of Dispute.",
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            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Transaction of business by the Dispute Sub-Committee.",
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        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Weighment.",
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        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Use of weighing instruments, weights and measures, their inspection and seizure.",
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            "content": "(a) to seize or detain any disputed weights and measures or weighing or measuring instruments;\n(b) to seize or detain any articles sold or delivered or caused to be sold or delivered by means of such weight or measures or weighing or measuring instrument together with any documents or records relating thereto;\n(c) to enter into any place where weights and measures or weighing or measuring instruments are used or kept for use in transactions for trade or commerce and inspect such weights and measures and weighing or measuring instruments; and\n(d) to require any trader or any employee or agent of a trader to produce for inspection all weights or measures or weighing or measuring instruments which are used by him or are in his possession or are kept in any premises used for trade.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 30
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        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Dispute regarding construction of rules and weight and measures.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 31
        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Weigh-bridges, measuring yard and certificates of weighment or measurement.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Prevention of adulteration of agricultural produce.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 33
        },
        {
            "number": "35",
            "title": "35. Grading and standardisation of agricultural produce.",
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            "content": "(a) carry out the work of grading of such declared agricultural produce as may be specified by the Vice-Chairman of the Board from time to time; and\n(b) supervise processing of agricultural produce in the market area with a view to preventing adulteration thereof.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 34
        },
        {
            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Incidental, Market Service, Weighment and delivery of Agricultural Produce Fees.",
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            "content": "37.\n(I) The Marketing Committee to provide for certain matters.\n(a) for the maintenance and improvement of any enclosure or building which may constitute the market;\n(b) for the construction and repair of building and other erections necessary for the purpose of the market;.\n(c) for undertaking development and for providing amenities in the market;\n(d) for the health, convenience and safety of the persons using the market;\n(e) for undertaking welfare activities in the interest of the servants of the Marketing Committee of the agriculturist in the market area;\n(J) for undertaking propaganda, and development of marketing of declared/notified agricultural produce;\n(g) for miscellaneous expenses not exceeding one percent of its total , income in a year, so however, that such expenses do not exceed rupees ten thousand at a time;\n(h) for such other activities as would be conclusive to the furtherance of the efficient working of marketing of declared notified agricultural produce in the market area; and\n(i) for depreciating on wasting assets owner by the marketing committee including deadstock, furniture, fixture, machinery and other things.\n(II) Duties of Marketing Committee.\n(a) maintenance of proper checks on all receipts and payments by its officers;\n(b) proper execution of all works chargeable to the market fund;\n(c) keeping a copy of the Act and other Rules and the notifications issued thereunder, and of its bye-laws, open to inspection free of charge at its office; and\n(d) doing such other things as may, from time to time, be necessary for the efficient working of the Marketing Committee;\n(III)\nChapter V\nLevy and Collection of Market Fees",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 35
        },
        {
            "number": "38",
            "title": "38. Levy or collection of fee on the sale of the Agricultural Produce.",
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            "content": "(a) if it is leaving market or market area unless contrary proved;\n(b) if the agreement of sale thereof is entered into in the said area; or\n(c) if in pursuance of the agreement of sale the agricultural produce is weighed in the said area; or\n(d) in in pursuance of the agreement in sale of the agricultural produce is delivered in the said area to the purchaser or the some other person on behalf of the purchaser; or\n(e) if in the case of any transaction two or more of the acts mentioned in sub-Rule (7) have been performed within the boundaries of two or more market areas, the market fee shall be payable to the committee within whose jurisdiction the agricultural produce has been weighed in pursuance of the agreement of sale or, if no such weighment has taken place, to the committee, within whose jurisdiction the agricultural produce is delivered.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 36
        },
        {
            "number": "39",
            "title": "39. Account of transaction and of fees to be maintained.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 37
        },
        {
            "number": "40",
            "title": "40. Procedure of Appeal.",
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            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "41",
            "title": "41. Inspection of accounts of licencee.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 39
        },
        {
            "number": "42",
            "title": "42. Preservation of the prescribed forms.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter VI\nMiscellaneous",
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        },
        {
            "number": "43",
            "title": "43. Power to order production of accounts, power to entry, inspection, seizure and stopping vehicles.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "44",
            "title": "44. Composition.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 42
        },
        {
            "number": "45",
            "title": "45. Penalties.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "46",
            "title": "46. Interest payable by buyer.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 44
        },
        {
            "number": "47",
            "title": "47. Administrative Report.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 45
        },
        {
            "number": "48",
            "title": "48. Condition subject to which a committee may borrow loan from Government and grant loan to another Committee.",
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            "content": "(1) A specific term should be fixed which should be as short as possible, within which the loan should be fully repaid with interest due. The term may in very special cases extend to thirty years.\n(2) The term is to be calculated from the date on which the loan is completely drawn.\n(3) The repayment of loans should be effected by instalment, which should ordinarily be fixed on annual basis, due dates of payment mentioned in the agreement.\n(4) Installments paid before the due date will be taken entirely to principal unless any interest for a preceding period is overdue.\n(5) The interest shall be charged on the loan at the rate prescribed by the Board.\n(6) When a loan is taken out in instalments, each instalment of the loan so drawn shall be treated as a separate loan for purposes of repayment of principal and payment of interest thereon except where various instalments drawn during a financial year are, for the purpose, allowed to be consolidated into a single loan as at the end of that particular financial year. In the latter event, simple interest at the prescribed rate on the various loan instalments from the date of drawl of each instalment to the date of their consolidated drawl shall be separately payable by the borrower.\n(7) The committee may obtain loan from Government at such term and conditions as may be determined by the Government and specified in agreement.",
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            "number": "49",
            "title": "49. Copies of documents etc.",
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        {
            "number": "50",
            "title": "50. Preservation of records.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Description of Record\nDescription of Record\nPeriod\nPeriod\n1\n2\nBudget\nFive years\nGeneral cash book\nPermanently\nEstablishment bill\nThirty five years\nGeneral bills\nThree years\nBalance sheet\nTen years\nLedger\nTen years\nRegister of deposits\nPermanently\nApplication Form 'A'\nPermanently\nOther application forms\nThree years\nReturns of daily (Form 'L')\nFive years after audit\nPurchases and sale/receipt books\nThree years\nRegister of sale and purchase of agricultural produce\nTen years\nRegister of licence\nTen years\nProvident fund register\nTen years or till accounts to which it relates are closed\nService books of employees\nFive years after retirement or death (whichever is earlier)\nRegister of proceedings of the Board or committee or\n\t\t\t\t\tsub-committee\nPermanently\nRegister of correspondence\nPermanently\nCheque books\nTen years\nTravelling allowance bills\nThree years\nLease deeds\nTen years from the date they cease to have effect\nSecurity bonds\nDitto\nTreasury challans\nThree years\nImprest account register\nThree years\nAttendance register\nOne year\nMovable property register\nTen years\nLibrary register\nTen years\nDemand and collection register\nTen years\nRegister of stamps\nThree years\nStock register\nTen years\nRegister of court cases\nTen years\nInvestment register\nPermanently\nFiles about the appointment, removal and dismissal of\n\t\t\t\t\temployees\nThirty Five years\nThe record which the Board or committee may decide to\n\t\t\t\t\tpreserve for more than three years\nSuch period (not less than ten years) as may be prescribed by\n\t\t\t\t\tthe Board or the committee.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 48
        },
        {
            "number": "51",
            "title": "51. Marketing Committee of National Importance.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 49
        },
        {
            "number": "52",
            "title": "52. Violation of Rules punishable.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "53.\nForm A\nForm A\n[ See Rule 15(2)]\nApplication for licence Category A, B, C, D and E\nApplication for licence Category A, B, C, D and E\nThe Secretary,\nMarketing Committee\nPassport Size Photo Proprietor/Partner",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 50
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Name of the applicant with full address (i) Residential....................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(ii) Business..................",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 51
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Place of business for which licence is applied for (give the name or number of the building and the name or number of street or other description sufficient to identify the premises)..................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 52
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. If the applicant is a firm, or a Hindu-Joint- Family, Firm or otherwise constituted and it has been registered or not?....................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 53
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. If the applicant is a firm, given the names of all persons constituting the firm with parentage, residence and address",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Sl.No.\nName\nFather's or Husband's Name\nFull Address",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 54
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Name of the Managing Proprietor or Manager of the Firm............",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 55
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Name of other trade assistants of the applicant Firm with their residential address........................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 56
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Name and style under which the applicant will work.........................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 57
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Has the applicant or, where the applicant is a firm has any member thereof, single or in collaboration with anybody else, been granted a dealer's licence in any market area in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and has such licence been suspended or cancelled? If so, when for what period and for what reasons ?",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 58
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Category of licence applied for",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(1) A\n(4) D\n(2) B\n(5) E\n(3) C",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 59
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Has the applicant or any of his partners been declared insolvent in the past? If so, has the insolvency been discharged?",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 60
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Has the applicant or any partners been convicted of any offences relating to his business in the past two years? If so, nature of offence and punishment awarded.........................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 61
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Has the applicant or any partner is also proprietor/partner in any other licenced firm? If so, the details should be furnished thereof.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 62
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. The firm shall deal in following commodities:",
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            "content": "1.\n2.\n3.\nSignature of the applicant\nTo be filled in by the office of the committee\nParticulars of deposit\nNo. of receipt\nDate of receipt\nPage No. of each book where entry made\nLicence fee\nSecurity\nAccountant\nMarketing Committee\nReport of Secretary of Marketing Committee\nReport of Secretary of Marketing Committee\nSecretary\nMarketing Committee\nForm B\nForm B\n[ See Rule 15(10)]\nForm of licence for category A, B, C, D and E\nForm of licence for category A, B, C, D and E\n(I) Market area..................\nPassport Size Photo Proprietor/Partner\n(i) Principal yard...........\n(ii) Sub-yard...............\n(II) SI. No. of Licence.............\n(III) Commodity to be handled.................\n(IV) Subsequent change of commodities to be\n\t\t\t\thandled....................",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 63
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Place of business for which licence is granted..........................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 64
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Name of the Managing Proprietor or Manager of the Firm with percentage.................................................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 65
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Date from which the licence takes effect ...............................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 66
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Date on which the licence expires...................................;...................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 67
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Category of the licence granted:",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(1) A\n(4) D\n(2) B\n(5) E\n(3) C\nSecretary\nMarketing Committee\n(Seal of the Marketing Committee)\nConditions of Licence\nConditions of Licence\nForm C\nForm C\n[Sec Rule 15(11)]\nRegister of licences of category A, B, C, D, E, F and G\nRegister of licences of category A, B, C, D, E, F and G\nSl. No.\nName\nFather's Name\nRes. Address\nDate of entry\nDate from which the licence takes effect\nDate on which the licence expires\nLicence fee received\nReceipt No. & Date\nSign of issuing authority with designation\nRemarks\nSign, of Recipient with date\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\nForm D\nForm D\n[See Rule 15(2)]\nApplication for licence under Category F and G\nApplication for licence under Category F and G\nThe Secretary,\nMarketing Committee.......\nPassport Size Photo Proprietor/Partner",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 68
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Name of the applicant with percentage and residence address in full...........................................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 69
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Name or style under which the applicant will conduct his business......................................................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 70
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Does the applicant wish to be licensed as weighmen/measurer/ surveyor/ (any other market functionary).....................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 71
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Has the licence, if any granted previously to the applicant, or if the applicant is a firm, to any member thereof, singly or in collaboration with anybody else, for working as weighment, measurer, surveyor, or palledar in any notified market been cancelled? If so, where, when, for what period and for what reasons?..........................................................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Signature of Applicant\nTo be filled in by the office of Committee\nParticulars of deposit\nNo. of receipt\nDate of receipt\nPage No. of each book where entry made\n(i) Licence fee\n(ii) Security\nAccountant\nMarketing Committee\nForm E\nForm E\n[See Rule 15(10)]\nForm of licence for category F and G\nForm of licence for category F and G\nPassport Size Photo Proprietor/Partner",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 72
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Licence No...........",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 73
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Date from which the licence takes effect.......",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 74
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Date on which the licence expires............",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 75
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Place of business..........",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Secretary, Marketing Committee\n(Seal of Marketing Committee)\nConditions of Licence\nConditions of Licence\nForm F\nForm F\n[See Rule 18(1)]\nApplication for the renewal of licence under category A, B, C, D and E\nApplication for the renewal of licence under category A, B, C, D and E\nThe Secretary,\nMarketing Committee.......\nPassport Size Photo Proprietor/Partner",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 76
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Name of the notified market area/market yard for which the licence has been issued.....................................................................................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 77
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Name of the applicant (with full particulars of the place of business)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 78
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Name of the Managing Proprietor or the Manager of the firm, if any..........",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 79
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Number of licence................................................ ......",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 80
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Date on which the licence expires .........................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 81
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Period for which renewal is requested............................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 82
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Fee paid",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) Licence fee ....................................................................\n(ii) Market fee ...........................................................................................",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 83
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Penalty paid if any...................................................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 84
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Has the applicant paid all dues of market fee?",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 85
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Has the applicant or where the applicant is a firm, has any member thereof singly or in collaboration with anybody else, been......................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) granted a dealer's licence in any notified market area in the NCT of Delhi and has such licence been suspended, or cancelled. If so, when, for what period and for what reason,......................................\n(b) convicted of an offence affecting the said person's integrity as a man of business. If so, the date of conviction, ...............................\n(c) declared as an undischarged insolvent...........................................\nSignature of applicant\n(To be filled in by the office of the Committee)\nRenewal Licence fee received\nPenalty received if any\nNo. of receipt\nDate of receipt\nPage of cash book where entry made\nRemarks\nAccountant\n(Marketing Committee)\nSecretary,\nMarketing Committee\nForm G\nForm G\n[See Rule 18(1)]\nApplication for the renewal of licence under Category F and G\nApplication for the renewal of licence under Category F and G\nThe Secretary,\nMarketing Committee.......\nPassport Size Photo Proprietor/Partner",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 86
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Name of the notified market area for which the licence has been issued..... .................................... :....................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 87
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Name of the applicant (with full particulars of the place of business)..........................................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 88
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Name of managing proprietor or the manager of the firm, if any..............................................................................................................................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 89
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Number of licence.... ............................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 90
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Date on which the licence expires.........................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 91
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Period for which renewal is requested..............................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 92
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Fee paid Rs........................................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 93
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Penalty paid, if any Rs ....................................................................",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 94
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Has the applicant, or where in case the applicant is a firm has any member there of, singly or in collaboration with anybody else, been granted a licence for working as a weighman, measurer, surveyor or palledar in any notified market area in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and has such licence been suspended or cancelled. If so, when, where, for what period and for what reason.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Signature of the applicant.\nForm H\nForm H\n[See Rule 26(8)]\nAuction Register\nAuction Register\nDate\nName of commission agent\nName & address of seller\nDescription of produce (full details)\nTotal quantity\nRate at which the produce has been sold\nTotal name of value buyer\nSignature of commission agent and buyer\nForm I\nForm I\n[See Rule 26(9)]\nDate of 1st auction\nName of seller\nName of commission agent\nName of agricultural produce\nApproximate weight\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\nSignature of commission agent\nDate of onward auction\nRate\nName of purchaser\nSignature of purchaser\nRemarks\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\n11\nForm J\nForm J\n[See Rule 26(12)]\nSale Voucher for the commission agents\nSale Voucher for the commission agents\nBook No............................................\nSerial no..........................................\nName of Market................................\nDate of Auction...............................\nName of Commission Agent.............\nAddress of seller..............................\nIncidental Service Fee\nWeighment Slip No.\nWeight\nRate\nValue\nPayable by the Producer\nPaid to the producer\nMARKET SERVICE FEE payable by the buyer\nAmount of M/Fee paid\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 95
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Unloading and Heaping",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 96
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Filling",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 97
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Sieving and Dressing",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 98
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Weighing including putting the bag on kanta & removing",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 99
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Storage",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 100
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Stitching",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 101
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Loading",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 102
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Commission",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 103
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Arhat",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Received Rs.............\nSignature of the seller\nSignature of the commission agent\nI promise to pay a sum of Rs...... to M/s......... within a\n\t\t\t\tperiod of ............... days\nN.B.\nForm K\nForm K\n[See Rule 11(10)]\nReceipt\nReceipt\nReceipt No..............................\nSignature of official receiving payment received by\nForm L\nForm L\n[See Rule 39(1)]\nReturn of daily purchases and sales Marketing Committee.........\nReturn of daily purchases and sales Marketing Committee.........\nCounterfoil\nCounterfoil\nPurchased\nSold\nDate of transaction\nName of commodity\nName of seller from whom purchased\nWeight\nRate\nValue\nWhether fee is leviable if not Why?\nAmount of fee leviable\nName of buyer to whom sold\nWeight\nRate\nValue\nWhether fee is leviable if not why?\nAmount of fee leviable\nRemarks\nTotal..........\nTotal ......\nSignature of dealer/commission agent\nForm M\nForm M\n[See Rule 39(3)]\nAssessment Notice\nAssessment Notice\n(a) You, a dealer Licence No and licensed under section of the Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998 of the notified market area/principal yard/sub-yard have not furnished return/correct return in Form L for the period from to..............\n(b) You, a dealer Licence No and licensed under section.............of the Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1998 of the notified market area have habitually made default in the submission of returns for the period from to and it appears to the committee that you willfully failed to furnish such returns in respect of the above mentioned period.\nSecretary\nMarketing Committee\nAssessing Authority/\nAssessing officer.\nForm N\nForm N\n[See Rule 39(9)]\nDemand Notice\nDemand Notice\nMarketing Committee\nMarketing Committee\nM/s..............\n(a) Assessed value of business........\n(b) Market fee chargeable........\n(c) Deduct market fee already paid if any.........\n(d) Net payable (b-c).......\n(e) Penalty......\n(f) Total (d-c)......",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 104
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "dl013",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. F. 8/12/2000/DAM/MR (1)/4380-4403 dated 10th November, 2000",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2000",
        "Short Title": "The Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) General Rules, 2000",
        "Type": "UNION_TERRITORY",
        "Location": "Delhi"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:22"
}

The Delhi Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) General Rules, 2000

Sections

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Definitions.

3. Procedure for holding enquiry for considering objection and suggestions received under Section 3 of the Act.

4. Allowances and other facilities admissible to the Chairman of the Board.

5. Allowances and facilities admissible to the Vice-Chairman of the Board.

6. Allowances to non-official members of the Board.

7. Allowances to members of the Committee.

8. Qualification of Agriculturist for nomination as a member of the committee.

9. Budget of the Board.

10. Budget of the Committee.

11. Accounts of the Board and Marketing Committees.

12. Maintenance of Accounts of the Board and Committee.

13. Remittance of contribution to Board and cost to the Government.

14. Audit of Accounts.

15. Grant of Licences.

16. Cancellation and Suspension of licence.

17. Refusal to grant or renew a licence.

18. Renewal of licence and issue of duplicate thereof.

19. Prohibition against grant of certain licences.

20. Person exempted from taking licence.

21. Books to be kept by the licencee.

22. Procedure of appeal.

23. Appeal against Penalty.

24. Intimation about change of constitution of a firm etc.

25. Employment of broker or commission agent not compulsory.

26. Sale of Agricultural Produce.

27. Appointment of disputes sub-committee and Arbitrator.

28. Settlement of Dispute.

29. Transaction of business by the Dispute Sub-Committee.

30. Weighment.

31. Use of weighing instruments, weights and measures, their inspection and seizure.

32. Dispute regarding construction of rules and weight and measures.

33. Weigh-bridges, measuring yard and certificates of weighment or measurement.

34. Prevention of adulteration of agricultural produce.

35. Grading and standardisation of agricultural produce.

36. Incidental, Market Service, Weighment and delivery of Agricultural Produce Fees.

38. Levy or collection of fee on the sale of the Agricultural Produce.

39. Account of transaction and of fees to be maintained.

40. Procedure of Appeal.

41. Inspection of accounts of licencee.

42. Preservation of the prescribed forms.

43. Power to order production of accounts, power to entry, inspection, seizure and stopping vehicles.

44. Composition.

45. Penalties.

46. Interest payable by buyer.

47. Administrative Report.

48. Condition subject to which a committee may borrow loan from Government and grant loan to another Committee.

49. Copies of documents etc.

50. Preservation of records.

51. Marketing Committee of National Importance.

52. Violation of Rules punishable.

1. Name of the applicant with full address (i) Residential....................

2. Place of business for which licence is applied for (give the name or number of the building and the name or number of street or other description sufficient to identify the premises)..................................

3. If the applicant is a firm, or a Hindu-Joint- Family, Firm or otherwise constituted and it has been registered or not?....................................

4. If the applicant is a firm, given the names of all persons constituting the firm with parentage, residence and address

5. Name of the Managing Proprietor or Manager of the Firm............

6. Name of other trade assistants of the applicant Firm with their residential address........................................................

7. Name and style under which the applicant will work.........................

9. Category of licence applied for

10. Has the applicant or any of his partners been declared insolvent in the past? If so, has the insolvency been discharged?

11. Has the applicant or any partners been convicted of any offences relating to his business in the past two years? If so, nature of offence and punishment awarded.........................

12. Has the applicant or any partner is also proprietor/partner in any other licenced firm? If so, the details should be furnished thereof.

13. The firm shall deal in following commodities:

1. Place of business for which licence is granted..........................................................

2. Name of the Managing Proprietor or Manager of the Firm with percentage.................................................................................

3. Date from which the licence takes effect ...............................................................

4. Date on which the licence expires...................................;...................................

5. Category of the licence granted:

1. Name of the applicant with percentage and residence address in full...........................................................................

2. Name or style under which the applicant will conduct his business......................................................................................

3. Does the applicant wish to be licensed as weighmen/measurer/ surveyor/ (any other market functionary).....................................................

1. Licence No...........

2. Date from which the licence takes effect.......

3. Date on which the licence expires............

4. Place of business..........

1. Name of the notified market area/market yard for which the licence has been issued.....................................................................................................................

2. Name of the applicant (with full particulars of the place of business)

3. Name of the Managing Proprietor or the Manager of the firm, if any..........