Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulation Act, 1987 (No. 27 of 1989)

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PRS or any persons connected with it shall not be in any way responsible for any loss, damage, or distress to any person on account of any action taken or not taken on the basis of this document. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulation Act, 1987 27 of 1989 Keyword(s): Agricultural Produce, Agriculture, Broker, Collector, Commission Agent, Market, Market Committee, Notified Agricultural Produce, Notified Area, Notified Market Area, Person, Processing, Producer Amendments appended: 43 of 1991, 7 of 1992, 4 of 1993, 6 of 1994, 4 of 1995, 32 of 1995, 8 of 1997, 11 of 1998, 61 of 1998, 3 of 1999, 12 of 2014 ,,.,�.o , IBllftltNT OP tAlffl. R,ll>'O 19St .TAMIL N.l\.DU GOVERNM.EN·T EXTRAORDINAR·Y ··, MADRAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1989 , .AANI 21, SUKLA, THIRUVALLUVAR AANDU-2020 Part IV �Section 2 Tamil Naa Aeta and� : ' ·-· . . THE TAMIL NADU AGRICULTT1RAL PRODUCE MARKETING (REGULATION) ACT, 1987 .. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. SECTIONS� CHAPTER I. PRELIMJNARY. 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Notification of intention of regwating marketing d agricultural produce in specified area. · 4. Declaration of notified area. CHAPTER JI. MARKET COMMITTEES. 5. Estab!ishment of market committee. 6. Establishment of markets. 7. Establishment of special and subsidiary markets. 8. Trading in agricultural produce in nctifl.ed area. 9. Alteration of notified area, etc. 10. Constitution of Il'l:arket committee. 11. Publication of names of members of !Datket commfttee. (A Group) IV-2 Ex. (394)-1 [ 93 ] ,· r I ..... / ' . . ' -~ \ ' . . ~.u-~u.aan Wld. vitd~:' l--~arket ~~mitiee.'. ' . ' ?t;),t':-~C:,: ... -'· - .. ·. ;.·::::.' . ~:.~.:, .. f '4i ••• •· . • ) .... .. : 3 :; Disqualifications for-:mem. .. ,.: '·p of· market committee. :.i•.'-. f':'.'·°i''!t-,J.f'.>i"<''. .. :, . .', .. ,.:, .. '' • . :;1:,..,:·-.;~J,~·.·. ' . ' . ?<t4.fA.ssis\ant Director of1 Agp.cql't11re to be Bx-officio · · <ti;i:1 -:~ \/~r. --- · ·: . ···:'f;>" ~·'' · -: 1s;··Teim of office of members-, :etc. . ·· '. ,· i& Jncoq,oration of martset ci>~ittee: ', ·! ::.~:~ /·~. .> . . . ·: '.";•'' ,.·: .. ~ . , .; .17. ~~arket committee to be. a-'}ocal authority. · 18, Su~com:inittee, special committee anci delega 1 :ion of .. · po~ers. · ·' ·· ;,. General meetings •. ,, . · • '/)::··~·/i'"~:i:/ •'.r : . ,., ;--- . • ·. -~ ~:-,;:~< · , oceeding.of<.m~k ee,Il.()t to be.ii,validated · i,.,,;·t>r'inf9.rtna1iµe~;·,; ('''·: , ·.·.- ''"' , ½ <-·:·· '. '~~~~d- ·perr.ori;'.4,jce . b b/a' meniber iP.. c~rtai~. cases. , .• · . '• • •·• · .••. ;:.- ' . 1 . . . 22/'0fficers · and servants of market committee. :'~ .. ; : . :~ .' . . . ., ~;.: .,; :i." .. · .. · 23; Execution of contrac t$ · by(market committee. • i.'"\:' 24. Levy of fee by market comm~ttee. 25. Establishment of check-post or baI"rier .. . 26'. Issue .of ·receipt. by ~arket committee. · , ' . 27 ,' Determination of fee, etc;~ not to be questioned . in prosecution.. · '·. 28. Levy of subscription for market reports, · etc. ,· •. . · . 29 .. Market Commi~ Fund. . . 30, Purposes for which Mai:ket · Committee Fund may be expended. · · · · ...... 31. Power to borrow. . . . . ; . ' . .. 32. Trade allowance not permissible. except in certain cases. ..- . :·.~/ 33. Special -provision where there ·is delay in .reconsti-· . tution of new market<;committee, etc. · . · 34. Delivecy. of possession of. records and. properties of market committee. ~ ·. . . CHA,PTER III. MARKETING BOARD •. :35,: Establishment of Tamil Nadu State Agricultural. Marketing Board.· · · . · 36. Constitution of Board. 37 • .,Qfficers and servan~<of Board . . 38 •. Powers and f~ctiom: of ·Board.· :·:/39. Ex~~tion of con!facti(b,y'.:~. · "'l' 40 ,·p b , . 1' •,•( • . ·.,::· • · o~er to orrow. , . ,. .-. .-t.t~,:: . . · ·~ ~·: ,: · 41, &thnates of incomo · an.<i:'Upenditure of Board • .,,~ . ' ' . '>:' ,' ' '',f;,'-4,t,,, *~ ·~·.·1; .. ~~~ci~:. . ., ~}~;· ,e; ~~.a~\~ (JQ~ ':f~·:a.f.'.'11. ... ,.· t· B arc1·--o. .... d:·\\~;~. · J.>"<,:.:p-..~1:-e o r\Ju.) ~ .. '/.';' :~,i;4-StMarket Developmen.(J:uitd~ rn1t(.' · , it · ··"\· / .. ' ,. I "' t.~ .. TAMlL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZEITE EXTRAORD1.NAK¥ · ·9$: • • I CHAPTER IV. MISCELLANEOUS. 46. Powers and functions of Director. 47. Delegation of powers. . 48. Penalties. 49. Liability 9.f accustd to pay fee, or other amount. 50. Composition of offences. 51. Power of Magistrate to recover summarily fee or other amount. 52. Power to make rules. 53. Power to make regulations and by-laws. 54. Power to write-off irrecoverable amount, etc. 55. ~ai of certain proceedings. 56. President, Vice-President,·· Chairman and Vice-. Chairman to be public servants. 57. Limitation for certain suits and prosecutions. 58. Trial of offences. 59. Recovery o'fl smns. 60. Revjsion. 61. Registration of document executed on behalf of Board or market committee. 62. Injun,ction not to be granted in certain proceedings,. etc.. · 63. Liability · of President; Vice-l'resident, Chairman, Vice-Chairman and ihem!>er for loss, waste or misapplication of property. 64. Exemption. 65. Power io amehd the Schedule. · 66 . . Power to remove difficulties. t""J. Repeal and savings. THE SCHEDULE. .. (A Gtoup) IV.-2 Ex. (394) - Ja • I I I riTAMIL NADU GOVERNMEN1 .GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY Tott f(l)llowing Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly receivect. th\! asSP,nt of the Prem.dent on the 17th May ·19g3 and is hereby published for · general information : ACT No. 27 OF 1989. An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to, and to make better provisions for, the regulation of buying and selli�g of agricultural produce and the e9!ablishment and proper administra­ tion of markets for agricu!tural produce. in the State of · Tamil Nadu. WHEREAS it is expedient ,to provide for the better regulation . of buying and se1!ling of agricultural produce and the establishment and oropcr adm�tratjon of markets f< )r agricultural produce in the State of Tamil Nadu ; - · · BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Thirty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows:. CHAPTER I. I PRELIMINARY. . / 1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Agric1:1.ltural Produce Marketing .(Regulation), Act, 1987. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu. ' (3) The provisi11ns of suO:.sections (2) and (4) of section 22· and sub-sections (5 J and (7) · of section 37 shall come into force · at once and theremaining provisions of this Act �hall come. into force o� such date as the Goverii�nCiiiay, by notifl.cation,'-Rppoi�·-:-andd1fferent,dates may be appomted for different areas and for different provisions of this Act. 2. Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise . re quires, (1) "agricuitural produce" means any produce of agriculture,· whether processed or unprocessed, specified in the Schedule; (2) " a,griC'U]/llure "i includes horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing, animal husbandry (including breeding of livestock), apicul­ turc, pisciculture and sericulture and " agricultural '' shall be con strued accordingly; (3) ..,.Board" means the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Mar­ keting Board estabijshed · under section 35 ;, (4) "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 tJie purchase · or sale of any agricultural produce, but does not receive, deliver, trans­ port or pay for the purchase or cotect payment for the sale of, tile agricultural produce ; (5) '' Chairman" means. the Chairman of a market com­ mittee; ( 6 I '' Collector " means the Collector of the district in w 11 ,d1 the notified area is si,tuatcd or, if such area is situated 111 : '''> or more districts, the Colloodor of one of those distrjcts designated by the · Oovemment in that behali; £7) "commission agent" means a person, who, by himself or through his SttVants, buys and sells agricultural produce for another person, keepi it in his custody and controls it during the process of .97 .. 'f · • f�i�a�;�4.; e:;amount mvplved -m e�ch\ttaila·'·: ;) . i\SJ." ��r " :£\ . . Jf :ector of Air;��\I.JiTi;;'{ .1. n .• �n:ul,Nadu;·and,lilclu. e&J�yother person• or author1ty �µtl;l,<m-: ;" sM{foi'pi¥'9�v� rnmeri�t!>xJi1���a�on,' to perfprm '�Y of:.�he.J1;lli�/ ,· .• �.11,,.q�W,?(i�e Pifector.�9�J\� '� �fJor,suRh,-;area as may-,be spe,ciiiea :. ;,(;:;/!�� ? /tl?�!:f f Jl�t�1r£��;sM��der ;,:· ,,,J\ft\:::/4�Upn (1).otfsect1on·-6. and.sh�/except tn sub:-secnons..(l).cPld (2J of '.'v.,.'i{\J,{c{, -r! .. that. section, include � s�bsidi.µ:y market ; . . �/(r{;':r'/<;:•·· ; /'.: ! . -- (ll) ''�ket comrirltt�-;i;·Ill:eallS �y maJrketi c�mmittee esta-'·f;,\J i}, , . ·bJ islied under sub-i;ection (1) e>f, section -5; . ,,\ ;{ '.);;.)$:'.:· . .' < ' . ··, ': � :· ·'·,. ' ,11/:".'".l�t" -',-,}:- - -,(12) "notified agriroltural produce'' mean s any:igricultural .t,:�;1;;:)it, · ,,'.' produt<, specified in' the notifi�tion under sectiou 3; · �iJ1'X,,,. .. ;: · - . {13) "notified ·area,, mi�iis any are� notified ·un�er section 4· r:,�;�"r. •. . a.� altered by any UOtifica1ion µnder sub.:.section (lJ of -S�<'tion 9 ; t�.;H��;·\/.-: , '- ·-.,"' ··:�Sl \:�·�. · /\;/r:·,,.:·· , ·. (14) �'-ri(,tified inar.lcet ' area" fu�a,l.; any area notified undec �Ji:,, ;' !' ':ru'b,;;section (2J of section 6 �:altered by any notification un..der su� ;�h,:'::,t:\r,:1;.t��ion (1) of. 1ection; 9 ; .,·,/f ... :: '. ·. , · . · ,, :, . 'J'i?,.}'.'f' : .;.' ·. · (15) ,, person,. means'a,ri Jndividual ·or a firm or a company or f'.:;];;t,, �\.:-\ : )m association or & body of ii):gividuals, whether inr.orpor�ed or·not,· ;f4{,, .,L:.;i;<�:J:>r �,-�oc� ai.:Jtholity .. , .. ;/;�/i:,: . · �i)!(If 1 :·:· ' f�. '; Bxplanation.; .Jn this,' c1a;s�; ." local authority" shall have ' tpe ' 1 ;;;: .. ·,.;?t\:\Yi .;;- •Jiame meaning assigned to.'it iri:'clause (20) of section. 3 of the ,Tamil f'.; '.:. -� - f.. .'. . . .. • - . . ., . . : )::�)tr�; 'U{t,',/,i;, .. ··Nadu 'Public Health Act, 1939' {Tami1 Nadu Act :III of 1939) : . <1� . .":Jf<�.:o;i <',":s?) :': ;: � - • : ,, .. '-"\ '·, ·• ·. :i ' : .. '!: . ·· '; � /i,:- :· ;. '' .:::::;: ; , · . (16) "Presir,ent� means the Presir,ent of the Board.: .a�,i=f;:', <. ' ":::· . (17) "processin�? ineiihs any one < >r-�ore·'of a. series of ��t r+>J ) )'.i:" . ��ts such �s pawdenng!· �g. decortica��g, husking, par-boiling, -/�;,, /:. / , , ; pohslung, gmn mg, press g, c�rmg, pastuensmg or any other II'l'1J1: {{NJ<' 1r. -•- ,·, , ,uaJ; I:Qechanical, c.hemical/ physical or other treatment -to which· raw }'!Pt ·" '.\-, · · ' ' agricultural produce or 1ts'.c.product are subjected to; to ,make it fit j<J.:.; ; <. . : .foi,' �arketing or ultimate consumption; . . . . . ; . :\//,:,-:' . :;'. · i-osy' ., producer-;; mea�t any person wh� grows; r��rs, or pro- , ri} •.-.· . - • : '.: •. · , . . :, . . ;', . ; , ; : 1 •• <'' . ;�:�:��f!l�=�i,�;:;::.·��=�r=. . . grow, rear or ptoduce, tl?,ar p �od�ce : . .• - · . , ·. ,· ; --, /;I;," - ' ': . ' • • • I • ..., ' "·<t{;J- � " ', ' ,: , ' • • ; ,, �·>>i.:;:;,-, l ·.'• ,· Provided that for the pffeposes. of clauses (a) and, (c) of ,�ub­·-. -se.�tioo, (2) of section 10� aj,e��on shall not be c!eemed- to b� a. 'i;i:ro . ·.-ducer,. -1.mless �e. has· grown/ r�red, or produced the notified' ·agrk . ,p,lJltural produce. for -·a, period of. 11.ot less than three yeat$-:inlltiedi- . · .at�lv preceding t!te date of�ccuri:ence of the vacancy againsrwhich' ·, lie v, �v' be nomtnated. .: ,; . , ' .- . . • ,. . . ' ,f. ' ' • . . - If any .question arises as. to whether any person is a producer or · · not for the purposes of this Act, the decision of the Collector shall, - · - ·subject ·to the provisions 9f section 60, be final. In arriving at -a ·· -decision, tp.e. Collector, shall .follow such procedure as may be pre---seribed. '. · · · . �-.J . ' 1 . . Explanatior,.:. For the .'purpose of this. clause, ;'producer/� shall··also-include a teriant; : . · ·. ·: i;:\; :(i9) . ,, Registrar'" meari:s the Registrar o{ Co-�perativ� Socle-for th('·.State·'.o(;Tamir·:Nadur'. · :·. ">·: - .- .··a •:.·- ; . .- . / (20}'i Sch�,l�le '.�•(µiea�s· the; Schedule : to tllis': Act';> ;' - :: . . . . :. ; . - - ·: ; .. � .�-.;.,:\ . .. . ; . ' . .- ' . �. :..?-.-..r.::- .. . , . . ·:}�{::�>-�,. . \ :T,AMtL NADU GOVERNMENT· GAZETIE EXTRAORI>H~AllY-' (21) "Secretary,, means .the Secretary of a •market committee and includes a Joint, Deputy or Assistant Secretary ; · , . · (22) ,, subsi.diary market,, means any subsidiary market.esta.. . . blished under sub-section (3) of section 7; (23) " trader '' means a person wh o · buys, sells, stocks,- p~O:. . cesses, treats or in any way deals-'with any notifi~l agricultural · p"to- · duce either for himself or as a partner or as an agent of ooe · or . · more persons and. includes a commission. a:gent, del credere agent or any other merc,antile agent but does not include a broker. 3. Notification of intention of regulating . marketing of agricul- . tilral produce in specified area.-:{l) The Government may, by notifi ·cation, declare their intention of regulating the· marketing of sucll agricultural produce au.cl in such ·-area as · may be specified in the.· notification. · · · (2) The notification shall state that any objection ,or sugg~- il. tiori which may be received by the Go. vernment, within ·such per.-iod · .:) .. as may be specified in the notification, sha.U. be considered by therti. . ... A copy of the notification shall also be published in such other )i manner as may be prescribed. ~ 4. Declaration of notified area.-(1) After the expiry of the ' period specified in the notification under section 3 · and after consi· dering such objection and suggestion as may be received before such 1 expiry~ the Government IJ?,ay,. by no.tification, declare the atea; speci- i fled in the notification under section 3 or any portion thereof to be / · a notified area for the purposes. of this Act in respect of . any agri- r cultural produce specified in the. notification under that section; · 1 A copy of the notification shall also be published in such other . manner as may be prescribed. · (2) A notification under section 3 or under sub-t> .. ..,'. :,...,n . (1) shall have full foroe. and effect notwithstanding any irregularity oc defect in the publication of 2. copy of such notification. CHAPTER II. M:\RKET COMMITTEES. 5. Establishment of market committee.-(lj The Gove.rnment ~llall establish a market committee for every notified area. It shall be the duty of the market committee to enforce the provisions of this Act and the rules and by-laws made under this Act in such notified area. (2) Where, after the establishment of a market committee under sub-section ( 1), any agricultural produce is notified in relation to the notified area for which the market committee has been esta blished, then, the market committee shall be deemed to have been established in respect of that agricultural produce also. 6. Establishment of markets.-(1) Every market committee shall establish in the notified area such number of markets providing such facilities, as the Government may, from time to time, direct for the purchase and sale of the notified agricultural produce. (2) The Government shall, as soon as may lie, aftt;,r the esta blishment of a market by a market committee under sub-section (l), declare, by notific1tion, the area of the market and such area around the market as may be sµe~iii~c.i ih the notiflcatioa to be a notified market .:rca for the purposes of this Act' in respect of any notified agricultural produce. 100 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 7. Establishment of special and subsidiary markets – (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 6, where the Government are satisfied that on account of the specialised nature of marketing of any agricultural produce, like fresh fruits, fresh vegetable, or wool, in any area, it is expedient to ensure the efficient regulation of the marketing of such agricultural produce in such area, the government may establish. (a) in such area special market for such agricultural produce, and (b) independent market committee in relation to such special market Notwithstanding that such area falls within that local limits of the jurisdiction of nay other market committee or committee already functioning in that area, (2) where a special market and independent market committee are established under the sub-section (1), the Government may, by notification, declare that the provisions of this Act shall with such modification, restrictions or limitation as may be specified in the notification, apply in relation to such special market and independent market committee. (3) The market committee may, with the provision approval in writing of the Government, Establish, within the notified market area, such number of subsidiary markets as may be necessary providing such facilities as the Government may, from time to time, direct, for the purchase and sale of the notified agricultural produce, (4) (a) The Government may, by notification, declare their intention to direct the independent market committee, or as the case may be, the market committee concerned to close such special market or subsidiary market, as may be specified in the notification. The notification shall state that any objection or suggestion which may fied in the notification, shall be considered by it. A copy of the Notification shall also be published in such other manner as may be prescribed. (b) After the expiry of the period specified in the notification under clause (a) and after considering such objection and suggestion as may be received before such expiry, the government may direct the independent market committee or as the case may be, the market committee concerned to close the special market or subsidiary market specified in the notification under clasue (A) and such direction shall be given effect to by the independent market committee, or as the case may be, the market committee concerned within such period as may be specified in the direction. (8) Trading in agricultural produce in notified area.-- (1) No person shall, within a notified area (a) set up, establish or use, or continue or allow to be continued any place for the the purchase or sale, storage, weighment, measurement or processing of any notified agricultural produce, (b) Operate as a broker, weighman measure, trader, warehouseman or any other capacity in the relation to buying and selling of any notified agricultural produce. (c) Except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licenses granted to him by the market committee: ~.,:.i'~' TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDiNARY . ; Pro ddeJ that the market committee may cx~mpt frorp the- provi sions of this sub-section anv person who carries on the· business· of purchasing or selling, storing, wci~b:ing, measuring or processing any notified agricultural produce in anyiqu~ntity not exceeding such:quay, tity as may be prescribed : · · · Provided further that & producer selling, storing, weighing, mea- · suring or processing any notified agricultural, produce which has been grown, reared or .produced' by him, or a · co-operative marketing society selling, storing, weighing, measuring or processing: :ariy noti fied agricultural produce which has been grown, reared or produced by any of its members, shall be e)(~mpt ·from the· provisions of this sub-section, but the Government may withdraw, for. such period >as may be· prescribed, such exemption:"in respect of any such producer ' or co-operative · marketing society or all of ~era. · Explaation.-" Co-0perative marketing society " means . any co, operative society registered· or deeme:d ,to be regis~ered .under the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act, 19-61. (Tamil Nadu Aiet 53. of 1961) which bas, as its principaFobject, the promotion of the' marketing of the agricultural produce grown, reared or produced by · its members. (2) Nothing contained in, sub-section (!) shall apply to , (a) a rerson purchasjng .an:y notified agriculturat product for his own domestic consumption in· any quantity not exceeding such quantity as may be prescribed·; · (b) a person purchasing any notified agricultu.ral produce for his own · seed purp9ses in any quantity not exceeding such qu;i.ntity gs may be prescri!'ed; · · , '.' (c) · a Warehousing Corporation establish~c or maintained by the State or Central Government. or .a warehoi.1seman licensed under the Tamil Nadu Warehouses Act, 195t· (Tamil Nadu Act XV <tf 1951) in respP,.;t of storal!e, weighment or mertSurement of any notified agricultural produce accepte~ for w~rehousing. 6) Notwithstanding anythi!J.g\ontained in sub-sec~on (1 ), no oerc;on shall, after ·:he date to b e notified by. t he Government in this :, behalf in the Tam 'l Nadu Government Gazette, purchase or seU any notified agricultural produce in a .1 10tified market area outside the market in that area. Explanation.--For the purpose of. this sub-section, purchase or sale shaJI, unless ot,herwise oirescriqed, mean. the· purchase or sa1i fn the first point in ~he notified market area. · ( 4) A licence under sub-section (l) may be refused to a person (a). whose licence was cancelled.· and a period oft three years has not elapsed sincej the datei of the· canc~llation ·; or ' lb) who has been convicted of an offence where such offence relates to his business or his integri1ty as a man of business ; or . ··(c)' in regard to whom the market committee is satislied; alfter such enquiry as it considers adequate, that ·he is a benamidar for, (or a partner with. any other persori tQ whom a licence may be reifu!led under clau'se (a) or clause (b). · ' (5) If a market commit~ee is safo:fied, either on 'a reference , made to it .. in thls. behalf. or otherwise, that-- · (a) ~- lirence gra~ted und~t}tb-section ( 1) has been obtaiRed by misrepresentation . or fraud. or (b) the holder of a licence has contravened, or failed ' to comply with, any o.f the provisions of this · Ac~ or t,he rules o:tt by.;. .Jaws made under this Act or ~Y. of the condition$ of tk~ licence, ' •• < ,. . 102 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY Then, without prejudice to any other penalty to which the holder of the licence may be liable under this Act, the market committee may, subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf cancel or suspend the licence, after giving the holder of the licence a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against such cancellation or suspension. (6) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the market committee, (a) refusing to grant, or (b) canceling or suspending, a licence may, within such time as may be prescribed, appeal to the Board and the Board may make such order in the case as it may think fit. (7) A licence granted under sub-section (1) shall be valid for a period of— (a) Three years in respect of a person who carries on the business by wholesale of purchasing or selling any notified agricultural produce: (b) one year in respect of others. And may be renewed from time to time and the provisions of this Act shall, so far as may be, apply in relation to the renewal of a licence as they apply in relation to the grant of a licence (8) Every person to whom a licence is granted under the sub-section (1) shall comply with the provision of this act, the rules and by-law made under this act and the conditions specified in the licence. (9) Every person licensed or liable to pay fee or any other amount under this act shall keep and maintain a true and correct account and such other records showing such particulars as may be specified in the by-laws of the market committee and shall submit such periodical returns relating to his business transaction including processing as may be prescribed, to the market committee in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed, together with the fee or other amount due on the basis of the return. 9. Alteration of notified area, etc—(1) The Government may, by notification, with effect on and from such date as may be specified in the notification, (a) include any area in, or exclude any area from, any notified area or any notified market area; (b) divide any notified area into two or more separate notified area (c) amalgamate two or more notified areas into ; (d) declare that regulating the marketing of any notified agricultural produce in any notified market area shall cease or that the marketing of any agricultural produce hitherto not regulated shall be regulated in any notified market area Provided that the power conferred by this section shall, in relation to any notified area or agricultural produce, be subject to the provisions of section 3. (2) When the limits of the notified area for which a market committee is established are altered under sub-section (1), the following consequence shall, with effect on and from such date as may be specified in the notification, ensure namely : :.·- "/'.' ',: :- · , ·. , . ': -~~·-~.: :· .. ·~~ :~ . ~.'. .:/ ittt~~Bf.~:,.,·:(:,::·> ~. . (.;.,~-r>·~~,. -~ ·i:'.::-;\f<-~ i~f;:?j\i:·-, ·· . . . . (b}-.a new ma.rb~t comnu tt'l&"":~,shaff be esfablJShedJ,>and~: i·?i, ·. cbils~t~ted for the ne'Y- riotified area!ifif~~F?i .tnC4 witJ:(the pfqvi~Bfnt::I,\ of section 5 and· sectlon) O ;, ;:j;,;J/<;c::'i' : < :f:}l< . . (c} the; l:ic6n~e;' if any;·· gran,t'ed'.t,i·\t fie''. · diss6IVJd · ,)n{aik@i cornmittec:f shall berl~eme,d to have'0~e,H::'gianf~d bf the new\r n~~t coniinittee· having Jurisdi,.;G.0L. .. ; .. ..! :lia'lt continue ·. to . ha ve' effecf · accordingl:,"fo:r the remaind er- of the,'ifiifod fur which it was' g(~{t@j'.t · .. ,, · .:\. · . !J~ti<1:11R( ~·s/:~-~/ ::. --.?· i·// :, . :1 :)·/·/~?1:/trY '. ( d; there shall be. transferreifatc{ tne new. rnarkef committee ·sucfr portioi1 of the dissolved m al'Refif6imiiittee's funds · '.arid'/·ol liif a~sets; debts and obligation s· as ili~/oSjetjlni~µt niay;J:>Y or~.et,; dir~ct · and( the rights and liabilitie s. ottl) is~oly~· ma!k~tLcom riiitte~'jn . 'respeot: of 'civJl aud' criminal p r . . ·--,~c -~ritracl$/:agreernehtf "arl.a :<; ~y~frf~h her matte/, 6{,tliirig !aris( ref~fing::ftJ;i)(ifrlf. ~· thr.}11otificd-:area>withiff'.tihe,j urisdi "ew ma'.rkebcc>'". 2,~0t!:jf.0t:!,~}8.}t:1,t{~\tf I WY :~ ?):)("~ . :: · -10::Cim~tiiution,:of)ntdrket :.· ,,r~~~~~~ti~~~&~ · < {2) : E.vefy~ niatke.t: corn · · .. :,2Jf eighi}:Brodfi2ttslo .,, . :W~J:11,9tJ~e.d\afe;a~cfill,OJNJ;1*ed ,\oY,$.t ·, IB.~i;:E>rrect&. :,.·sr. ,vliom:c;:af Jeas1fl J~twi~~~h~fiit~ da'tiiieH in'" rispecf of .antl1otme. as/practicable,. secury the i~tei~Js:~:;: igncultiural · p:rothices in' . tliac notlf i ~. . . ' '-·(·¥.,, , ' -. (b); 1tifree peis~ns'Hte.ris; . in' .tlie. noim~cv·iifear mPres:peot;c· · zio¥iiri,%teci" .by;'the'.9~ei"n~!D:½t.f .·.•.· .... ·I'. (c} Dne prnduc~r:of·ariy i. in hli6':':rtcitified ... •area; , n6miri:ate,& ·. Wi thi 'tl{e I It\! gistrar:; aiid , · ... : :, ~ a:t I'~>",,,. , ,' 'e . • . - ;}/f ,. ' ·.':; ' ' '. .• ·'.eel) ti1r~6officials nom· ta4on 'With· -·the Directof'of wli:9 ··o:fhthi: d1stHcbin·t1te,:do-{rifumeqf . sh~; be tb e. officers irt-cbarge . of 'tli meiit{Departfrienis:' ok AriirnaL EI~ : : cultute;',Scrittilturc or;; Q il seedS~" Explanation.-':-For the rurpo ses •of • clai1ie (a) ;,.. ' ',,,,·.: '.'. '. '. ,' :''· ' .. . . (i) " smair far~er ,; m~~'( kp~r~8ri\~hose piincip"alrii~f;o . . livelihood is income, derive d. fy9m;\agricultural fanct and wno:Jig:Tcf #/ whether as owner, tenant ci:C mof-t ~ge "'tf•:with possession, -dr ,.)p'~ly'., in ane· capacity, and partly in: aii otn er?mc:fr~ .than. half a:. ~ectare2:: of .irrigated land or une hect are of u prrigated: land ·hut not mo re\.tli?n one hectarti of irrigated land or• two; h1;ctares of unirrigated la ndf . .. {ii) ." marginal farm er/ :tfans ·a' person who se. :principal; means of livelihOod is incom e deriye,tffrom 111c agricultural · l and 'aiid). ·. who holds, whether a;,· owner , tena,'Hio'i mortgagee. with possessiotl;• or'., t,- pa.rtly in: one. capacity and partly{iP;Aihother, not mor e, than:, halfa a .. . hectare of irrigated land or oneili~cfaie of 1iniirigated lan d,-;::,;': :~·.,,~:/ · · •. ·. t . ,:· ,: .· ,, • ·, :,. . ·;':-L!~ t;:J~\(~:r .. ·:. · ·.. . ; . :,! .· -~\ .r) .;~ .. · :t >·.',,~ \?::tf: · and where any person holds ho' ;t.'¾ rfigite'cf ai;id unirrigi..'.'rl"'fana'fone',,!;::<'. :;-:·,:{,, hecta:'"e of' irrigated land sh all' 15e{'<!Jemed} to be. equal to two p ectaies~\:f '.. . of unirrigated ·land. '.'f'' . ,' i, . ' . ' (A Group) IV-2 Ex. (394J--2a 104 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY (3) The Government may, at any time withdraw any member or members nominated by them under the sub-section (2) and fill The Uttar Pradesh the vacancy or vacancies by fresh nomination. 11. publication of names of members of market committee.- The names of the members of the market committee nominated under section 10 shall be notified by the Government in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette. 12. Chairman and Vice Chairman of the market committee.- Every market committee shall elect in such manner as may be prescribed, (a) One of its members who is nominated under the clause (a) or clause (c) of sub section (1) of the section 10, to be its chairman, and (b) another member to be its Vice-Chairman 13. Disqualifications for membership of the market committee.—A person shall be disqualified for being nominated as, and for being, a member of a market committee— (a) if he is a minor or of unsound mind ; (b) if he is an application to be adjudicated as insolyent or kis an undischarged insolvent ; (c) if, he has been sentenced for any offence involving moral turpitude, punishable under any law with imprisonment for one year and upwards, such sentence not having been annulled and a period of five years has not been elapsed from the date of expiration of the sentence ; (d) if, and for so long as, there subsists a contract entered into by him in the course of his trade or business with that market committee for supply of goods to, or for the execution of any works undertaken by, that market committee. Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause, where a contract has been fully performed by the person by whom it has been entered into with the market committee, the contract shall be deemed not to subsist by reason only of the fact that the market committee has not performed its part of the contract either wholly or in part ; (e) if he is in default for a period exceeding fifteen days by failing to pay any fee or any other amount due to the market committee, from the date aon which a demand or notice has been served on him in that regard (f) if he is employed as legal practitioner on behalf of the market committee or against it ; or (g) if he is a paid officer or servant of any market committee. 14. Assistant Director of Agriculture to be ex-officio member.— The Assistant Director or Agriculture in-charge of marketing having jurisdiction over the notified area shall be the ex-officio member of the market committee established for such area, or where there are two or more Assistant Director of Agriculture in-charge of marketing having jurisdiction over different portions of a notified area, one of such Assistant Director as the Government may specify in this behalf. 15. Term of office of members, etc –(1) The term of office of the members of a market committee other than the ex-officio member or the members nominated under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 10, shall be three years from the date of publication in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette of the notification under the section 11 and such members shall be eligible for nomination for not more than another term of three years ; a . ;~~~~i~~~i1~~~~ ~-;~~; .. Pro~med.,,ii:Iso\tliat the : Govst' y:.by not ificatiort bef6i'fllii~ipRy~Bfih€ teilll' ofoffig~\3'f1~'\"~Ifile'ri:ib 1;;rs'·6ft~Y'''iif' ·~J~Wltt~kt~~t=iff:•::f\l,, €Jritif}"rifl~ not eX:ce.edmg six months at any c:Sn e-:. ·~but'riot exceedmg' one. h + 1 ~ , ~ ~ ~ ,, ~ ) ~ \ • m,te'aggregate; -- ,· ' .• ·, , ;~ .. :~-- .. : '~·.\ ·;,"' j ;"~)j~~~12~~~~/~;3tf~;·~e:~·- - ... i~~~~~&'JEbi~~ : 2 .• 's1¥6!secdoni(2J'of sectioii w, shall\c ., . fo,J:io,lcl'his' office:if h&i~§'S: .. iilliiself, fi:orit lhfey/ consecutive;; fu~~gs ~o/(yf'.,she ma rket, :o26mny\f'"' . iucl tldfog.- :ineetings' ,which,' for w{ii(9'ff;qucf rilm~c61:ud: no~ l:,e held':"' '' ;; . ,at}<tt) p~f'4/turp~s~s of .~1lt/iL(a~;.\;lmee~1k9~· tb.¥;¥~k,~t.:, . committee .from which a -memberiif~seiits·.h'imself s hall, be .counted/; · agaitrst,him·ifdue,notice,of tbatm f~dng·~as.not giy'en tq'hini.·;:,,.~- · . . · ://t(J~ ·,}Vhefe '.a pirson. ce~se s ·to §i!~:¥~rii~~r ·iu~~ei ~ub~secti~r{q?i~ · the;.Charrman shall at once mumate.)Iie :}c1ct 1n wt1tmg to such· person aiicl)repo'it the.· sa1nc to the ma\: ket'.~p{p.miJtee;"at jt s rte:xt .:ir ~ 0 tingi 1'he,,>;,, '.' . !if1~~~'~\~Q~mittr~' may'. suo~111au~<~~lNili¥~Hui · and :.sh.an :r?~~ <i·~n: 1t · . app}~catmn .ma~e b)'. su~h person .,WJ.Uimy:fil;t~~n,, : days . of ~he, r~.c~rrt, :b:Y;1 '~im/of·such. ititiniation;,:at its ··11 ejt;~ '~tffrg}af fer. the r~ceipt of;i 0}:,ittk ·••aRg~ei~tqri,,:,restor~ .. · .. ~.~}<>hi~. ~,~.·~·~·\1· ,r.~He~::':.········~. . ·, 'i ;: .. {:}lli{i~ ·t>¥ovided thata· Jneinber· shalF~~w .. ,,. .. ~,.,O restored· m ore than twici; (lU n.rr his ten~ ?f Office: . . . ' . . . .. , ·:· 1 ' (4) Every cas~ai ,vacancy in µie .office of any irtember-6f th~ ,, market committee shall ordinarily; b e/filled·;µp not. lateri than1 i ilu:~·< lllOD.tllS'.fromJhe date.of. OCCUII~c56J9.f\,Jlie , \iaCancy py h. :/fresfr,:,. 'noin}~ation}iri'~e rii~~rier prespi~~~f," °'.',('., .. . . . }??),: iProvid.~ that no casual vacaric~f.; slia ff :-be . filled .up withln. four . months. before.'the expiry of the t~n!tf f):rl~.pt' of the rnember in. ~lla,§e office the casual vacancy has 0ccurred ; ; · ·... . . . - · ,., .. ! ·::,::.· .,, •• •.. ~ - ;:?5·(~~/1;:~t\',~\ .,~~--; '··:· ·,, '- .. ,".~-./~:):, : . (5) The .member nominated' @lfill\i, Ra, ·casual vacancy ui:i:dei·:: sub~section ( 4) shall hold officel only{'s9 lo ng as 'the niember in whdse , place he.is nominated wouict havei b.een :·~nt itled to h~ld office jf the. vacancy did not occur. · · ,; ·" Explanatic;i'.~For the rmrpose ;9 fthi ( s~ ciiou, '' casual vacancy '~ · . T~~,s: a ~ac~cy ~~~u,~~?~ o~f~-,\~J:gf etllux" ~t~5- ':·'~' >·if , (6) If at any time it appearsfJ?tJli.eJ] bvernment that any pers911>> nominated by them has shown biirise1i.;toibe,u ns1Iitahle for bis oftice/: or ·has.· been g uilty of any miscooo~t~X~e~t wJ 1ich ren deisf: ~\· removal expedient~ th~ Government ttiay;c :by: notifkat Jn, !CillOVe' sucfi: , pe~son' fron:fJiis office.. ·;··•." ···' ·• . . ,; !•;'~! ; • 16·. Jncorporaiio~ of. nwrket 1-·~,l;1! lA(~~e. -Every· m~k~(.~rhn5f: -~:."' . slial~. be. ~ body corporate by Sllq~~:$c:.~ 'the G ciyernnie~'{tliWYj; .. specify~ shall haye perpetual SUCce3 .~iqlf\~dJ: a CO~Oll je.tl, ¥1aY{sys · · ~nd, be su.ed . lll • its corporate. name,dffi: d :shallr. sub1ect to such. restrtc;. tion~ a s are, inipose 1- by ()f under · M!t:A~tf be .. comf etent to. acqilir~ ~ . tnd. lilJld 'property,. b'oth; mcivable artltlitrinnBvab le; sd(Jeas'el·()~.\:Jthef~i · ~~~;~{eJ~ ~:9;:.:e~6~$~? . -,~f~trxil:~€~~~~¥:~t~~~~~~l ' oillf'f.things: necessary fcir tp:e pu~f<, ~lu6h it. is ;estititiiis .·· '.,,:;·#id~jc1&1·(~£·'.no'imfu,6ya~ly ~i~~~ibb·j:~ansf~~)~~. v.ray. of sale;' lease or otherwise··:· '''''filler: pebnisiioffi~~ Govepiment. . ., ,: · · . .. ,}i~:t-ij~,\ · ~f'! .. ,,, 106 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 17. Market committee to be a local authority.—Every market committee shall be deemed to be a local authority for the purpose of the land Acquisition Act.-1894 (Central Act 1 of 1894) and the local authorities Loans Act, 1914 (Central Act 9 of 1914) 18. Sub-committee, Special committee and delegation of powers.—The market committee any appoint one or more of its members to be a sub-committee or be a special committee for the conduct of any work, or to report on any matter, pertaining to its duties or functions under this Act and the rules and by-law made under this Act and may delegate to any one or more of its members such of its own powers or duties as it may think fit. 19. General Meetings.—(1) The Market committee may, at any time, call a general meeting of the producers of the notified agricultural produce in the notified area and of person licensed under sub-section (1) of the section 8, and shall call such a meeting within one month after receipt of a requisition in writing from the director or from such member of producers and of person licensed under sub-section (1) of section 8, or portion of the total member of producers and op person so licensed as may be special in the by-law of the market committee. (2) If no general meeting is called in accordance with such requisition the Director shall power to call a general meeting himself. 20. proceeding of market committee not to be invalidated by informalities—A market committee shall have power to act, notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership, or any defect in the constitution thereof, and the proceedings of a market committee shall be valid notwithstanding that some person, who was not entitled to be a member, had sat, voted or otherwise taken part in the proceeding of any such committee 21. Nominated person to cease to be a member in certain cases—Any person nominated under clause (a), (b) or (c) of sub-section (2) of the section 10 in his capacity as a member of a body or the ceases to be a member of that body or the holder of that license, as the case may be, for a period of more than three months, cease to be a member of the market committee. 22. Officers and servants of market committee.—(1) Subject to the provisions of sub section (2), (3) and (4) and the rules made in this behalf, the market committee may appoint a secretary and other paid officers and servants as are necessary for the efficient performance of its functions. The Secretary and other paid officers and servants of the market committee shall be whole-time Government. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, on and from the 17th November 1981, the secretary and other paid officers and servants of every market committee established under the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Market Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act, 23 of 1959) shall become whole-time Government Servants. (3) The Salaries allowances, pensions and other remuneration of the secretary and other paid officers and servant of the market committee shall be paid in the first instance from the consolidated fund of the state and the market committee shall, out of the market committee fund, repay to the Government the amount paid by the Government under this sub-section (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and subject to the provisions of Article 311 of the Constitution, the Government may make rules regulating the conditions of service of the secretary and other paid officers and servant of the market committee . · , .(5),(~11yi;~~,AAd~ r,silb-s'° tetrospectlve{eff&{?'oii ;:an:d. fi:, , November J98 1.,· ,'i<~~~~-''J]i~ton6f'.~9JJff};;~t ciract entered',mtoi by: the::c111a:r '1hall.'be signed ori-bebalf of; ~e, iii~ §~cr~tary · and ·9myogier . rriem . ·~· Speci:i~ Offlcer. h€,lS, been. ap~· . ;:!~lf#f~;,?t;i:·w,,eft:c( :: ~-,.'.".·\.-.~~t ::~ < :: ' '-. . ~- . · · , (2~ N o ·contract 9t]ier:th,~~· . su 1J-~ectioi1 ( 1) shall be :·bipdirii' · '~:~/-.\,,:~·; ;::i.<: .. ··[<: -<>··\· ,·'/·'i.-"<· '. '.: ·:~~>//. ;:: -:.::, .(~ :~?:.=}:; .:,:: . J·24i'Levy. of fe,~ bf nzarket,'J; · .- sliall:1e0.·-a fee on any µotifil tlitfn6tifi.edn1a.rk:et arna'at.a. \ke.edj11g.}wo.-"pip·~e:;·f9f ~y~r1;'" ;for' whkh; tb\f not :fied ·agricult tJll~1i;i11lff l~i .I t'.l.. )';.?,:r;J: ~ · (4)-\a)·-The,ferPJlY~bJ mined and collectM in such "(b) 1'he btircle~/of ·i produce is nqt liable furthe)~ : o&n-' paiff C under this -section ; . ex~giptiqrt{cn:; tion.~li~l)iUtf}lTl~ records, to' tne;satisfactiorr of l a.ii:fou1&iafpn,il ucc . b.~~ . ~lt~ad ', S11fh prodtjce shall he:.i?iiI<i. · · :~e. .. ' . : ( 5 J-AnY rtofilfied;0agncul. q, · tak:ep' ov{of ·a pdtified marke,t ' pxi$crjb,c4 ,m;41 b~ ~mw,.,,JJdi· tttbe11ialttt·-~· .·/ C:,. .,~ ·,.-, ,. ..... :...::.:: ii,,..,,,, ·- ;- ,- .. -,..~~,,,,,. • 108 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 25. Establishment of check-post or barrier—(1) If the Government consider that with a view to never or check the evasion of payment of fee or other amount due to the market committee under the provisions of this Act, it is necessary so to do, they may by notification, direct the setting up of check-post or the erection of barrier or both, by the market committee at such place or places as may be specified in the notification. (2) At every check-post or barrier mentioned in sub-section (1) or at any other place when so required by any officer or servant of the market committee empowered by the Government in this behalf, the driver or any other person in the charge of any animal, vessel, cart or other vehicles, shall stop the animal, vessel, cart or other vehicle, as the case may be, and keep it stationary as long as may reasonably be necessary and allow such officer or servants empowered as aforesaid to examine the goods decried by such animal, vessel, cart or other vehicle and inspect all records in the possession of such driver or other person in charge of such animal, vessel cart or other vehicle. (3) If on such examination and inspection under sub-section (2), it appears, (a) that the fee or other amount payable in respect of the notified agricultural produce has been paid or the provisions of this Act and the rule made this Act or the notification or order or license issued under this Act are complied with the said officer or servant shall release the animal, vessel, cart or other vehicle with the notified agricultural produce ; or (b) that the fee or other amount payable under the provisions of this act in respect of the notified agricultural produce has not been paid or any of the provisions of this Act or the rule made under this Act or any of the terms of any notification or order or license issued under this Act has not been compiled with in respect of the notified agricultural produce carried, the said officer or servant after making such enquiry as he deems fit and satisfying himself as to such non-payment or non compliance, as the case may be shall seize such notified agricultural produce. (4) The seizure made under sub-section (3) shall forthwith be reported by the officer or servant aforesaid to the magistrate having jurisdiction to try an offence under this Act and the provisions of sections 457, 458 and 459 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) shall, so far as may be apply in relation to the notified agricultural produce seized under sub-section (3) as they apply in relation to property seized by a police officer. 26. Issue of receipt by market committee.—(1) Every market committee shall, in respect of the notified agricultural produce deposited with it, issue a receipt which shall full particulars of the notified agricultural produce so deposited and shall be in such form as may be prescribed. (2) The receipt issued by a market committee under sub-section (1) shall, unless it is otherwise specified thereon, be transferable by endorsement and shall entitle the lawful holder thereof to receive the notified agricultural produce specified in it on the same terms and conditions as the original depositor. 27. Determination of fee, etc not to be questioned in prosecution.—(1) The order determining the fee or other amount payable under this Act shall be conclusive evidence in any prosecution or other proceedings. (2) The validity of the levy or collection of any fee or other amount made under this Act or the liability of any person to any fee or other amount so assessed or levied shall not be questioned in any criminal court in any prosecution or other proceeding whether under this Act or otherwise, ·---~,-· . . . . ' . . . 29. Market Committee Fund.-.(l ~ \NI' iri?11eys received by :, a : ·, market committee shall be: paid into a fund to be called the '' Market , Conimittee Fund ,,, All experiditui"e in't:urre5i by the market commit ... , tee under, or for the purpose~ of, this Act·shall be defrayed out of the said fund; and any surplus rema,ining after: st,1ch expenditure has been met s~all be invested in such manner as may be. prescribed. (2) (a) "Every market committee shall, .,in addifon to the amounts payable under sub-section (3) of section 22, out of the Market Com mittee Fund, pay to the Government .the, cost of any special or addi tional staff emptoyed by the Government in consultation with the market committee for giving effect. to tlte provisions of .this Act·in the . notified area. · · · (by. The Government shall det'crmine the cost of special' or addi tional staff and shall, where the staff. is employed for· the purposes ot more than one market committee;. app01;tion such' cost among the· market c·omn1ittees concerned in such manner as they think fit The decision of the Government determining the amount payable hy' any market committee shall be final. 30. Pllrpo1es for which Market Committee Fund may b~ expe~ dcd.-S~ibject to the provisions of section 2~, the amount ·standing. to the credit of the Market Committee. Fund may be expended for all or any of the following purposes, namely: ( a) acquisition or requisitioning of any site or building or pur chase cif other assets for the market committee for carrying out the purposes for which it is established ; (b) establishment, maintenance and improvement of the markets and providing such fadlit'ies in the market as the Government may direct under sub--section ( l) of section, 6 ; , (c) construction and repair of buildings which are necessary for the purpose's of such markets and for the health, convenience and safety of the persons using it ; (cl) provision and maintenance of standard weights ~ and measures; (eJ payment of amounts to the Governm2nt under sub-section (3) of section 22 ; (f) payment of amount under suh-section (6) of section 33 ; (g) payment of interest on loan~ that inay be raised by the . market committee for carryfog out the purposes for which it is established and the provision· o[/ a sinking fund in respect of· sucp loans ; (h) collection and dissemination of information regarding all . matters relating to statist~cs and marketing in respect of the notified . agricultural produce; · · · (i) schemes for the extension of cultivation or cultural improve ment of the notified agricultural produce- within the notified area,· including the grant, subject to the approval of the Governmen't, of financial aid, to schemes for such extension nr improv~mcnt within such area, undertaken by other. bodies or individuals ; . (j) schemes for drying, cleaning. standard sing, sampling and , grading of the notif1cc~ agricultural produce ir. orucr to make it fit for marketing ; . · (k) payments towaru;, pu.'clicity and propaganda for the pro motion of the activitJies of the market comrrittee ; (l) contdbutions to the Market Board Fund; (A 3roup) IV-2 Ex. (394) -3 ,f ··zETTE··•EX"TRAOR:DJNf!fR~Y :.?, .. t: ,.'·'-' . ' ' '· ..... ,,' ''. ,. ' .,. 'i,, ,.,.~~.;-:;T,··~:.;;.,;,. ''fer .· . ~-~"-:;----.., : ... ·. ~; ...... -:--,-,. ·..::~ ;!~il:.t,;;f4fi);':~JymenL,~j iris urance: .. ·prc~i\lril. Oil H1:e insuran~e p;licy ., 1\)of §tOcksJeld or. handled 1n g~own~,fl.nd. transa<;:t10n sheds m 111arkcts · :t,{· 1 ;.~~~Jn.~f t1ii)peft; fl.ood and,;. the Fke. and of vehicles used by the .. :", . · ;)Hatket c9Illlllltt~e; or ..... ·• .. (n); su.ch other p!.lr,poses )s · may b~ . authorised by the ~j){:ioyetjirqeiit in thfa behalf.by ' gei:J;e;al or special order .. ·:·'':L ,;, .. ,":"::, .,'" ., . . .. . '.;\ }/}, · · 31. Power to borrow.-(1) Every 111ark,et committee may, with th~ f;.J·,>: ,/1(.;:µf~Wi.?us . · sap.cti~n,;,,9f the G~ver;1111:~~~ :' raise . moneys . require~ for .r. '. ,,;/:;. ;. 1J~c~1yµig out .. the purposes for. wh1ch '1t 1s established on the ~ecunty · of C <::""r{"/MY·P:roperty vested in, or belonging to, the market committee.and of t :J:::;:\;.,i.i~y fee or . pther amount . leviabie lJy the market committee,. by or ,:::;::~;t,::{ \f;~~eft}h,:~ ';~t; . , , ,·:·'.;.i~.· .. ,3·,.;i··.;r:.i/.··~ ..•. ·7·?·). T .. he rr.iarket co~1ittee m·. ~.y· , ~o. r. the purpo~e of m. e .. eting the ;~ rx,;.: -it,ex . nd1ture on. iands, bnildirigs and-equipments,· reqmred for estabhsh-:~;t · ),d: ing ,th~ :m~ket, obtain. a loan 'fro.m?the Government or the Board. '. ~\.(r··!~,}'\:·~.·:~-\'.\ .. ·,·-n - .· ·>,, ,: \ ,- ,,· , . , . :}JJ;.: '.},,,. '32/ .. !,fa1,e, a[[()w 4;~ce no, permf~fhle in certain . cases.-,-No. trade ··• '··. ·: ~:,~alJp:w.~t:1<;er(?tJler than. an allowa,'.Ce by way ot: deduction on~ account of /tdev1at10n :from sample. wher1 the purchase 1s made by sample, or of :'~:{devic1:tion from stanclp.rci,. when' the pqrchase is made by reference to .a ... . .. '.t\\kpown,~~aP:?,ard, or/?f differ~nce be~'feeJ.?, the actual w~ight of the packing . >,.>W ,.. ,-.and 9:1e,stan.4ard we1glV, or of the admixture of foreign matter or such \, ': t,;i~l:~;::i.ro.th,7r aµ9~~nce as ma:Y be ;P!,e§~tibed, sh~U ~~ made 'or received !n a· ,,,,;<:•. . ot1fie<t,;area PY any P?tson in :any; tr~nsaction m respect of any notified i'j§P,!PJ1:fl.!/pr§91,We:~nd r,i~f~y,g;~9 urt shall, in any suit or proceeding n;sm~.9ut,:9ff~Pr::s,~ch. tra.IJS~tl,~Hf·'., hav~. rega,rd to any Qt~er trade Jt>-···· •' ,, ... ·,·· •. t·J;i33.·: sp~c{az pro~ision wher~ there •. is delay in reconstitution 01 nelf .mqrk~! f ofnmUtee, etc.-(1) . Wllerer, •... ;c:t;; ... ~;;j~·,. ' '·:,.i, ," . ;; • ' '< ("'··, ,.'{ ·' .'·,· ' '}it.,(q),Jfl,e.tef.mof o:fflse.:of the)nembers of any market committee ~lf'*?~~4'.!illldjl n,:e w. n1a~ket c~!PiajJt.ee :annot,py constituteq,in acc9r• · · -~l~ r~r~1~~~?rs -?f iW,t~i~~}!E~Jules, ~n<l th~: by~1.~~s/or • ··· l>~'.t\H? ·1i~f rr.ar~i\,c9ijwit?~ :\;,2nsti~uted fails to. enter,· or. is .. · · ! ll, ~HJffH,1i r;µ:e2~f;##\~~l}:>:r · .. · · ·· · · ),··:1 , .. t , .. -..:~/>\ ;.- ":\:?~"'.;\?~::~J;:r'.~·(!t1~\,;:1~; ;~ ;,::.. , ):.::1!~ 1n~w11ers, 0~ tb~i?'{st~ii~ JUarket cqmmittee have tendered i~~~l~I Ii:;(( :'s,H(i;i;f,~,ct',i0;f "~: . , , 4):;y{).can9iH. hay'r,.~1fi~;.n}f?bany reason, oi: on~· .. or . more ; 'of: .the.1m1rl<.:~t ·.~R~1ttett.cJJav~. tenq~red. res1gnaJ~,011.·and. the . frf~tirnwg;pi.~, · ·f:~~.11~t{<?f1?1 t,he quor~m for the m7eting : : f:¥et,,f?9,p{P\t/~t ,,; , :'~'tt:;:1~:r . . .. . . . . !l,~fnt. :,;;;~~y, /' 01f tpetf!;,:::own .. ·.·· mot;io1: .or.. on applica p,.-9.*1 ; i,rggP9,ff V.· c>k :}lllY'{;§'.,:p,~tJfied . . agp cµ~t'llra(: . produce ;P;~lS~tion of. any,pr9~,W:er Rf ~Y nptifi~d agncwt:ural pro~u,c~ Rqffi:.<,,·1.~cti''" ~~. i.·.o.t; .. ·~o.,...4: .. ~ .. PX;tpe .. r. ij4¼.Ji .• c ..... ed, n~~.~th'~i.-· .. ~e, .. m.·. arf · .. K~ .. t.:cp. ~ .. . )JU.· tkt. ee. -:-se. ow,\. if;<'.)IJJ·sec 10n .0•·1 ·an In' ·e case·.o a "new mar et ·~ , . · ch/hPS::faile42ib~enier1 odp .. re:ventetl Ji:om.ente.ring).1pon; · . • ~iyiqg({h{'4i;~mJi.eij'~ot;~t11e': ~aj4/'' fuai:Ket- . ·. coiiuiJ.jlte~ ,.;>an .. . \;~ '~~klirg 1t~.~:l.1:::; t~,Pr,ese!J!ation.s;,,; l>,Y . orq er; ,' appc;>Jlllt : . a lr: ~~¼:·Ja :,~P~!fi.~:·I¥m~li;~m~t. yJ.CC,~lll~ · .. one. r~ .. :,aff~u:s· of thei: . .market (comm,1ttee , pendmg the consntution . . '!narkiC co10:rpjttee,·.1t.o"r: fas'·-the ·case may ,be, the entering' AflictJ:lY- ·the· new··n,1art:er c.onftnt~Jee: , · . , . : ?U:1•t{t!/;:,:: · ·/t :' ·,. ::· , ·1: \}\·:· :\ . . . · . •. :J>,ff?Yid.~~ ,th~t, the , ,P,~Ii??{,sp~9Ifiecl ·,in such order .m:iy, for sped al eaj~ns,tto,:9q:,reqqr4ed"mi wptmg ' byJbe . Govemment;, be ·extended from illlr}~iittj ine'i44~f~uch or4~?:shalb'pp,t ~·em<iin in fori;e for more. than · hr'ee years in. the·: aigregate~,} 'i > ' - >,, . . . . ),;~~~,"·:':-(t; >' .. ;·:.'L'.; . ; ">. :. - •. >· .-:. ·:· .,•·:.;\i . '<,t '.· . :\;:~\:• ,. . . - ' · ' ,f:,g{':(2)•• A:,Spe~lal ,0~9(!r,1µa)'be1j1ppointed under suo~se~tio11 (1) for· · ri.e.i.or more market :c9mmittees as the .Government may, by order, , 1 specify:·~- • . . • ·:::'.\.,,: • • ' t Jlt(,ii' }' .., ' ~'.;ft'.~~·~., TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTEBX TRAORDINARY (3) Upon the isrne of an order under. sub-section (1)' appointing a Special · Officer, the following consequences · shall ensue: , (a) all the m0111oers including;the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the market committee constituted under this.Act shall a1; from the date· of such order be deemed to have vacated their offices; and · (b) all the assets· vested itr the market committee shall, subject to all liabilities, vest in the Government. (4) The Government may., by order. transfer, to the Special Officer appointed under sub-section (1), the assets and !iabilit~es of the mar1<et committee as on the date of such transfer. (5) Where a Special Officer is appointed under sub-section (1); the Govemmen~ may appoint an ·advisory board to advise the Special Officer in such rriai.ters as may be specified by the . Govr.rnment and the advisory board shall. cdnsist of the following. members, narr:.ely : ~ . -, " , (a) three persons from among the producers of the notified · agricultural produce in the notified area; · · · (b) three persons licensed under ~ub-section (lJ of section 8 in the notified area ; · (c) the Assistan1- Director of Agri6~1ture in-charge of m3;rketing having· jurisdiction ov~r the 1.Jt:.'.l.:..'. :::-clr~ferred to in ;ection 14 ; (d) two other officers ?f the GoveIJ1ment. · (6) The oo·vernm ::nt may fix the temu11eration pa.yable to the Special Office~· appointed under sub-section ,(1) and the amount of re· murierat10n so fixed and such other expenditure.incidental to the manage~ ment of the market committee, dut'ing the perio'd of appointment o1 the Special Officer aR may be approved py tlle Government, shall bl payable fro1n the Ma:·ket Con1n1ittee Fu~1d.. r (1 J At any ti.•ne befoi·e the e1:piry of the period referrf'.d to i~ sub-section (1), the . Government may \ · . . . . (i) in a case 'where the Special/Officer was appointed. OU ttie grntind that the new market! colllrnittee Jailed to enter, or preventiu:1 . fron1 entering, upon office if sueh· nevvJillarket committe.e has since, become capable oil enterin3 upon offipe,,:~mible. such market committeo to enter upon office, and . ::t?.< · ,-/;··.,!. ·, (ii) in other cases, constitute' a.' :new . market committee . accordance with section 10, . ' . ' -., · . \. . . ''- . . . -.. ' ' · --~:.\ -~- ' and tranzfer thereto all the assets and,.liabili#es of the market. com~) mittee as .on the date of such transfer/,; '· I 34, Delivery of possessiotz of recofds 'a,id,properties of 'marke{. co,mniitee.-(U Where a Sp ecial Offi:cer; is appointed under section 33, , and such Special Officer.· is· resisted iri~· or preyented .from, obtaining · possession o( "the aooks, a-::counts, documenJs,· securities,. cash and; other 'properties, whether movable or}. )minovable, oJ: the · market : · committee (hereafter 'in this section ref~redto. as th<~ records and properties oil the market committee ){'py . any pcrso: t Who· is~ not.·. entitled to be in possession of the -recdrds and prop ;rties of, the market committee, any Metrdpol,itan..'V¥~gistrate OL~n.y . Judiciar Magistrate of the first ciass in whpsejurisdiction the f)ffice qf the h1arket committee or the records · ang. properties of tli.at. market cofomittee is situate or are kept sha~/on application by the Special' Officer and on the production of the'order of appointment, and ofl a certificate by the Director in the. prescribed form ·setting forth thpt · t.he records ::md properties merJfonect therein belong to the market committee, tfirect deliyery to tlle Sp~dal · Officer, of (be possession of lhe records and properties of the market committee. "f• 'I. (2) Every application under ., silb-section {1) shall be accompanied by a copy of the order made .under section 33. ",roup) lV-2 Ex. (394)--3a 1ll ' . fr ~:: TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT OA ZE'l"TE EXTRAORD INARY . . ·{c) There .sh all be a· Vice- Pres ident ~ho shall be elected by the members from a mong themselves in accqr~nce~w ith su~h procedu re . as may be pres cribed. \ (<!) If for any rea .s~m the officer ref erred to in item (ii ),(W), (iv) (v, or (vi) of clau se (a), 1s unable t o attend any mee ting of the Boar d he may depute an y officer subordina t e to- hitµ -~() attend suc h me<::ting • . The officer ,so de puted shall have. t he n~ht t()/a~e pa rt hi the proc;eedin gs of the. Board, but shall not have th e nght.tc()'ote : . ' · . . ; . '. . ·. . 'j~;& ~/ .. · " . ' \ Pr<?yided that wh ere a-person cease s t~ be'Jhe Gp.airman of a mar.{(~t committee, he shal l cease to be a mem ber of the Board on andSro m the date on. which, h e ceases to be s uch .Chairman :· · · . . . . '~-,·-· ,, Provided fu;ther th at in respect of any market committee the Chairm an of which is a mem ber of the Board, a special officer is appointed und er section 33, such C hairman of the m arket committee shal! cease to be ·a · member of the B ciard and the spe cial officer . so a ppointed sh[dl be a member of the B oard in the pla.ce of sucq. t;hairm an. (2) The term- of office of the Pres ide·n:t shall be th ree years from the date of the fir,t meeting of the Bo ard., · · (3)' (a) The Board 3hall' meet as oft en as may be nec essary at such time and place, an d observe such rul es of procedure a s may be laid dow 11 for this purpose by the Board with the, approval of the Government. B:ut three months shall not interve ne between its la st. meeting and th e 1:ext-meeting., · . . . I • (b) The President or in his absence the Vice-Preside nt or in the . absence of both th e President and th e Vice-President, H :.e member choi-en by the members present froi:n a mong themselves shall preside at a·· meeting of the Bo ard. · · (4) The non-offici al members of the Board shall be en titled to receive .such allowances or fees for attend ing the illCetings of the Board as may be fxed by the Government. (5) The Board m ay appoint one ur ,·more of its mem bers tci be a sub-committee or to be a special c ommittee for the conduct of' any· work, or to repo rt on any matter pertaining to its cl utics or functions u1H.kr this /\c! a nd the rules and regulations mad e under 1his' Act and may, .;ubjc>C L t,) the provisiL> ns of sub-sectio11. (3) of sect11J,. 47 Jelegate to such committee such of its powers o r duties as .i,t may think fit. '37 Officers and se 1'.vants of Board. (1) Subject to the rules' mad~ in this behalf, th e Government sh all- appoint a Chief Executive Olficer 10 the Board, (2) Subject t,J, th e prov1s1ons of su b:scction (l) and the rule~ rhade in· this beh alf, the Board m ay appoint the o ther paid officers ·· and servants as arc ·necessary for thp efficient · pe rformance of it s );met ions. j (3) The Chier E xecutive Officer a nd othc;· paid o fficers and ( servants of the B oard shall be who le-tiine. Governme nt :;crvants. ( 4) Subject to th< .; superintendence of the Board, th e general control and direc tion over all the o fiicers and st:.1ff o f the Board shall be vested with th e Chief E>:ccutivc Officer. (S) Notwitli~tantli ng nnything cont ained :n any oth er law for· lhc lirne being in force, on :md fi rom tlie 17t!t Nc,v cmhcr 1981, the paid ofllcus and servants in the employment of t he Board shal l bec,1mc whofo.,.thn e Government se r\"ants. I I I I I I I I I I I I I • naf6;Jabi. ,~1:t~11~i~~l;F·;:~.·.·. j~t9?iJ!WJ·doyerninen(thejr$§ii£Js paid by tli~ Gove~runent under'Y~(, ,,)[5~~~~~\~S).' f.: C , : , ~'.'' t\:(i~? •S , • l . · ' .• ' , ' ' ,. I ' ':· ::.;~:;f/(7) · ~ot'Yltl!itaridinf;ariy~g;:contained i n; this" Act a(\d ~;,,, UQ.i~tt<?·.:the . . P:f:o~sions · ofi:~tic!~f -~ 11 cf the ·i. ~on~titutic m, - the riiJOoyemment -may make rules ,regti}.atmg the con~1t1ons of service of t:!fie.'officers and servants of the ,Board .. ,-;~~.: :· ... ; .. ::·'.~''.: .1:\· . -- -. . :.· . :L~ :· .. , ··1q':~:(.~{St.Any rule. uncf,er ~ub,-section (7) may be made so as to ··x~~r~1f1}~pect~y~· effect ()n' l\i?:d ~i:?m a date not earlier than the .:·i '.~:i~~t~mb~r1rl,98J.' ··/~,f~<t1.%,~.~-\ .. · , ; . ' . . .. . . ·•': 38. Poi'tters and functions of Boarfl,.-The powers· and functions of llie:Board-shall ·b~ '. . ;, -· -~:- .· . . • ,< \!if<( (i) :the co -ordinatiori of'th~ ,working ofl thei n1arket committees f'~pd,,'other affairs ther~of inchidi.ng programmes i undertaken by the \\);1,,,·~, 1 ,t~,arket committee:, for the development of matkets and market f:Ji;Jft\:i:-~re~s i , -- , , ?;;rf:]:~\i i '::::, ' ; · (ii) to undertake the State level planning of! the development of \ /[ )1;tgnc.ultllfal produce and markets : ~<~~t\\'.'{>:-:,··~·.:·,, :: .· ' s; ·. . . i - . ·' ',:\ c':; Ji~)· to administer the Marke~ Board Fund a1id the Market Deve QplllentFund ; . , -- c":, : -, . . ·.: · . I · ~.]\?It~i~}-'\t:-~:t~ ·. · , ·.- :· - .,~ -~{:i1(;r,... : : · · 1 . . . . . . , ..... : :.· .... , S;i .'/{i.v) 'to the giving of directiQ1do ': market corrimittees - in -general •· o.r.Jny)narket committee'in particular with-a view to ensure improve~ :tt:~i~~,ritthereof ; · : , · ~ -~~'.t , · : · · • · · :.{~}{):'.[;,: ',/(v) to sui,:>ervise and guide ,the' piar~et committees in the prepara-. ····\~ 1 jittu)n;of:Plans ancl est1mc1:tes of cons.truction programme undertaken by " H'.~,tbe market committees · ,. . - . - ,· :' //s'~-fri,.t,;·.>!·,.-·,::·,: . ,. ' :I. ~ ··-'},-,', :··:1 ·, '. . ,· ' ., :J~J.f:·;\··1· (vi)·t~:execute all workschar~~~ble .to the Ma!rket Board Fund;- :~'i\/J;:~ .'.·. ·, I • • •• .·~•,~f.• : ; • • 1JJt\::; , \,: (vU) to maintain acc9µp\s·in', ~uch forms as I}l.ay ,be prescribed; .!:· .::(:$~~~1:·\\(·\·.· . .. : .: ·1 ~ ,.',<·. . : ·- ·-' ' .. .;:., . · ·:···,·,,,: : ... ·./ :·> : . . . : . . · ;. : -:' ;';fffJ;,< tt,-(yiii) to publish ~nnually 1~t 't~~\cJose of th~ y~af ~ its progress r ep~;t~1 1;;;:}rJ:>,d~ n~c;, sheet and statem.en~ or;~~~ets and habdilt1es and sen d c:~p,es '.)/(:fihereofto-each member oftheijo arii:~nd the Gover~ment.; · , ,·-,,, .,' > . ,,.,':r{1-l><./ :' - . ·; . · -- ·~t:/H-\t{Ii:!,: ·: -· ) · . · - -: , -:\,}?;,:.> ·!;{!};:.,-'-,. '· · (ix) to make necessaryarraiige,riients for propJiganda ·and publicity" i1c:r}t,7:: ·,· on matters related to regulated inax:k,eting of an agr~cultural produce:; · · •• · ~½fZika': ~~,:=~ f~:;ri~=:f°~r°f A~::.:id'J.\•!k¾~J .-<· ,;f1\ producers1 ap,d traders in .the Sfate·ft/' .- ' ' . -, ; • ,, ' ; ; ',,.' L>,}/ :~~f£r~~{~\~i>};.:,}>,,>"·. :· 1-. :~, J · · ·., . ·'.. ~· tr :.·;.\;~f;~-~\? '.' . ' 'j , .·. , ·.. \-;;i-\::{,<i ,' ,· i~ti;t,1 r :t;r ~xi) to prepare and a?opt buRset r or th e ensuing year ; 'f.?j ,:::, ' . ' . ·. . ·.· , ~ ... ~-~- .. ' ' . : ,JtA't ': . (xii) to grant subvt,;niions ol'- Ioan to market committees for the )i;}t'?}>{:, purpos~s of this Act on sue~ ter~s and conditio1is as the Board n;iav I~':,c'f.'Y1r. >, determme ; · . · . , . ~;j{i';'.;\,''i: ' •' / ' ' . ' . • ' ' ""'\.~ ·f:· i.' ; (xiii) to ,arrange or· orgarise. seminars, wo~·kshops. exhibitions, .,, . ; et c./ on subjects relatl~d to-- agricul~ural marketing j , , :::fJ}ji:;\-:,:;'l'. .(xiv) to imp~rt ed~cati~n ;jrGrewilated mar~eting · of agricultwai r·z rodtice. . ' ' -.. •' -::'ii'/" ... ' : '' ' ',, j ' ,,£;;;!<{df/ -- ' ' ' . . < --~j/·}}tifi(' : ~ ' .· .. ; s:.::.:: ' ~&}Ji,pro~ Ot<! SC:b~Il:le~-f~r' ~- '·essing; gr[!ding:and standardisatio,.i;·., ,· \ -~ ~,iiiii~ty ·,, 1 ~ 1 :!bi!!lilf i~!\lil'.{;· ... .. ...... ... . '""+.,:..., .,.,,;..,........., ... ~ ..... ,.,. I .. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ... . ', ... . . .... , ...... ~ ... ~ ,.,., ,~...,,..,.,.... .,, -~------- - - • ---- ... - ------ ,.. .., ---------~ .,. ,m -"" ---- • -: "" • .., .., ,.,, , . = .., ---. ----~--~"::"'.:»'".::'.'"~~~=~~ ···------~- -··- -- (xvii) the l)\~blicnthm of market statistics. and studks : (xviii) the levy of subscription for collection and dissemination of information relating t0 agricultural mark~ting ; (xix) to conduct market research and market surveys ; } (xx) to do such other things as may be of general interest to market committees or considered necessary for tl1e efficient functioning of the. Board ; (xxi) any other function specifically entrusted t.o it by t.bii:: J\.ct ; ano (xxii} such other futictions of like nature as may be entrusted to the Board by the Government. 39. Execution of contracts by Board.--(1) The Board may enter ~nto aad perform all such contracts as it may consider neces!.ary or expedient for carrying out all or any of the functions for Which it is established. (2) Every coritract entered into by the Board shall be in writing and shall be exe<.:uted on behalf of the Board by the President 1.nd the Chief Executive Officer. (3) No contract ot~er. than a cont~act executed as. provided in sub~section (2) shall be bmdmg on the Bt:>~?· 40. Power to borrow.-(]) The Board. may, for the. purposes of carrying ouf all or ':l.ny <1[its functions for which it is estab 1ished, ·obtain a loan from the Government subject w :mi.;h c,.mditions, as the Gover11· ment may spedfy. (2) The Board may, with the previous apprvval. of the Government; raise moneys required for carrying out the functions for which it . is established on the security of any property vested in, or belonging to, the Board and of any· moneys rece\ved by the. Board by or under this Act or on the. guarantee given by the Government and in particular, n:iay, . from ti •ne to time, - .: . . · · , . . · · . . , . . (a) borrow ~oney from the· public tir' from any bank or tfom au) corp'oration owned or controlled by the C;entral or State: Government; .. m . . . , . (b) enter into fh1ancial arrangem~nts .. with any bank or other- : finai:lcial institution or with the Life '~urahce Corporation of India'<,. established under section 3 of the Life Insurance C.orporation Act;l956,::· .. ,.,. .. ,, .. ,.,,., (Central Act 31 of 1956). · · 4L Estimates of income and expehd(ture of· Boa;d . .:..-.Subject. to sud1 rules as may be made in this behalfi an estimate of the annual income al1d expenditure pf the Board:'fo r .the ensuing. financial year shall be· prepared and passed by the Bpard and submitted to the Government for their approval. · .12. Annual audit of accounts.-(l) ,The accounts of the . Boa~d shall. be examined and audited once~atJ~ast in every financial year ~y th~ Examiner of Local Food Accour.t:f. .. . · ·· · (2} The accmmts of the Board aS- certified bv th,: Examiner of Local Fund Accounts together. with th~1)mdit report a long with . the. • remarh of the Board thereon shall ·he:·forwarded to .th:: Govermne.nt · within such time as· may be prescribed;?~:c;: , . . ' · . ,t·,·'.\t"'- ·,. ' ,. (3) The Government inay, by order in writing, direct the Board to take such action as may be specified in the order to reme<ly , within such time as may be :;pre1.iw4:tberdn, the defects, jf any, disclosed as · a result ,)f the audit, and .~ Boord .sball ccmply mtb . suen directions. . . , · · ! I ,.'.tJ}{{}f;1::.;: . · , . ·,. . ':, ·:!';Yr., . ,·- · , . . i · IL?NAD.U.·GOVERNMENTI}.GAZETTE EX TRAORDINARY ~-·:?~:6~f-'.·:-~~-·,1: .- . :,:;,1F:;~~~;;,,,· ·. -,i . = =-= ~ ",;=-=~-=--~r-=':'~-"~ /fr?i-~,:tp9r.i1~ti!!1deric'e a.1Jd piiiiJT;~f l!Y · (hvei·n;fent.-,-J~h,c ., <;Jovcrn- .'. ,rorc\~l~~,l:):CXC~~l~C supc1~w.tc1 14ctl~;a1\4 c~ntro l ()vcr tl~c Board .at19 ·t s ptfic;~rs. and may ,call ·£or s1,1cli1~nform ation a~: .they m.&Y -· deem :·,',?°\ tiJt1Wecessary --~rid, in' th'e event >of their).befog satisfieid tha t the. Boardjs . •. c{,·· , \t/i}(,j }not fooctioning properly, they· may','supersede the [Board and; till such'· .. · ~1;1t: ;,:: .. :tl~e as a new Board is constitLlt,(!d;· make such arnmgements for the :;?~1{\:.,: ·/exerclse: of. the functions of the,Bo~rd a s they m~y think fit: · ' Pi:o~iucd· lhat th~ Board shali'be constitLitect wilhin six months from the date of its supersession. ', -, ,. . I • ' ' .· . 44. Marker Boarcl, Fund.-(1) All mo neys r~ceived by the Board shall be paid into a fund to be called "M arket! Board Fund". All exp)!nditure incurred by the Board un der or for the purposes of this ' if{/[·, Act; shal,1 be defrayed from out o f such Fune\: and ar..y surplus . '}t-)P}.~i);:' ,:;< r~maining after ~u,ch expentlitu(·e has been met·/ shall be invested in· }t]Jl :r•:::<;· such, r78.t1Der as·may be p1'escn]?~d. , J1:,\JL;?';~/? / , ' . . • \ . . I , . 1 ':};,~·/' · , . . (2.) Every market c ommittee shall pay to I the Board as contri71 y:< ,,I).t>: , ·rf:-Pll.~ion such percentage o f its r~ceipts ~eriv ed ~rom licence fee and' }J.>,J\<;:.\\);[ee. levied und er, sub-se cl10n (1) of section 24 ~n such man ner,· as '>;; /:. ; :, ·. \ may be prescribed. · · ~ . :il{;;f::)t;\·~/:>?+t;.). .. ·1> :.:· :· , ' . ( , · :,·' l '''·f;i:!.~i(;~f:i?:{·,:}~2 The Board ~~all, ·5~~ ~99iti9n to the a ~10unts pa¥abl~ under :k~~ss~cµon (6) of c;ectloi,;i.37; o.1,lt;(Pf th e Market Board·i:;"und, pay.to {'fii~'/"Qdvernmeµt ,the cost :or- any'}'.st,ecial or add~tional staff . employed . ,I, r,~;~[;'tj$}#i~'{9~~i!nrrt~t in c:p11suit+tion. with the B6a rd for gf ving , eff~t· ~ Jp'.lJ]i ~,,pJ;ov1.~1()n~:o( th1s,;{\ctl1},g)he rule s mad§!· under "~1~Act .. i.: 1 ,/.:-.'~~\·:/)\>,: -::: r· .. . · '.>' · . .-..:,,:,.\)\.·.,.:· .· 1·::·; \-,:. ·,, • i. · ·," 1)C\~'Fg (4).TJ, e, Mai:ket B9rir,d.~F\u1d shall . be/ expend~ct for • tht, 1~?tlli~P% '-~thef .. PUtP~~~Jr:f ll~~~ll- : : i •t-p:f'l·,1J~·\1.J.,.::,· - ''f""•'.'::f')J:~·:,•,.:1 .. ,;,,'-.• \1 1. ,· l:·-'.:,i ~.1:.•:.,,··. . ./ ' ... ) '!. · .. ''':,'.\<} (a). -ac.m:utilsti:.atw~ ::'ei.~fnd1ture o f thei Board; • · .. · . : > .. , .. , ., . 'l;ii;,it1J~j (;;~;~tk~f;~tttvii1tif" ct . other j all~W~nc;·~::::t.(t}i~~H esident'>Vice-P ... reis.icf, .· ',, '" .s ·'·"xm .. be.rs oLthe! Board as:. 'ma:Y,:,.be >, ,.,'i·:- !~' .,,: ~ ,~ h,~-~ :c:A·5/flvlqr~ec Dey<!li/1/i11'<pit!fflyr1,f:f-( 1), ~J)l ~~ -:shall 1:1~ . .forrp,~p,)l X · f~i11ii~1;i:J;;ii1ii::~:r::t::;;;;JQti(ktt . . · i:ichq{ercentage:'ov;jt i · · '.ifal receipJs';,at·mr.)';be ';prescribttff\.A,,:!: · t~1~i :~\~~ '.11~1~;,11~f ~$fkijf$Vrl , , .·, .. • "/{i..... ..tovv .. et:, c:v 1nmen ..,l·, . ,1· t,. r:s-u,· bS·d: o· ,-, lo·r·'t,.q"' ;?c'l~P/..,.,\.; ~?-- ~~,::~~.J./11'\•rJi "-';: fi:· 1,\.\. I,:, J. ') ;,'():.$•,,,; ' ,•h''•,. -'-,, ,.,,,J';'ij: . :~~s ,,,,Jt ' \,,,;,~ '.· ,. , ,.;;;,\'. ,.,.;'.~~µ'atOF/i§tate', :'{ 0 : • ' • ' ;,~~-.1~f~Dx;pi; ~a)Pr~}~ifw9{'}fY;:;.?r any. ;1119~. duar;c:>r \~O?f,'/'\vh~th-~r . , , · . ·:,,:.rJ?9I~Je ,or,n?~,;:; .. Q[':~/ . ~y: ~. the J)~~S~~--~ Of./w~·h1,C,h ~e ~ald" .· /~~~{:::~tf-~ ~~Pf;?:~·df0,, ·\:? . ,' . ' , C' ,,: ' ' ' .. \· >': ~· ' ' . ' · -.·-·-- ~AMlL NADU GOVERl'-tM.ENT GAzefrE EX1RAORD1NARY (5) Alf moneys received and fomtl:rig'.part of the Market Development Fund shall be · credited' i~to the • sai<l Fund. All expe,ndit,ure- for c~rrying out all or any of the purposes· speciijed in · sub-section (7) shaU be defrayed from out oft. he, said Fund and any .. surplus· rem&ining after suieb expenditup; ,h~~J?~~ n. pet, shall be inve~ \. ted in such manner as may be prescribed;::·' · · .• · . . .. ·~··· ( 6f The Market D~velopmei1t Fu~~(~t·~, b6\operntedupon ~)' ;\ ·~· such officer of the Board as may be autlhorise~. by. iHn this be half. .; · ·. (7) .The. MarkefDevelopn;ent Furidl@~ij}e experid~d for . all or any of tbe: following purposes, nft)nely:.·:-,.-;t:'WY;''.':'; '·· .. : /·,·\·.t,,:: . -. ·-'.·:---~-: :'- . ,---·- ·: . .-- r ,.,. \~ -;£ (:\ ·· :--~---··;;·, --{ .-':~.: · .-.,.·: ,. (a) acquisition· of; site ot. sites; f e>Boaid ~ , .,,, ,:>:----. -:?{:~,,.\:<,"/?:··,},:/:.·,i.-(\, ... ::-:.·.> ·"-·'<--:,> ·:°::'.:Ji: , . "<t. ·:--:,:/(• : -L, ·. >'.· :· r~-": -,":··~:.·' ·., .... {b ) 1'~nst(Uction,:of;\anal. re~:. ,, .. l g@gs: n~afy 'for} 'he J)l!tPOSer'ot.the I3oar~ r '•. . . ¼ '.,/\•: (;;'~r ; . ···.. ' ' ' ,,, •,: V .... , ' . 'ci/,pa,y~erit,. i~~·ar'ds . propa' ,/' ~e;~nstration . publitjty'f9fpromotion of .regulated 1harr.,;, }"~~ iculturaf prodiice; , · (d) ri1arket'. research, special .st#di~;t~rep~ratlon reports <rclat[ng to agricultural, marketing;"< · ' · (e) collec'tion and dissemination> of informatio n regardirt~> matters relating to crop statistics and marketing in respect of notified . i:gricultural · produce; ;;', · · · · · · (f) schemes for processing, grading and .standa rdisat'ion agricultural produce; . :·'. . ,. , , (g) g1vmg .aid to market cornniitte.es>in, the shape of '. grant. or. su.bsid'y; ' (h) payment of interest on loans or borrowings that may be· raised·~ ~}, (> (i) payment ,of legal expenses,incut-rei by the Boa rd; · 0) training of the paid offic~rs :: ind servants of the market committees and Board; · · ,.:c, · · · · duce :, (k) imparting education. in marl.eting of agr icultural pro (l) organising or arranging· worksh0ps, seminars, exhibi tions, etc.,, on develonmentJ of marketing; (m) construction of infrastmctural facilities, in the notified. ,narket area; (n) general improve.ment of the.regulation of marketing in the State; and (n/ providing technical asidstanc e · to the market committees; (p) for any other p~u-poses deemed necessary 'fo r execution of tr,e functions assigned to the Board under 1his A-::t or as directed by !he Government · CHAPTER IV.· Miscellaneous, · 46. Pmyers and functions of Director .-'-Subject to · the other provisions of this Act, the powers aud functions of t he Director shall be-- . ' ( 1) . to take actipn for timely and proper conduct . of . the elee- · tion of tl1e Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of fhe m arket committees and the ·vice-Presiden,t of the Board; · · · · · . .1 . / A ~rr.11n) lV-") Rv (~Od,) ,d. I • I . 1:A.MJL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDlNARY .. (2) to inspect or cause fu be inspected the offices of the . . market"" committees' and the Board . ; ·' ,. { (3) f.o scrutiJ1is~ the, titclget of market· committc~s · and to .. ftinv'ard the same to the Government with his recommendation ; · • · i.• I , . ( 4) to, grade a.nd smndardisc all the notified agricultura1 I?tQi;luces; and " •. , . .,,, ... <'\. . . ·',( . - · ·. {5} to:~upervis~ market':4ommitteec; for the effective: implemen tatfori: of the·provi:;ions of this~Act a'nd the rules made under this · Act ... • . . .. . . · ;'t::\ ~41iN?~f~~{tqr:•,o,[,ii?Rit~{:~;%fP·· .<aJ Ih.e · 99ve~111U ent: mai, tiy . ~f'"~~3n,,;;t4,<r},~~a:~11etJ~e/1~lJ."e~tor :9r·J£, .. any· ()fner,pffj.9,~r.;.•·t.p~· ~~;5iM1).t~;;~irt}f efl1n,~; ;~J°'p;ct :: ~1 > ~~'t' 1;(/j).;(;r'.J:ie ~xerc1se· qL :®Y power delezated unaer. c1ause (g) .,, bbj~tt to,such;,:estriiuons·:and' conditio,ris as may be specified ~,~~)Sjf ~i~i~;:ccillii,''?\,\lindt?•~iiii~ • fr: tj,, ,.;:·(2),;~~y~ ·~s.·\81Pt£/fiiJ1~\.provided ii;i. , sul,~section. (1), t?e . e,r~mt:~rnay, by .. ;nogfica~J(m; delegate to . Jhe Board or 1ts .. '.~t~i;{.~~)~! ·. ',~\e;/.f th,<ni 5 ··• 2 • . ~ 6 ytqr yd1 6 4 6 ii.th~s Act er,-s"""uons . , . .T: a,n .. ,:,, .. · .• , ,9r , ~·1 ~\· :·· :r ~ -<·· .· ··: -.. ·~ -:. ~-.-:.- .. (: ~€:~·4~;~:/ :>,; .- i> :+;~ , .. Qnf~rreq}:m the: :;pii~c;tor.pr ,. any ),,6~t\.: . . ' , . I • • •· •. ' ·, .,.the app;oval'of·the Govei-i111ei1t, . .resident,' the., Chiq E;x:ecutiv:e, .Qtfi,cer. '., ' ' f' ' - -, .- • .. ,: J' f :~- .,'<'/' \"i• ........ ,. 0 ·····i> ... tJ :~ ; \', . "' ' t •,. (c) prevents or obstructs, entry, inspection and: verific~tion · . of any 11oti:fied agricultural produce,· weights and scales and accounts rdati1;g to the transactions of such produce in any premises either licci1s~d or liable to be licensed und.er)this- Act' b~, any officer. or servant of the market committee empowered by the Director in this ' beh.alf, or · ' . ' - -~- .,.:.,,.::, ,:, ,- - f ' (j) contravenes any .of the pr~y~ ions. of section: 32, or. fails ": . to obtain a. -permit for tlie transport'C'ofg;thefo:otified agricultural'pro- du~e- a::; rquired by or under this Ad~b'i'any of the terms aJ'lrl condi-' ticns of any such permit, ' ,• ', ' ' . sliall, . on . conviction, be .punistab~e :~ith fine which shall not . -be ,less t:1a11 rive hui1dred rupees bu.t:;rnay extend fo two thousand . : and fiv~ hundred rupees -and iu the ,~e of a contmuing e.vasion ot contravention. With a further fine which may exte:1d to rtve hu ndred rurec•3 . for every day durillg which th e evasion or contraventio1i . ,is • cof!tinued after conviction therefor; · · (2) 'Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or any rule 01: any r~gu.1ation or any by-.law .made under H,is Act shall, it no other penalty is provided foi· suckcontravention elsewhere in this Actl or in the n:ks or regulations oi: .by-laws, on conviction, be ounishabte with fine which may extend to one thousand and five liundrecl rupees. , 49. Liabili,ty of accused to pay fee or other amount.-Every· person who is convict~dl under section''.48 shall be liable on ptoci~ to t ',e satisfaction of the Magistrate that . he omitted tb pay the fee, et· other amount clue from him under:tl1is.Act or the. rules ·or by~ laws made under this Act, to pay to, the market committee· the·· .an'lount which :nay be due -from him on account of such fye or other • '' ·. . ' . . ' ' ' \ . ;:,mount. · . ·v ': · . . . ~ 50. Composition. of ~ffences.-The-1:.niaiket committee may accept '· from· any person who has committea;~;of\is 'reasonably suspected .of/· having committed, an offence against/this Act or the. rules. or. by-, laws made under this .Act, by way of composition of such 0ffence •I. (a)', where the offence consists ::"9f ·;the fu:iur~ to -pay or ,·.Jhe: .. ,/J.:,i .evasion -0f any f~e, 01 otl:r·: ~!Y'l'l"rit"recover~ble unC:et this Act':or , ')·}!t.'-'i, ; ,. 1 he rules l.l i= by-laws made under this . Act, ~n. 2ddit iqn to ·the fee;: or'· · :- '. , ; , , ,. 0thcr amount so recoverable a sumtpL·money ~o~ excee<ling :one,· :: 1~\(.)i.z/l;,, · thousand rupees or double the anioupt' of the fee, or othc.r amount:?,) tkt{">· ·:•,;/;r;:· ' ,'. :1;ch~.\·cr ;s k,ss ,; apd . . . ,: ,-/~f\:::,: ' ,:·,. · :}\;)f{ef!; ., · · ( b) in othet cases, a· sum- -~f ;Jnoti.ey· , ;not ex~~eding ".!01ie' :,;.i\i; thousand ·and five hundred :rupees. ,:,'.%'-:: ;1 1• • ·,,\;;:.:;d:s:11 • ,j ~ , ::iti\-·1i.1 , , ,,\ '·,.\~':',p:i~t;' 5 L Pmver of M agiJitrate to reti1iye ,· summarN,y' fee or · other':' ! ·t:~1~,, , :·;<7, ,,· wnount.-(1) Wb'ene.ver any person· k:c~nvicted of an offence. under· · ):· '/,.:\,\ i:;'. t:'f . .- -~ ..,·,,-t . : I· . , . . ~ . , . ' \ ~. <. : '. ..... , '~-. ---:: • this A,ct or the rules or the rcgulattons:· ot,by .. law!> made· under this. ,,,:,:- ,.; :,:., ;:/{.:Cj · :~t;d~;e~:£s~~!i?r~i·!dai:~i~,)t~~te 6:a~~tt=it~}~;j·.}3~t'.f;,t:-Jl/i:• ,. ' amount. of fee or . other amount due''.Ji-'bm .. 'J:iiin under this 'A.ct:'odth'efU-' :•;,;;/,;'.'< ,,;, , . ·. ' . . . - :, .,,'.~;,;p~:\,-;,.,,. ,, ·' ., . , ·:: . ~: . ~-:·:·:v·'.'·· 1:'Ji'es ' or the· 1:egulations or by-laws :ft}~i:l.~~'¼hd,"~f/this Act and r)}\a Y,i-; z" 1n h1 s cli,scretion, · also recover surrµn;'tpJY:i''pd, pay over to the {Q-~:t.<:"b~ commi,tte~ such amount, if any, as;\,ije·i·m~y;;-fix a~ the. cost of ·.,:th~','.?1 !)fQ~ecution. . '·· '·,:;;;ft,~/?; i ' ' . '' :J 'i}::0;,: < , (2) · All ftncs- imposed · by · a ~~:3rJ'.t'fri;iQer->this :A,ct shall(b~{) . recov.crv • he c1:eC:iited to . the revemi~~hF"t fo:f:Ystate ·arid. the1 • totaL) . ,nn,iiui{t \o, ~rdlited dnrin'g' any, 'tui~~r c~iYih~il ·be,·, c0,nffi$6}?af;f . by 1he dovefr,m~nt. to the Marketfijofum.itt~,,Fan·d; :. , -·. ··t0/;·' . ·:<:~· ,: ··. t. ···~- .·t, ·::·,,.\,.. .., . •.'' /)\ {" • ,t;:1Jii!5... '·. · .. 'j:.,: .· ;:· '\·' :;·}/)~~-~: .:·,$2. .1'owe1' 'tf/;make rule,s,41/ . .' ,'ii!1i:#r.ueiit,'fuay( ?rroi1~f. e1thtr g1;,ncra1ly or spcc:rnlty for ap (J:,i,, fll!d'·~ren, or arens; : :' tfl1es, -~ for carrying out aTI or any of the ··roinx,~es :of this Act- ,,. i' -. : ·, TU ')· TI- 1-lOA\ ,1,. , <tt·}f: 1 ;;if()il. u,( prejudice tQ the gen~rality of g • ayf pro".i,de. for-\or fegulate+ .. ·. :.}l~.f:~ :~; :, -~'/ - ·-'.·. :<"/;·: ~ :'.~: ,·,;:: ,.-.. ~ - . < ·;-r:1 ·~~/ / ' ''. 1 . a',,· e;nQmm:a l .· withdrawal'?·ofr,membehi' o(;-tfrf' ~, .. \' ~--'~ .• ,,,' ,., -· ·, >'{,.. ~~-,~·., •'. · ...•.. ' - - ' ' ' .-:· '. ··' .• ,. ,· ~(l'.:O:mmHiee or a(~~- as,e;'.inay b~,· the preparation anct pub1i.:. ~;~(~tsot proq~c~rs;;i(tlJ~~;:~ot~ed area ·ari~:p~rsons ~cense<l · t~~~~t-~L~f ~tif.{fiJ:j??1ttee, and rev1s1?:~ th~re~f; .. :::J;.@);-t~~::i~9~1ef.S~/~f"\W e.ls;Jiairnian· and.·.,Yice;Q~a~firan··:.of· ~ t\.comID1tt~e, ,tfierr · fun9t1Qns;, and the term· of office.~·· , W .-:· .. ·· .. , .. ·>· ··"'L\:~;-,:-.'. ·· · .... · · ·· . ... . :·~t (c) the: filling of .c~suhl vacancies. in the office of th~ Chairman, Vice-Cha,irman or mefi!l:>er of a market COlIJ]Jllttee ; .· .. •·. '(d) :tjlu, calling 'pf gerierhl meeting of market committee; . · .. : , ~ ' !, • ,' .... : . . . ' '' ~ -'. ·.,' • ) '. . - . . . ,'·,:, ~,. ::;Jc:) : the'.annual fee~'. tliat may be levied by the . market ' :~:·,:~~<Jn , respect, ()f ,licen,~s grani\e(l under section 8 and the .overy,of ,such: .tees;,, ' :, .. ' :- , ~·;~::,.-.-~:~:.';.,"'·'-:'' ·-'.'.,:' t, -·1 .:1; -, . 1· <, .----\\··. '. ' •• 0 .. ', .• ' (f).the maxhnum .rat~s:0:of subscriptions· whi~h may. be levie~ tp9.r. py the Board 1 or ·by th~,market committee and the recovery ~ 1 ~tj~Ji.'subs~ripti01is:; 0 '· .. \·i. . .. · . J}'f:t(i(g) tii{ procedur6foi\~etermination of fe~s, and the manner. ' q(;'colle,ction ·thereof; ; ' . ,, ' .· ,,; ',·: .• (h) the form in which~ r1.nd the condition subjeqt to which, ·. the; ),i,ceuce tinder sub~sectfton (1), o~ section 3, shall be iss~ed or · ·: · ·,· · JI, .;ind:.~~. fe~ tO;'pe p;~.irged therefor i . . \ · 1'·' 1 ; ".;. ,,--,:•, :--~!, ·,-.,,: '\'·. ,:f:·:~~~~!i-· ·:·<· .,· }t:tl.Jf; k.i£1cf,ih.~, r'' ,Xl'f'j tiqn' of .tihe . 's.cales,', w~ights' and 1""'"'-bh( .. ft~~'· rised ··iiii~tiansactions/ifr'the:i'notified ,~,- ~, ' ',;:t,~?!ffl~;jJii\b~{~:~id~-.)~j~, ... . ,. :· . , e'.;: per .. ,.. ,· ,pm,: ve1:1ficyt10n~}nd C9ff~9ti:91krteif, ;t'S~al~s; : 'Y~ight~ a,nd ·. ".'ID use, lll a notified · are.a · and/~e •' "'e ,of scales, we.i h . easures, foundto be .false; . ;·y. '/~;Ji:'f ' .-,1t,.~, <,:, . • . ~ • < I , ' ,> .. • '· . ' ):.(/(k)'"it4e,:trade))ra ow c~s:>;which ':oiay·:•bermade~,oi:,ireceived ! ,, ~ '. . ersonliri.' an'';tt1•si;,, , ;w,,"ffu.. :tJ:i.i 'noilft~cJ )igri9ul~~f~pioij~re Jl~tf eii}4~\ ;it'. . • . .. . . :,,;t : Ur We pr.~X{~f ?~\ q ~; . ,)¥ties· for ~e ~t::ttlqmen t of ai1-Y c$s· , .l;>,~t)Yee1f;-a ;pllY,~,r ,,a,n4,}a:.~dl,er of . µie notifie,d agnc~l~a,i · pm ·~ri,thefr}"ag·· ents~fm61uclikg';:;;dispUteS f P,@rding' · ,:the.fq' iiaJitt, :~ ,or ~£):tifftiig;·1101lifftc1Jtl~i",. ·· ·Vaf pro'dtic~the .· 'illowaiic~: --.:roc ,;\j!i~tt f tli:: }~!Ji1~t!J1,~l~(:'':"bti~~ri · ,o m actmg:1n any:\'tran sac n,l"behalf,ofbo-thJhe buyer-and'.seller · \ahY 'ncitifi~d agr,~11ltul:a Y· (ice.;''. · · · · · ··· Jt.,·., . ·-, 'i't.:--, .· ... :, ., ,, .. ,,'. .··1;" '(' .. it~1¾/~.(rzf:tbe.'. p;6Visio' 1 ) commodat:ion foi ', , stoi:ina\ any i~l-[;:~;t·ai:1.?o/to/~1~~'(:~ . ,;·t·@i:.:~i!§~sW~r;:ro~~~f·;·::>tt~'..·.·. : :~.~~ 1ft. '(0Pthe··prepar,at1- ..... ,fpl3:ns 0,arid:estima:t,es'.Jor ~or,](s prg-. posed to be constru~\ed partly/or i·holly at tae e~pensv ofthifBoard 'or bf th'e m arket ~ommit~ee, ·,~d,tbe grant of sanction to such 'plans .anct "'~'.;'llatesi- ·,:, .. , .. ·· · ··•'. · · '';: ;i~r/~:•\:'. .,;'-~ ,<:;.:;'~~1"-l"~, , ,:' -:.-)'' ~' . ' , . ,, ·:,:,::ypj/fh~<pfoceduj~i!g~,~b~ifoµmved. by tfi,~:'~8f-rcl /~r.\Ji ... -1·. , H\~Ft~t committee ·.m ~espfct·sc~ finaric1.al matjem:generiiUy,,~pl~ding , :: ":tJ:f irlan.ner m. y.,hic~.,. a11q, Hiy 1:~strict\ions and con,ctitions · subject to '· :>»:~,ich, e;xpenditcre riiay· fo }&;c::ui!ed by it; ' . . ' . ·:·:·f""-· - .. \· h .. : - '. ;- - /',~·~ -- < ·. ;~rf,:,, \~- ... ;; ··. : ... ·- ·- .. , : .. > ' {qhthe {pn,i1Li'1\ 'ch ;,)he)1ccoun.tf ()f; Jhc: Bq~rd 'anU n\e:r:K~t '.cori1mittee:;j~a11,;;, ·ept; the: audit" .. arid ·,·rµblic'a}joo,.'\3t ·uc:f!.'i::Accqµnti, anct: thef~li'iir ~-rit)iuy; , to b~ ·. maae fort sncii a:WJr; · · . :~~;~.:~ .. ·t.::C:<,· : :.\-.. , , '.·~:,!..-:/:..;~~/..::- ::~L .. ,.:;·--=.-·..:·-~ .- ·>- .,·-·.:--··.:- -"· ;. , -·-::·.,.~-·~,,··.,···,::;, t/ ' .. :- fr)'. 0) thi: . ow.~ .. :i,iudiiors.Oand .th~.'Eoarcfio. :ilishllow Ji . ·. · ·¥,.,-~'. • · l"·~·,.·.~·.~;!-. ...:.-"". ·!;,-, ~·- ·' :-,.';.,:· ,·/· · •. '~--,>'· ·.:;·; .... ,,•~-~--·· ' •-, ,,.:s:\-:-.-,c,,;,·-.<·., . : ~µrc4arg~· lteD1S} ¥1'.{t,~ ' .. -Lpf: m~ket c:ciIIimlttees ·and~'tlit.;:ifeCO~ '-Jpf·,s1iII1S,i'so ;9,ii@~W-~;;:~.-;:a:\ufy~?ef ;·~,·:::;::,· '' ,·,: ; . ··. ; {:'<' ."?;:~-:;···,t '• T• s-"~ ~ ,.· ,.,.·. ·\.· -\\t~:.r.r (ii) the powerf of auditors · and tae. Government to :dis.;.-j · ;". :'.?'~ allow and surcharge items in respect of the Board and the recovery. '; ·:·~; 1 of sums so disallowed and surcharged; ,.;:'.{' .I ~.:~I" , ~ ',. )• ,:.J (s) th ~ ~reparation. and' submission for . approval of an p. i,16 annual budget and the reports 0aiid returns. ·w be furnished . by. the"'\,,- : · Board or by a market committ~'"i (t) the investment arid (;disposal of tlle sur Ljlus fund of the ... · Board or of a market committee;, (u) the prevention ot ad4lteration of notified produce ; · · .,. ',, . . (v) the maiU:tenan~- ~{~:~timdii& of notified .. agnb~ .. t~oduce ; . . . ' . . . ' . . • . : -,.\::i!tt\?r >.>/ - .. ' ( - ' ; ' ·. · .. ·:·<··:t}l, . . (w) the provision ·fior:;J1fforclihg facilitiesJor 'settlerri~rit/,,:: ·debts, charged on ·notified aigtJ~W~1~¥iifproduce;;;i' o':<, ·:;• · ·:.".i'Wi: (.t) the form- ,in wliiclil•supn·.~returos 'an;d,·a~coµntsi}f" ' :,.· >fui"njshe,4,by liccns,ees, ood;t!i' . '.i.·' ,', tifo~ro:i;, th~\iQsp~c!iQtidt>l *:1;lti;;1~~~~;r;;;iotmAtI. iitf f !~ii~I~ .... ?t:·:-:.,}.\\ - , (zJ .· the travelling . art A, t M-,;a.J,fowarices 'that niaY}P . , ·•. :t:;:t'o·- the members, the' bfficers ::a:n(J)ietvfl.iits, of the Board·.•and• 1 • f/:~#arket 1c omfoit~ee: - '>:::f[W({'?,::'. · ,,:·;,· .. ·· :. -~::·>;> , •· (aa) the manr1e1 in 'whiclf'the mspect on of a marke(d;>di, <:, ,,;,.;,,., mittee and . the Board shall b~Y:~elcL; ·: .· · . . .. ;;~: ,. :· :/rt~'~)J!l/' ',• . . ·· .· ' (bb) the procedure,;i.o;; b'e follriwed.i.B.· r~pect. ofj~r::. and disposals. of Market Bo&.rdffurid and Market Devefopnient ·Eun . . . ::.:·•::: :7<:::,::~~it 00 ·be, oc may }yi~, ii1lfk~~ (3) A.ny rui e made 'und%r';,thissection Jruly provide(tliat;;~~~- :.;;:·()tJ contravention. thereof or of ap:y / oJ;, ~ conditions of anf .)i~'1ico:.:·t:, \t}) ' . ' l d I . A-~ l 11 · b''"·,; ., ' .. h',· bi "1h' fi ',,. ·. h' ·n',, ,,.;,,.,,,,:,:;;if··'•'',:c:,i,w'" rssue( un er t 11s ~t s rn ·, .. er,pums a . e. W,lt ne · w 1c •: ·/tna,r,r,i.t:\z~';>/~: i J extend to one thousand and frve- hundred rupees. ' . . ' : ! '·'~t);} ;:y.t:::t, \/.!'.'.'.] · .. '~}f . - ·,· ... '..: ·.·, . · , ·. · . ~ -~ . ·-:.\)~V/:}~t~::?\-~t~l~~~~;} ' I ( 4) (a)' All i·ulc-s mad1Yri~dir:l111i &t sh.tll be published' i~;1~~:/{f:i\Wit~ti:, Tamil Nadu Govern.nzent G,az'ittte aildi unless they are ·expressed;: to f; ' '· · '' ·,, come· into force on a particular day, shall, c.ome into force on· tke. . day on which they are so publishe d, · ·., . (b) All notifications issued undet this Act shall, unless they ar": expressed to come into furce on a particular day, co me' into force on the day on whicll they are published. . (c) Every rule made o'r notifkatiion issued under thi: .\et shaIJ, as· soon as possible ailter it is ·made or issued. :., : :-,laced o n the tiable of the Legislative Assembly .. and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so placed or the next session·, the Assembly n1,akcs . ,,ny modillcation in any such \rule or notificatio n or the Assembly ckcidcs that the rule or notificat<on ·should not be " made or issued, the rule or 1101if1cat1on shall thereafter ha~'I! e ffect ooly in sucb modified form or be :of n.o dfect, as ·the c:15c may be; so, however, that any such inoclification or an11ulmerit !-.hall be: wi thout prejudice w. the validity of anything prcviouisly done under that tu.le or .no:!fjfication. -----· ·~··- ',J ~ I bX l .KA U KVll~/\.!<. :t: } ~-,. , .:;,,u,:....,~- ... ~·-·~~--...... - ..... ri \ ' ·.: ·; .· .·· .· >:" ;: :.[}~~ J,;f, . . . . ·. . . . . . .. ·. . . . . . ·~ ~'fower,'t,t11:,akei;ffgiqg!io,;s,0.ar;d ·., hy-laws.-, •. (J) .. subject,. fo ,~ · · '\ rn:11ge)Vx ;Ip:~;:~, rn ·~;v~:~pt unµ9j·; ~~ctioA 52, . .the . ·.~?ar} .; 1 ; .. ~ S :)liri,;;,JJF~~1JJ.l}~Jf;, c, f tbe Goveqllllept,: '?,.1ake yezy]a? ; · :· · j~lii~~ 1 ·,i~fi~.l ~f for, such other· mattci's. · relating :: · HFW(]::O :·1P~,~i1l. . ~{ ., ... '/-·{·. ' . '. ".;··,,,. ...· ~· · . ..,,\-~~- ~;i:t:~:· ' : ., ' ' . > . . .. . • . . ' 2&tgr.a:·tJi~t; 1;whcre;.fh~\Bi#."d·,fa.ils,to ipake reg11lations ,under ' ., .. •:~9tion' :wi.thip. on,e~'pJ.f,Hltpj::frqm the date·• Of its . estahlishme:qt, . ~e:·/,w,,·efr-~ili~µf niay , ~&J(f;s~J,i:<iegruatio11s as they · ~hink fit, ~iid • th,r--;n~g11Jat10n,s, 'so mac:le· .shall :be, ·deemed to .. be regulations made h~· \ the '.(13.~ard. 1rnd:;:mc1y:,t,e ·~eifqf4. qr vai)ed by the Government or, ~ · · ~\their prev,iqus· s~9,ti6ri, /py}~pie · Board. of?0;\. :: .t 's?: <: '::i,t~r~:~r' '. . . . t(2) ]n particul~ and'~~fliour prejudice to the genyrality of the gQi.Jig .pO\Ver/ sur.h reg$!~Qll,S. may provide for all or . any of ~~,-il811piing<.Jii~trers/p:·ajne~y/;~ . · · ;tt;',c;' ·, )ea) tl1e sum~q~ii1i· AiiaJ16lding. o{ meeting~ ot the ,Board, ft~itiP}W~nct aate ,wbeui;-;;~9.911,':m)ietings are to b~ held,. the sonduct , f<busn1ess at such 1i1eetmgs .and the number of persons necessary to'::f9rinta quoruin thereat ( .; \{·)·. . . . ·, . . ' • • ' .4 ~.. . ' -'' . ' :.,:· i ~ ' • ' the powers and duties of the offict:;rs and servants of tlie ·:f·f .\';:/,th~.mapc1°' ·· ·e,property. ofthe Bo~m:l ; ,, . :f:\;t[II;~~#~~ni: ... ·.1 ~ .. :.\ .. ~-··.·.··.atl~,·~~.~u;;?~ .. ~i .of [Bt.9,e,yrt i.·,;()h •• .· ... he·.· Bo~rd · t:, ' .· /.f~~}:)~ i:· ~·/·'.f f j. -~ -~r~·', ·.. .· t.o/l"t,;t:~;?:·: . . . and the p;eparatjbn of J-1jch provision is to be, ~r may he ~):' "~' •. • ••• :.' j - • ' : • •• • \ •• •• ' ;. ti)th~:Govir~iii{~ntcµ~'der.sedion ·ith th.e\pre.;fous: sanc6oi ·6(/~tlie', \~~;1{g,;,fVl'ttlc1{1)#,:waf:~sta~µ,i~~r · ·ecbiisfrfessfarrd':the·:cohditibffsfof .· · ah§rff~re~.il~\6,f\fo,.Jtte c1;y~t.81~~y. · ,,, · 0 , rkct' a .;:· b;~r/ . . .114§'/iµncte'r t1,ii s,,~~cttoni-r,ay:tprcr ::t}\JJi~t}~t~·-' ; ~i!f:i .. ·;t .. "'.i j J ) ., - Provideµ that-- . ~~~f;}<r{:::-· . 'h{/-.'.: :, , . (qJ tlie marktt committee 'shall obtain the -. 'It: ·of C) Lile Director, in every c{1sc where the amount or sum to · be written off exceeds five thousand rupees, but does not exceed ten · thousand rupees; and (-ii) the ·Government· in every oase where the amount or sum to be 1,-, 6tten olT excet:ds ten thousand rupees; (b I the Be>ard shaH c)btain the pr1:c vious s::,.nction ;of th~ Govern m~nt in c°'cry c2se \'.here the amount or s1m to be written off ex ceeds t\\'Cnty thousand rupees. 55. Bar of cerlain proceedings,: (1) No suit or other proceeding shall lie ag: tinst the market committee: or the Board for ::rny act clone or :~urporting lo be done undc~ th!s Act. (2) (a) No suit, prosecution or other pro·eecdi11g · ishall lie. against the President or Vice-Pre$idcnt ot Chief Executive Office: 1> or r,ffic,~r er ser,:ant o: the Board:br ·the Ch:iirrnan oi· Vie>!-Chairmari ,)r Secretary or officer ,Jr '.;crvant of the market committee for any 1hing ·w\iich is in good faith done 9r intended to be done under this · Act t)r nny rule, regulation, by-law Gr notifi.cc1.ti,on · issued under' this Act. . . · (b) No Chairman or Vice-Chairman. or Secretary or officer or servant of the market committee or the Pw,ident or Vice-President>· or the Chief Executive Officer or officer or se1.vant of the Board shall be liable in respect of any such act in anydvil or crimiri:::tl proceed-.· ing if the act was clone in good faith in. the course of the execution of the duties or ·the dischaFge of the functions assigned to him by or under this Act. 56. President, Vice-President, Chairman aurl Vice-Chair,nan to be public servants.-The President and Vice-President of the Boatd and . Chairman and Vice-Chairman of. market committee sha1! be deemed to be pubEc servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Tndian · Pcrn1 Code (Central Act XLV of 1860). · . . 57. Limttation for certain suits and prosecutions.--'--Save as other, "is.:: provided in section 63, no suit', prosecution or other proceeding !-:ha!! be i.nstit uted against the Chairman or Vice-Chairman or Secre tary or officer or ~ervant of the market commitJee or the Prcsiderit or Vice-President or Chief Executive Officer or officer or servant -of ·, the . Bo,1 rd for m1y ~et done or purporting to be done u1der this Act, unless the suit, prosecution or other proceeding is instituted within six months from t11c date of the act complain~d of. '1[: Trial of o(fences.-{l) No offence made punishable by t.his :'\cl ()r any rnlc, regulation or by~faw made under this Act shaH be tried by any court inferior to 1hat: of a .Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistr:ate of1 the first class. ~. • (2) No comt slrn11 take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Affict c~xcept on a cobmplha!nt ·!11 wrh.itibnghmlafdbe·by th~ 1 Didrec- :·.:,\.- • ; :,i.' ··.· 1or or any o cer empowered y · 1~ m t 1s e a· y spec1a or er. -.. , ... ,>.'\i 59. Recovery of sums.-All sums due from the -Board . to . )he ,,;·,:Yt'.}t;)j/, . .,., Government and all sums due from a market commit!!~ either fo·d,·':.\~L !he c0,.rcromcnl or to t.hc' Board; and all sums due to the .Board p({,:,,~jf'.·;i\ to a market committee either by'way of fees 0r ·othetwise undet:thifi,,-:i();, ;k: Act, the rules, the regulations or:the by-laws, ·may be. re.covered· iri. \"!;\:t-,f~ lhc so me manner as a.rears of land .1even•e. > : ~ ; '(;./;~l I ,;'.''.•,,.,,·,~· .. 1'.,\•:,,",'., . ,,. , · ,. · . , ,,;:<,( ,· . I I ,rlt ·.'.~fr\J?'Q: GOVERN.ME~T!;JJAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ;',~)""< • ,, .,· ·;~~ \ "-"';~-,. , ,,,.r,".'4~'.; •/-(f.,"'!:~· ':''"'* ,,,.,,"'J"' .. ,, \'"·'""..,.. . .,, . . .. ... ·u,-.·.a~ .... -~,;......-·""."".·~~•,"v:,, .. . . -~~~.,..,.... .,~,-:~-........ .,,. ~ -- -- . .. ·-~ .... , -~.;-..-..,~-,..: --: ... ~,,-, ·-·· f: : <·-> \. -::. :.'. ', .. :, "";" . . . '. · .. ,.,·-·. , '.'.,\:/ . . , ;k;Jtt{~,~{#,£:Vlsio1t.-(1) Thy;;9~v~rnp;{~nt may .caH for and examine , ''~i,tlw;re~orc i of:any market fomnµtt~e or the Board or of the Director . :?-·h1~\thc CDll~cfol" iiJ, respett ohfoy: proccecling to, satisfy themselves as J9 :JbfJegularity of' such prccedlip.g or the correctness, legality or 'propriety 0f any 'decision OJ;, Ord~(passed therein; and if, in any case;: .. ;:Jt appea~s to. L11c Government that~t1y .such· d.ecision or order should mf~ nigdit100;·ani11.i.lled; rev~tsed or :remitted for reconsideration~· 'then\'. /}th~:govern'tjlent may paS$cOrderS ~OCOrdjngly,: .· · . .• ,/'c .. )>:rovidcd that, before ~assing a~y, 0r~lcr 1:nder this sub-sect~on, · ·,the. :,Government-· · ~f?;~/{J·>1-?·:' ·:<~ "')":. - . ·, . : .. ·- . :· ... ·:· . ·· Wl'.'} ·. (a), shall . if such order ;is li,kely to be prejudicial to any ., " ,• .. ·., ·giy~ suc.h person a<:reas.oni:1-bfo opportunity of making i his . entations·. and .; . :., :'t .:: ~., ,-:;;-:.:" ~- -:\:,." ' ·-: .' ' ' > . ' '.:' -~-. ?.: ',• ' ?? ;(b) may ·consu,it · ·~eh authority or officer as they deem )~1:;< ·• ' , ' : . . )&;('2.)(Tfie Government may stay, tlie execution of any such deci . · ' ' §jg.et pending the exerci~i.of, their powers under sub-section Jt].· .. y;··.:.;:cr tl~~reo~. '. ........ ·. Jt \ ' '. · 'i-~,µ,r;gi,stratio:r( of .· docu:ujent. ~~ecu(ed on behdl/ of Board or·· l:1fm:if;[t,t~t:'+-O ~ . Nptwith~t~n~ing . anything co ntaine[f; m .· fl:le n.iA,ct,.'1908 (Centralft,.ct XVI of 1908), 1t shall ·no.t be f;;!tµ'e;;)fresid~n,(of th~{~llairinan .or'any member ·orplli~ :':, ; .. ':• , '·e .}3:q~i:t.;,Qi; pf; ,al llll:lfkct yQ.Jllmittce, qr, th.~ . spc.cial . . . t-.s~wij/3.1ftoi,apppaiJ1f ;;p!;rson. ot -• llY,. ag~µ( · ti . , '~llite1'.iif'im,y pj;qce:e'ding connected with 'ttle regis-: ; (;in~itµrjf · ~~~c,~ · y · w· Ns official ca;pacity ·or,, ··e r~ei.~ .. -.• an~~.1y( in.: ,1;0 .. 's•··t'/j~t}i? It f Act;,; :, ••... · ... <,,:J'' >':'',>i>,·.. . •, . , ·., . ' .· .... ~.x ec ute,cl;, ... the,.regi~t.e r.in g o .. fli,c.~r.·.· · "'ins'trwn ··· ,;,fed ·· · · · ·· · · · ··· iii h, · ' ' ' ··• ~:." :£<:r:,·r~&181rat,i~ll ::t;n:ay,- ',, " ~;, rtt-ci :,~uc t,•:Q)~a:n., ..• ·Il1ell}l1er;:•p~~fi' $ei-7,, ?-l 1.off.1t;er i.·. P.ect111g\ tM s aipe\1':114•f~ ajllr ' 1th :i;egister tlj~ :instrument/, ,; ·: ·: ·1,} ::·:>/~ , -:, . '· -~ .-;: --.L~-~-:~::·/:-?<;.";.(/~-?·,i:~~f/::· : ~ - -,~ .;:tn certa,ln .. ··· pro,ce'4dings,'itc.~ dp:tlle C9de: .. of Civil .Procect.ure~ ,, Y:) '9tbef i]awJpr,Jb:~ ;tini~Jjt).rig? .· ' · ... ~iµlf 1~t10J~~~#Pr.~.gji~R;;J•.; . y ,mann~r, ~11 ;rela,twn J9, ngmm~:< . ,., iri.ciudin' · It1lhe,., re · · arlon "'\of;·. ,,,, .... ,,, i:"•···. ,,,p, ~,,,,,:. , ..•. , ..... ,., ./P,rts,9ji~4i9ynseq .•• U,1}9e£, ~ect!911:'• ·"::.: .. -;- :·-~ ;·\--.'-~~,:: f>:·-~·-· ,. --r ·si4t;nt/,(Jlzgirm,an ,J{ice-:-GIJ.aj,:., #;I/hJ{?fjflilfdi!; 'f:tf:· ;,s}"t:. r -0ffth1:t, I3o~rd'"~ ·.· ... · .. · Clfa1 ,. f/:'a~mai·ket :tonuriiite~·'sh*ll ~be;· . . ..• '.f>,}icatio,h'.·Jit;::ip.y µi9pfy-;tll£?.,·,~r · ed'· by, or . . }:B~ard ori as thi.\~ase/mayJ:i~, ar e.t c<;>mtniltee if s1,1 .. ·. wast~ , Qr ~mi,;-application ,i~. '.l ~9t;~:"'' ,j=q}ieiice (Qf,bfs· peglei; . , iniscqnJfocf;:.and 3:s,u,itf9r. cont ('·· . . ay\~~J.nstf '' ' )~grun}t. him in':any ;:court ,<>f pdm,P,eti!int, ,j1it~~ 1 ,, . '\6/,~~ DirWt .§;: . ;';•: · . ·.. .. ........... .. .· . C i ·. ...... : ... · •.• ·,·,:r-~ {Cil Every: such ,suit shall pe i-nstituted within three years after ·sf,dt te· orr "!hich t~e.'cause ot action .aros~. .· . . . . · · ··:riitEx;~npti&F·:Notbing-in(ihkAct shall apply to, the, purchase gr,J,<saje qfany~n?tifle<f a~,rlcµJty{~l produce by the Central Govern ment' or anv State Government~ ,, , · ,: . , · · tt·f£,x-:,}i~;}~r{-> :.-;-. ~-~ \(;;;·.//>.< \;-::-S.4t~,~ ~·~ :.-: /;/~ ~(--·-\: . . - ~ . , . - \ :. ~ -- · :.: : - .. }l!c}wer 'to afnf!iu!i;tlu:)S <;.~g;,,1:Le.-(1) fo~ Gr, vern.nent may; .bY .· · qtion. ameqd ., •;'~~~iJo,.facl ude.>~;,it any ·, agr~ulturat , e:\or to er.elm .· ·.. . · qtil\iflDY agnc~t:u.ral produce, or tcf ~lter scriptiou/cf a:ny.·ast:icw.tuiaFproduce ther~in. . ,· 1 ·::t~~\/~J\t~?-i~ :'.~ : . (~'; :\ , ;- "\' '. .{•:~-~<?{tt:~YJ~--!:·: ·'. ·: . .- -->' r ,. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINA,RY (2) When the Schedule is so · amended, any reference to the Schedule jn this Act shall be construe4 as a reference to the Schedule as so amended. 66. Power to remove l{ifficulties.-if any difficulty arises m giVing effect to the -prov;sion:; ot this Act, the Gcvernment may, as occa sion requires, by order, not inconsistent with the provis~ons of th,is Act, do anything which appears to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty : Provided that no such order shall be made after the expitj of two years frnm the date of the commencement of this Act. . . . 61. Repeal and savings.-(!) The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Pro-. duce Markets Act, 1959 (Tamil Nadu Act 23 of 1959) (hereafter in this section ·referred to as the said Act) is 1-::ereby repealed. (2) The repeal by sub-section (1) of the said Act shall not affect (a) th ... pre\:.::. ... s .'.-i,.!.:..:.H.:.n of the said Act or anything· done or duly suffered thereunder ; · or ( b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incm·red under the said Act,· or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect ,of any offence committed against the: said Act; or (d) any investigation,· legal proceeding or remedy in•\rt!tpect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture : · ·Or punishment as aforesaid; .and any ·s~ch investigation, legal prO ceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forlleiture or punishment may be imposed as If thfa Act had not been passed. . . . I • . . . (3) Subject to the provisions of. sub-section (2), anything done or any action taken, including any appointment or delegation mado, notification, order, instruction or direction iss~ed, or· any 'rule, re-.· . gulation or form framed, certificate granted or registration -eff~ted, imd..:r the· smd Act shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act and shall continue to have, effect accordin'gly, unless and IUltil superseJed by anything done, or any action t.aken under 'this :Act. (4) Notwithstanding the rep(!al of 'the said Act, any area dee-. Jared to be a notifiea area under the said Act shall be deemed to be a notified area und(':r this Act ; any market committee~ established for the said notified area under the said Act· and holding office immediatdy before t11e date of the commencement of thift Act shall . 'be deemed f'(1 be a market committee established under this Act for · ihe said notified area ; all· the members of such market c~mmi&tee · shall be deemed to be members nominated by the Government under· ·this Act and any market established under tlie said Act shaJI be .. Jeemed to be a market established under this Act. THE SCHEDULE. [See sections 2 (20) and 65. J Class of agricultural produce. 1tl) l Cereal« . {A GJr.fff1p) IV-2 Ex. (394)~- 5 Name of agricultural · produce. (2) I ·Paddy· 2 Rice i,n an forms 3 Wheat in all forms 4 Cholam (Jowar) in all forms , 5 Cumbu (Bajra) in all forms ' < · \ ·,125-.. I ,:,., " '( .. 1~·){ ··~- ,;:,~] ..... ~;, . -~ -·/~. ~': :· . . . ' - . :. ·:.:·-·c--~ . ,< •" • . --··· · .. :L N.:A'PU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE1 EXTRAORDl;NA,,K~ ~ ·. -: ' ' . . ,; ' ' .,-,l .. ''.! ·TV. Fibres 1/:. Vegetables · agricultural . prodf,fCf!, " (1) l , I. Name or agricLf/tu,rol produce. · (2) Ragi in all forms l1Maize in all forlll$ .s:fWnai . ~,:J(t1diraivali. Lto\y~agu .,lfSamai .- :·:, fRedgram (Thuvarai} m all formi 2 Blackgram (Ulundu) in all form, 3 Greengram (Pachaipairu), in all for:Dl9. 4 Bengalgram (Konda kadalai) in all forms ' . · 5 Peas (pattani) in all forms 6. Lab (Mochai) in all forms 7 Cowpea (Karamani) in all fonns S Soya. Beans in all forms . ~ Horsegram (K.ollu) in· all forms.· l 'Qroundnut (~a an,d Kemals) · · .. whole or a~ . · 2' Gingelly or Sea.samum ~ or ' EUu. 3 Castor (Pods 0.1 seeds) 4' Sunflower . seeds, or K.enuus . 5 €oconut (Unhusked or ,husked ; or Kopra) .6 Cotton soed 7 ¥ustardi· {Kadugu) seeds · 8. ~igar !leC.ds 9' Safflower seeds 10 Neem seeds ·'J\t Pungam seeds .'"•(>'• . • >.1 Cott.on (Kapas, liri-.t, waste), 2 Coconut coic .l Brinjal 2 Bhendi 3 Potato 4 Onion 5 Gourds (Snake gourd or Pudalai, Bitter gourd or Pagal, Eot'tlo gourd or Surnj, Pumpkin or l'arangikai, Ribbcc'" gou.rd or j>eerkankat Ash gourd Ol" Pusanikai).' . 6 Tomato ,.· 1 Moringa (Munmgai) 8 Greens (Keerafgal) ,:; L:- · : ·, 9 Green chillies · ; tif Yams (all kinds) C • ;' < . ~ -~/> ':{\sf ;gif{~r{'P1'.11~~;~ural ..... ':' ~ ~-.)·,' (1):'' . Vi Vegetables . .:..;..cbnt/ ··-; -, ··:-:;. -;~-{; .·~-' - " :. .. . : .. ' y'u} Drugs and Norcotics VIII/ Tubets :i:x: Condiments and spkos . ' t;Cbillies -or red· ~billies 2toarlic · t:Jlirnieric in all forms -;~r~·fi?g~r). . ~;Coriander (Dhania -s~eds)- .· 5.ceardafuom :~{Ai'ecariut ( whole OI' splits). 7.ft~arind in all -forms'' -- - ~~~!~}~\"11;uts in alr' form,s -} ..)-;>:t~tff ;~'l'dpiie1:)11f all fon,ns (Ingi: Sukktl~:~;, ,: -.'< }tti:{r\ . : ' . -<:·;, ;(j{(ifi/tf tal-leaves or· Yetrilai / ?:: :'"' - , ·' '.f:~::f{~~ I~f f ... . · . · 1 ' :· '·.\r::it:\\i2J':: • \i,,,. ·f'.•: ... ,;1u.";,:.t< ... ,- :·:, < \ " ) .:M!!<;~t\I?U' GOVERNME:N,T GAZETTE E~TRAOKUlNAKX . ~t =~::;::;======-=--=~===:-.==:=:l~'.:-~:=-==· =====~~~~ .:''.'.\.::~ti~if 0 1 ~~~~1 . . Nmo~~f k~~ i '' ! f;~t?i'.J;}cic'~ima.l husbandcy products >~1 Butter. · rf :;, ·{·f{} · · · · · · 2. Cattle. :t('"\i\ , ' '3 E~gs. J ~ ' . ," 4 u~1t1.o. '~ A,ptculture ,t: xn.' Plsciculture . •, ·•,,\·•'\ .. /.;:~\:/:• ; L<·f ';1 .. . • ~-- / 5 Goat. 6 Hides and si.:h,s. 7 .Milk. 8 Pi&, 9 Poultry, 'io Sheop. 1l Wool. Honey. Fish. , 1 Eamboo • I ' , 2. Bidi . teav. . 3 Lac. 4 Gum. S Kadukai ()(yiobalaa) nut). t~.· 2 Silk yam.! i'' ,(gall· 1 Sugarcane1 Jaggery i.n all forms. . (Jaggery powder, ·brown lligar, . . etc). . · · . \ i/[:{;.\2~J>alnigur ~~y in all ~ a, · ori!or?ot .· tho Oovcrnof ry •'' '. ; ,,~ . ) ' ' .- <A > ' 'p: ~ AsINQH PB'l.BR, • .. t VI .. :r./. .~ Govanmmt, ~· :~· . <\'f;\ ~j, . -- ~ .,..,. --~' ,,, J/. l ;~ .. ,' ) . .. Exvlanatirn.-The last point of sale mentioned in this sub-section shall mesa th~ sale by a retail dealer to the consumer . ~, ; (ii) in sub-section (7J, for the ·expression ·" notwithstanding ,anything ,contained in sub-section (1), (2) or (3) ", the expression "Notwithstanding anytbiug contained in ~uh-section (l), (2), (2-A), (2~B) or (3)" shall be substituted:. · · .J ., ... ; 3. Amendment of the First Schedule to Tamil Nadu Act 1 of 1959.-In the .'First Schedule to the Principal Act, item 70 (b) and the entr.ies relatin·g ;thereto .shall b.e mnitled. · 4. Addition of new Schedule in Tamil Nadu Act 1 of 1959.'--After the ~Fifth ScheduJe to the principal Act, the following Schedule s!rnll be added, .. namely:- · '' THE SIXTH SCHEDULE [See section 3 (2-B)J · Serial iaumber. ,. ' ,(1) .. Descdption of goods. (2) . J AU , Jcinds of alcoholic Iiqi.:ors . • · ror human · consumption· , . \. {Other than for~iSJ:i Jiquors .falli:°g , lll\der ·&U:b•item ,ta). · .. of item . 70 of the 'farS..t Schedflle, tQddy ~. and .. . -• arrack:]. Point of levy. (3) . At every paint of sale other thtn the Jas'<: point of sato in the Sfate,· · · • .. }~-~, ~ . ' .. . ,,i~......,; .... · (By ·.arilcr of,.:the ·Governor) '" '.· \, -· . '' •---,' . . Rate of tax. (Per cent) (4) . 30 .... ~- JEYASINGH l>ETBR, · Secretary to Government, Law ·Department. •. '' ' . ,. I@ --·--,... ( ~eglste,w He. M-t' ,·. , .. ·•. • ·• JJ • TAMIL NADU 1991 I ·f Pri-ce l'.i' 15 Pa• } :~ "r===========================-=======-:i================== 1 ·, ··:-L . . • ..... lo,, ~- ,~ ~:-' !h· r ~ • EXTRAORDJNARY,&,•usL,sHED ev AUTHOR~~ ,, -~ ' ;.;:, ... ~f·'!s--:; ,.,~ .. ~~:·· MADRAS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1991 A'P:>ASI Ill, PlRAJORPATHI, THIRUVALI.UVAR AANDU-2022 ===-==-...:.:::::..--:.:.:.::.=- --.::;: .. :.:.:.=.::~====================== Part IV -Se<,-tion 2 ' . . ~ .. :: ,: . <' ~- • .•• .. .", : ,' ·.,~ ...... --~ / ~-- • ... :: - :~ .: • ,I. ~ .. :.~ CONTENTS l'ayts, Nn. ~3 of 199l-,-1'unil Nadu Agricultural Pr~uee llarketh1.-, (Regufa.tio•) -~-mendr::fdllt ! . ..... -··-·--· 'J'he foll<Ywmg .Aet ef the 'l'amil Nadu Legislative Assembly ·i-eu-rved tac .. ,•.~n1 of 11w novernor ()Jl the hit Nove111bcr 1991 a.nd is hcrclJy p11bfa~hed for 1"1:nc1·1tl infornrntion : ACT No. 43 OF 1991. An Act to amend the Tumil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act~ 19'37. BE it enacted by the Leg;slative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu ia the FOrty second Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil N .. du Agricultural Produce Marketillg Short title and (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1991. . commencement. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of February 1991. 2. In section 33 of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Amcncrncnt oJ Act, 1987 (hcrein ... fter referred to as the principal Act), after sub-section ~l), tbe seation-33. fdlowing sub-section shall be inserted, namely : "(1-A) Notwithstan 'ir.g ::.nything contdned in th;s Act or in 2ny otMr bw for ,he time being in' force, the person appointed under sub-section (3) of section 24 of the Tamil N~du Agricultu.ral P.:oducc Mr.rke:s Act, 1959 and the Special Office1s (A Grouy) IV-2 Ex. (527)-1 [ 13} ] 11 l 134 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ,"<1,• ~ appointed under sub-sectiou (1) of section 5 of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce ~kets (Amendment and Special Provisions) Act, 1978, read with section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Markets (Amendment) and Validation of Appoint. ment of Special Officers Act, 1989, and holding office as such immediately before Tamil Nadu ·. '.Act 33. of 119.78, the 1st day of February 1991, shall be deemed to have been appointed as Special Act 8 of Officers under sub-section (1) with effect 011 and from.the 1st day of February 1991 1989 • and such Special Officers shall continue to hold office for such period not exceeding - . one year as the Goverument may, by nctification, specify in this behalf.". 3. Validation of things done and action taken by the Special Officers.-Anythi11g done or any action taken by the Special Officers deemed to have been appointed under sub-section (1-A) of section 33 of the Principal Act, as amended by this Act, on or after the 1st day of February 1991 a11d before the date of the publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government GazettP, shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be, and to have always been, validly do1J.e or taken in accordance With law and shall not be liable to be quesHoued in any court of law. (By order of the Governor.) P. JEJYASINGH PETER, Secretary to Government, Law Department. ·--··---·-··--------------PRiNTBD AND P!J0LlSHE'lJ BY fH8 DIRECTOR OF S1ATI0"'8RY AND Pi:UNrlNG, !IC-.\lll\ UiHALF OF THB OUVEitN,11:!NT OP TAMIL NADU t t ¥ t l Na4.amil Nadu of 1,:· . • Act 27 of :,19'!9, ;f. It· f i amil Nadu Ordinance : ' al 1992. r I I II 1· L t r· Tamil Nal Ordina""'\ ·, 6 of ·. l \ .... ' T.AMIL. NADU GOVERNMENT GAZBTfB BXTRAORDINARY 27 The· following Act of the Tamil Na.du Legislative .Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 23rd February; .1992 and is hereby publif4}led fo1• general informa?ion : 4,CT No. 7 OF 1992. · .A.n .A.et fu,tither to apnend t-ke Tamil Nadu AgrieultU1 ai Produce Marketing (Regulati(Jn) .A.et, 1987. BE it enacted by the Legislative .Asilembly of the Stlate of Tamil Nadu in the Forty-third Year of the Republic of Ind.ill as follows : 1. (1) This Act may be ealled the Tamil Nadu Agric11ltural Produce Marketing (Regula,tion) Ammdm:ent Act, 1992. (2) It shall be deemed. to have. come into fOl'.Ce on th,e 28th day ot January 1992. Short title and commencement 4 : 2. In section 33 of the Tamil Nadu .Agricultural · Produce Marketing Am.encbnent ol (Regulation) Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub- section,. 3.3, section (1-A), for the wor:ds "one year", the words "two years'' shall be substituted. K (1) The Tamil Na.du Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) - Repeal and .Amendment Ol'dinance, 1992 is .hereby repealed. · · aavi11a. . ~ '.JI . fLiL fjij1J7" (2). Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any a<'tion taken under the p~ncipal Act, as, amended by the said Ordina)l~, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Ac1t, as amended by this Act. (By order Qf the Govemol'. )' ~ "- .J MD. ISM:.A.IL, · Seer, tar'gj td Government, Law Department. .Group) IV~2 Ex. (116)-1 . / No. 106] ( .. Tamil Nadu Ad '27 of 1989 Ta111i! 1Va<ltt ( i rdi1wnce I .: 1993. . ,,, t-. ... ..fjfj.1 If ·~ ~ .<:1~1 . ' , :.;J-·~· .... ''" ----, ·• TAMIL NADU ). ,GO V E'R N.M ENT~ GAZ ET.TE EXTRAORDINAI{ Y,.. PUB-1..ISHED BY AUTHORITY MADRAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1993 Maasi 21, Aangeerasa, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-..:.t,24 Part IV-Section 2 Tamil Nadu Acta and Ord.inancel. ·-------· -- The following Act of the Tamil :Nadu Legislative Assembly received thP assent of the Governor on the 3rd March 1993 and is hereby publi~ed for· !!Pneral information: ACT No. 4 OF 1993. A.n Act {11.rthcr to amend the Tamil Nadu Aprilcultural Prod1tce }tlarketinu (Regulation) Act, 1987. ' . I BE 1't enacteJ~~ the LegislJl,tive ,Assembly of the State of Tamil Na.du in the '. Forty-fourth Year of the Republic of India; as follows:- · I • ·' 1. (1) This 1ct may be called the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce ?1-[arketing (Regulation) .Amendment Act, 1993. \2) It shalJ be deemed to have come into force on the 11th day of ,January 1998. 2. In section ;33 of the Tamil Nadu Agl'.icultura!: Produce : ·~rketing (R€gulaticn) Act, 1987 (hereinafter refel'Ted to \i.s the principal .Act), 1n :-uh-section (l-A). for 'the words "two yPars ", the kords ·"''t.hree yeara" :-hall ·be substituted. a. ·(1) The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (~laj!ikl!n) Amendrrent 0:rdi11r,.,.,c" 1993 is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or, any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said 01'.dinance, shall(be q.eemed to have heen d01ie or taken under the principal Act, as amended by 'this Act. ,. (By order of the Governol".) :Mi. MUNIRAMAN,. 8ecretOA"JI to Governme.nt, L<tW Department. Short ti. dmif, Cl niencem.e Amendment section m 'Repeal, la> Saving. t"ltlNl'lmt Ako PUBLISHES BY '111B DlllBCl'OR. OF srA'l1QNBn AND PION'l'ael. IIADllAS ON BEHALF OP 111B 60VUNMBNT OP TAMIL MAIJlf [ 11 ] • .. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 15 =-===========~=====-:~-":..:.:..::..::..::..:: ~.::-:..::..::..::=====· -------~----.--... --=.-=:!..-.-. The following Act of the Tamil Nadu LegislE,ivc Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 17th January 1994 and is l::e1ehy published for general information: ACT No. 6 OF: 1994. An Actfuriher to amend the Tamil Nadu Agriculturol roduce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987. BE it ena.cted by the Legislative AsElembly of the ·state of Tamil Nadu in the Forty-fourth Year of the. Repubiic of India as follows: il. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Short title and Marketing (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1994 ·~ commencement. ,(2)' It shall come into force at once. 2. In section 83 oi: the ,Tamil Nadu '.Agricultural Produce :Marketilng Amendmentot '(Ret,mlation) Act, 1987, in sub,.section (1-A)~ for the words ''three years", section '33.. the words "four ye8.l'S" sihall be substituted. . .,.. ·~ ;(By order of the Governor.) M. MUNIRAM.AN, Secretary to Govemment, Law 'Depprtment. '~).:. i'RINT£I> Ar.ID PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND. PRfllITING, MADRAS · .. , -~ ... ON BEHALF OF 11IE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NA.pU. , I (9 I · Short title and commence ment. . Amendment of section 33. Repeal and saving. I ACT No. (Of 199S. A; Act further to ,unend the Tami(Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulatton) .4ct, 1987. BE it c1wctcd by ihc Lc:gishri,c /',·.·.,,mb]y of !he S1:11 e cf Tamil N,·.du in 1:-,e Forty sixth Year of the R(~public or l nc1.i:i. :·.s folL\,~ : 1. (1) T!1is Act may be called the Tarr.ii Nadu A,µriculturnl Produce Marketin g (l{egulvtion) Amendment /.et, 1995. (2) It shall be deemed to hrwe come into fo1 ce on the 11th day of January 19~5. , 2. In sccti011 33 (1 ftl11· T, 1 mil N,,dn AgricuHur:i.1 Prnlh1cc M:i.rketiri~(Rognlaticm) 1:tct, 1%7 (Lcrcinaftcr r0t0l!'ul to :is \he principal Act), in s1. b-section (I-A), for the w: 1'ds "four yegrs", the words "11ve years" shall be substitt1tcd. 3. (I) TheT:1n'1il Na.do Agriculturu.J P:-cdnce M2.rketi1w (Regulation) Amend m.:n! 01di11ancc, 199~ is lierchy rcpc·,l,x1. ·\1 · (2) Notwitbstandinr such rep.ea,!, anythii.1g done 01 any Rction taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Or0.imnce, shall be deemed to have beeu done or taken under the principal Act, as amer,ded by this Act. (By order of the Governor\ Tamil Nadu 1 Act 27 of f 1989. , Tamil Nadu t 1 Ordinance i l of 1995. 1 f. r · M. MUNIRAMAN, Secretar; IO Government, Law Department. I ' IJIAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTP,AOP.DlNAF.\7 The following Act of the Tamil Na1u Legislativ;i As embly received t:·e assent of the Governer on the 1st Dcc.:emlnr 1995 and is hcr .. by published for general information: ACT No 32 OF 1995 I An Actfurther to amend the Tamil Nadu Agricultw·;zl l'r(){l.1cc Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987. 11J BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Na,;u in the Forty sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows; 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nad u Agricultural Procl. uce ;·v1arkc :f' g (Regulation) Second Amendment Act, 1995. ·· (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. fn section 33 of the Tamil Nadu Agricultur"l Pro ·. u ,: \farkcting (RepJI<, lion) Act, 1987, in sub-section (1-A), for the words ''live y,\,rs" t,ie words "s('l years " shall be substitutec. · (By oro~r et the Governor) . M. MUNT RAMAN, 3,urta,y I<' GOvern,,;ent, Law Department. Sl:ort title ,,,,(1 corn mcncerner t Amenclmen t al section 33. s - ms • ,... h t r· .. rn·rrm:, r·m '2t11l"i"' .. .,· ,::,:...~•21·<.,,,.:; l'IWffll) NIP DUBL~HSD BY THE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, M,;tiRASt . '. : 2'.:}~:~t.r~;' ,, ~-" f ... , ()1'4 82HAU'Of THBOO~ENT QP TAMU, NADU ' .. C V-2 &, 577 ..... 3 Nadu ance 10 )96. neBt. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETIE EXTRAORDINARY 29 Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 198S. . The foilowing Act otthe Tamil N,·.du Legislat:ve Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 14th February 1997 and is hereby published for general informa tion: ACT No. 8 OF 1997. An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nan" in the Forty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follow!; · 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing Short title and (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1997. commence-~ ment. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 17th day of January 1997. 2. In section 33 of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regu- Amendment of lation) Act, i987 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (1-A), section 33. for the words "six years", the words "seven years" shall be substituted. Tamil Nadu 3. (1) The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Amend Ordinance 2 of ment Ordinance, 1997 is hereby repealed.I Repeal and saving. 1997. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken und•r the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall b: d::;n;d to hav: b:e11 done or taken under the principal Act, as am~nded by this Act. (By order of the Governor) A. K. RAJAN, Secretary to Goverament, Law Departmen t. I ........................... ..-.-----• ...... "" ~ •• " il" """'"" TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZE1TE lRAORDINAR\I The following Aot of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly roo•Jived the assent of the Govornor on the 26th April 1998 and is hereby published for general information : ACT No. 11 OF 1998. An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Forty ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows : 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Amendment Act, 1998. (2) It shall be deem.::d to have come into force on the 29th day of January 1998. 2. In section 33 of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (1-A), for the words "seven years", the words "eight years" shall be substitute c.. 3. (1) The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Amend ment Ordinance, 1998 is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act. (By order of the Governor) A. K:. RAJAN, Secretary to Government, Law Department • ... 29 Short tit le and commence mtnt. Amendment of section 33. Repealc.nd sa,ing. AND PUBUSHED BY. TIIE DIRECTOR OF STATIONERY/ ANI) PRINTING, CHENNAl ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TA'.Mll.. NADU. iV-2 Ex. (227)-2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 223 The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Oo~emor on the 26th December 1998 and is hereby published for general infor mation: ACT No. 61 OF 1998. An Act futther to amend the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (R"gulatfon) Act, 1987. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Forty-ninth year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Prcducc Marketing Short title ltlld (Regulation) Second Amendment Act, 1996. commencement. · (2) It shall be deemed to bave come into force on the 18tl. day of September 1998. 2. After section 64 of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Mark<.::ting (Regula- InserHon of tion) Act, 1987 (horeinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following section new stction shall be inserted, namely:- 64-A. '•64. A- Power to exempt m1rket committee or Board.- The Government may. in the public interest, by general or special order, whether prospectively or retrospectively. ·' (a) e:it:empt any market com:tr'ittee or Board Crom any of the provisions other than sub-section (1) cf section 33 c.,f this Act or cf tbe rules, subject to such conditions. vs may be specified ; or (b) direct that such pro-visions of the rules Shall apply to such market committee, or Bo9rd with such modifications as mr.r be specified in the order. '' • 3. (1) The T1mlil Nadu Agricultrual Produce Marketinn (Rtgulation) Second Repeal and Amendment Ordinance, 1998 is hereby repealed. saving. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or i~ny 11ction taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act, as emended by this Act. (By Order of the Governor.) 1,\.. K. RAJAN, Secretary to Gdvernment, Law Department. ·-.ANQ .JtilBLIIHBI> llY fflB DlRECTOll OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEtlAhil OP. nm GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU. !i!!•~=•=•= ......... M011..-,.., • ..,. .............. ,.,a-.c.,.e••1111•11i••·•-.-..•1,1•w• ..,. ... .,.,.. .. ~ ...... ... . --------- eenneeecnnett ... ,..., ..... •••••• nrcrcssr--2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE E!XTRAORDINARY The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received L;:e assent of the Governor on the J 2th March 1999 and is hereby published for general information : AdT No. 3 OF 1999. : ;: A.It A.et turthtr to amend the Tamil Nadu A,:riculturttl Produce Marketinig (Regulation)" A.et, 1981. Ba ii enacted by the Logislativo Assembly of tbo State of Tamil Nadu in tho Fiftieth Yoar of tho Republic of India as follows : 9 1. (1) This Act may bo called the Tamil Nadu Aaricultural Produce .Markoting short title and • • r" . (Roplation) .Amondmant Act., 1999. commencement. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 27th day of January 1999. 2. In section 33 of tho Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) .Amendmen Act, 1987 (heroin.after referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (1-A), for of tho words '•eight years'•, the words "nine years" shall bo substituted. ltctl~ 33. 3. (1) Tho Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Mt1rkoting Amendment Ordmance, 1999 is hereby repealed. (Regulation) Repeal and sa,tng. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be d~omcd to have been done · or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act. (By order of the Governor) K. PARTHASARA1HY, Secretary to Government, L!lw Department • 48 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY An Act further to amend the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987. BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2014. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 31st day of May 2014. 2. In section 33 of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the pr incipal Act) , in the proviso to sub-section (1), for the expression “three years”, the expression “four years” shall be substituted. 3. Notwithstanding anything contained in the principal Act, every person exercising the powers and discharging the functions of a Special Officer of the market committees, with effect on and from the 31st day of May 2014, shall be deemed to have been appointed as such Special Officer of the said market committees under sub-section (1) of section 33 of the principal Act, as amended by this Act, and anything done or any action taken by the said Special Officers during the period commencing on the 31st day of May 2014 and ending with the date of publication of this Act in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, shall be deemed to have been validly done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act. (By Order of the Governor) G. JAYACHANDRAN, Secretary to Government, Law Department. Short title and commence ment. Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 1989. Amendment of section 33. The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 2nd September 2014 and is hereby published for general information:— ACT No. 12 OF 2014. Validation.