Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963

The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963

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Act ID:	196420
Act Number:	20
Enactment Date:	1964-05-05
Act Year:	1964
Short Title:	The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963
Long Title:	An Act to 1develop and regulate the marketing of agricultural and certain other produce in market areas and markets 2including private markets and farmer consumer markets to be established therefor in the State to confer powers upon Market Committees to be constituted in connection with or acting for purposes connected with such markets to establish Market Fund for purposes of the Market Committee and to provide for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Co-operation, Marketing and Textiles Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra

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Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Notification of intention of regulating marketing of agricultural produce in specified area.
Section 4. Declaration of regulation of marketing of specified agricultural produce in market area.
Section 5. Establishment of markets.
Section 5A. Establishment of National Integrated Produce Market.
Section 5B. Power to make regulations.
Section 5C. Other provisions of Act not to apply to National Integrated Produce Market.
Section 5D. Direct marketing, establishment of private market and farmer-consumer market and redressal of disputes.
Section 5E. Procedure and form of Contract Farming Agreement.
Section 5F. Establishment of Electronic trading platform.
Section 5G. Grant or Renewal of licence to establish Electronic trading platform.
Section 5H. Integration of licence holder under section 5G to E-platform.
Section 5I. Interoperability of E-trading platform.
Section 5J. Payment to the sellers and maintenance of accounts.
Section 5K. Suspension or Cancellation of licence of electronic trading platform.
Section 5L. Dispute settlement.
Section 5M. Obligation of licensee under section 5G for E-trading platform.
Section 6. Regulation of marketing of agricultural produce.
Section 7. Grant of licences.
Section 8. Power to cancel or suspend licences.
Section 9. Appeal.
Section 10. Provision for settlement of disputes.
Section 11. Establishment of Market Committees.
Section 12. Incorporation of Market Committees.
Section 13. Constitution of Market Committees.
Section 14. Election and term of office members.
Section 14A. Election Fund.
Section 15. Commencement of term of office of members.
Section 15A. Provision for appointment of Administrator after normal or extended term of office of members expires.
Section 16. Resignation of members and nomination in certain circumstances.
Section 17. Removal of member for misconduct.
Section 18. Casual Vacancies.
Section 19. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
Section 20. Term of office of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
Section 21. Chairman and Vice-Chairman to hold office until their successors enter upon office.
Section 21A. Honorarium to Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
Section 22. Procedure for election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
Section 23. Resignation of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
Section 23A. Motion of no-confidence against Chairman or Vice-Chairman.
Section 24. Consequence of absence of Chairman, Vice-Chairman or member without leave.
Section 25. Vacancies in office of Chairman and Vice-Chairman to be filled up.
Section 26. Refusal to handover charges to new Chairman or Vice-Chairman.
Section 27. Meeting, etc. of Market Committee.
Section 27A. Annual General meeting of the Market Committee.
Section 28. Members to act during vacancy; acts of Committee, etc., not to be invalidated by informalities.
Section 29. Powers and duties of Market Committee.
Section 30. Appointment of sub-committees; delegation of power.
Section 30A. Power of the Market Committee to open collection centres for marketing of notified produce; provisions for receipt and payment by purchaser.
Section 31. Power of Market Committee to levy fees and rates of commission (adat).
Section 32. Power to borrow.
Section 32A. Power to order production and power of entry, inspection and seizure.
Section 32B. Power to write off loss, shortage or fee, etc., which is irrecoverable.
Section 32C. Power to make alternative arrangements during strike.
Section 32D. Power to take steps to prevent purchases of agricultural produce below support price.
Section 32E. Power of Market Committee to evict from shop, gala, shed, plot, or any other premises and to remove encroachment.
Section 33. Execution of contracts.
Section 34. Certain disputes regarding construction of rules, etc., about weights and measures to be decided by Market Committee.
Section 34A. Supervision over purchase of agricultural produce in any market or market area and payment of cost of supervision by purchasers.
Section 34B. Market Committee to collect cost of supervision.
Section 34C. Default of Market Committee in collecting or paying cost of supervision.
Section 35. Power of Market Committee to employ staff.
Section 35A. Power of Government to appoint Secretary of Market Committee.
Section 36. Market Fund; its custody and investment.
Section 37. Purposes for which Market Fund may be expended.
Section 38. Manner of preparing budget, etc.
Section 38A. Funds not to be utilised for certain proceedings filed or taken by or against officers in personal capacities.
Section 39. Making or recovery of trade allowance prohibited.
Section 39A. Establishment of State Agricultural Marketing Board.
Section 39B. Constitution of State Marketing Board.
Section 39B-1. Managing Director of State Marketing Board.
Section 39C. Officers and servants of State Marketing Board.
Section 39D. Member not disqualified from contesting election or as members of State Legislature or local authorities.
Section 39E . Term of office of members.
Section 39F. Casual vacancies.
Section 39G. Members to act during vacancy; acts, etc., of State Marketing Board, etc., not to be invalidated by informalities.
Section 39H. Resignation of members.
Section 39I. Allowances of members.
Section 39J. Functions and powers of State Marketing Board.
Section 39K. Regulations.
Section 39L. Establishment and administration of Agricultural Marketing Development Fund.
Section 39M. Power of State Marketing Board to borrow.
Section 39N. Utilisation of the Development Fund.