Telangana (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966.

The Telangana (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966.

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Act ID:	196616
Act Number:	16
Enactment Date:	1966-11-18
Act Year:	1966
Short Title:	The Telangana (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966.
Long Title:	An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the regulation of purchase and sale of agricultural produce, livestock and products of livestock and the establishment of markets in connection therewith.
Department:	Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
Type:	STATE
Location:	Telangana

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Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Declaration of notified area.
Section 4. Constitution of a market committee and declaration of notified market area.
Section 5. Composition of market committee.
Section 5A. Constitution of market committee for Special Markets.
Section 6. Reconstitution of the market committee.
Section 6A. Power of Government or the Director of Marketing to suspend the Chairman of the Market Committee.
Section 6B. Power of Government or the Director of Marketing to withdraw the powers of Chairman.
Section 7. Licensing of Traders, Commission Agents, Processors, Direct Purchase Centres, Private Markets etc., and Regulation of Trade.
Section 7A. Omitted.
Section 7B. Omitted.
Section 8. Sub-committee and delegation of powers.
Section 9. Meetings.
Section 10. Appointment and salaries of officers and servants of market committee.
Section 11. Execution of contracts.
Section 11-A. Contract Farming.
Section 12. Levy of fees by the market committee.
Section 12A. Submission of return of turnover by trader.
Section 12B. Assessment of market fees.
Section 12C. Payment of market fees and other dues payable under the Act.
Section 12D. Recovery of market fees where business of trader is transferred.
Section 12E. Appeals.
Section 12F. Revision by the Director of Marketing.
Section 12G. Appeal to High Court.
Section 13. Levy of subscription for market reports etc.
Section 14. Market Committee Fund.
Section 15. Purposes for which the market committee Fund may be expended.
Section 16. Central Market Fund.
Section 17. No trade allowance permissible except as prescribed by rules or under bye-law.
Section 17-A. Recovery of excess and unauthorized collections.
Section 17-B. Maintenance of true and correct accounts and records by traders, etc.
Section 17-C. Power to order production of accounts and power of entry, inspection and seizure.
Section 18. Power to borrow.
Section 19. Liability of the chairman and member for loss, waste or misapplication of property.
Section 20. Member not to be liable personally in respect of a contract or agreement made by or on behalf of the market committee.
Section 21. Costs of suit filed against market committee, etc., without notice.
Section 22. Supersession of market committees.
Section 23. Penalties.
Section 23-A. Compounding of Offences.
Section 24. Power to write-off irrecoverable amounts.
Section 25. Trial of offences.
Section 26. Recovery of sums due to Government and market committee.
Section 27. Revision.
Section 27-A. Power to remove difficulties.
Section 28. Act not to apply to markets established by or on behalf of Government.
Section 29. Payment of compensation in respect of markets in municipalities and in areas within jurisdiction of other local authorities.
Section 30. Act to override other laws.
Section 31. Registration of document executed on behalf of a market committee.
Section 32. Power of the Government to regulate or prohibit commission agents.
Section 32-A. Omitted.
Section 33. Power to make rules.
Section 34. Bye-laws.
Section 35. Exemption.
Section 36. Repeal and savings.
Section 37. Validation.