(1) The state Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare its · intention of regulating the marketing of such of agricultural produce and livestock, in the State, as may be specified in the notification. The notification may be brought to the notice of the interested public by publishing in local language & English on widely circulated platforms/ media like newspapers, websites and such other formats: inclusion of notified area under municipality may done after due consultation with municipal cooperation, as case may be.
(2) The notification under sub-section (1) shall state that any objections or suggestions which may be received by the Government within such period as shall be specified in the notification, not being less than thirty days will be considered by the Government
(3) Government may hold consultations with Local Bodies, including Panchayati Raj Institute (PRls) who own and operate periodical markets or haats or any other such markets for marketing of agricultural produce and livestock within their jurisdictional area, to bring such markets under the regulation of this Act, so as to develop these markets to efficiently function as marketing platform nearest to the farm gate.·
4. Subject to the notification made under Section 3 and after considering such objections and suggestions as may be received from any source before expiry of such period,the State Government may,by another notification, declare the whole State as one unified market area specified in the notification issued under Section 3 for the purpose of regulation of marketing of all or any of the kinds of agricultural produce and livestock specified in the notification issued under section 3 of this Act
Explanation: The area so declared shall be a single unified market area for the whole State for regulation of marketing of notified agricultural produce and livestock.
5. Subject to the provision made in sections 3 and 4, the State Government may, by further notification, delineate geographical area for a Market Committee as a delineated market area for the purpose of election of the Members of such Market Committee and undertaking developmental activities therein.
Explanation: The Market Committee shall not regulate marketing. of notified agricultural produce and livestock in its delineated market area. The Market Committee will enforce regulation on marketing of notified agricultural produce and livestock within the principal market yard, sub-market yard(s) and market sub-yard(s).
Alteration/ 6. (1) Subject to the procedure specified in sections 3 and 5, the State Government Amalgamation may, at any time by notification , exclude from any delineated market area, any of delineated area or include therein an additional area or split one delineated market area in market two or more such areas or amalgamate two or more such areas in one delineated market area, or may exclude any notified agricultural produce and livestock · from regulation , or include any agricultural produce and livestock , hitherto not regulated, for regulation under this Act
(2) After the alteration of delineated market area or the items of agricultural produce and livestock, if any, under section 5, it shall not be necessary for the Director to make any declaration under this section unless he is of the opinion that it is necessary to declare any area, hitherto not declared, as delineated market area of any Market Committee.