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(f) farmer-consumer market yard(s) managed by the Market Committee; market and '(g) private farmer-consumer market yard(s) managed by a ·person, holding a electronic licence under section 11 ; trading
(h) electronic trading platforms. platform.
(2) The State Government shall, as soon as possible after the issue of notification under Sections 4 and 5, by a notification, declare any 'place' in the delineated market area as principal market yard or sub-market yard or market sub-yard or farmer-consumer market yard, as the case may be, managed by a Market Committee, for the purpose of regulation of marketing of notified agricultural produce and livestock, expressly or impliedly in physical , electronic or other such mode, under this Act.
Explanation: In this sub-section (2) , the expression 'place' shall include any structure, enclosure, open space locality, street including, warehouse/silos/pack house/cleaning, grading and packaging and processing unit vested in the Market Committee of the delineated market area.
(3) The State Government may, by notification, declare a 'place', licenced under section 70, to be private market yard, private market sub- yard, private farmer consumer market yard, as the case may be, for marketing of notified agricultural produce and livestock, expressly or impliedly in physical, electronic or other such mode, under this Act.
Explanation: In this sub-section (3), the expression 'place' shall include any structure, enclosure, open space locality, street including warehouse/silos/pack house/cleaning grading & packaging and processing unit vested in the person licenced for the purpose under this Act.
The State Government may designate any-existing market yard established under section 7 (2) as "Special Commodity Market Yard" or establish and notify any market yard as "Special Commodity Market Yard"after consideration of such aspects as throughput of particular agriculture produce and livestock and special infrastructure requirements therefore. It may be-
(i) fruits, vegetables and flower markets, including onion market, apple market, orange market and other such market;
(ii) cotton market;
Establishment and notification of "Special Commodity Market Yard".
(iii) medicinal and aromatic plants market;
(iv) livestock market including camel market, fish market, poultry market and other such market; and
(v) any other such markets.
(2) All provisions for and in relation to the. Market Committee made under this Act shall mutatis mutandis apply to the Market Committee established for "Special Commodity Market Yard". .
9. The State Government may designate and notify any existing market yard established under Section 7 (2) as "Market Yard of National Importance" or establish and notify any market as "Market Yard of National Importance" After consideration of such aspects as total throughput, value, upstream catchment area, down-stream number of consumers served and special infrastructure requirements therefor:
Provided that the market yard handling not less than such annual tonnage or such annual value, as may be prescribed. may be considered for conferring the status as the "Market Yard of National Importance".
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Provided further that out of such annual tonnage or such annual value, 30 per cent may arrive from not less than two other States.