(1) The Government may, from time to time notification,
(a) Specify the places at which Cocoon markets, Cocoon stores and Silkyarn market, shall be located.
(h) ApJ?oint a Market Officer, and constit ute a Committee consisting of one repre sentative of rearers. and one from the liccnced buyers in-charge of Charka est ablishments with . the Market Officer as Chairman for regulating the conduct of business in the Cocoon market and for the performance . of . such functions as may be determin~d by the Government:
Provided that the Director, or any officer not below the rank of District officer l f the Sericµlture Department authorised by him in ;. this behalf, shaH perform the functiqns of the Market Officer, until a Marker Officer is appoin ted and of the Com,mittee until a co mmittee 0 is I Cqnstituted Under this Clause.
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(c) Specify the Sericultural areas in the State to be served by cocoon market where silkworm cocoon produced within such areas shall be so Id.
. (2) All tratjsactions involving the sale or purchase of cocoons in a cocoons market shall be by open auction, the payment of the price shall be in cash and the cocoons shall be sold by weight a1id in number, as the case may be.
Power of 10. (1) The licencing authority or any officer iQspcctio11.. authorised by the licencing authority in writing on his behalf may with a view to securing com pliance with this Act or with any rules or order made thertunder:-- ·
(a) Require any person licensed under this Act to furnish such information as may be specified.
(b) Inspect or cause to be inspected any return document or account book in the possession of a person, licensed under this Act.
( c) at All reasonable -times enter and inspect any land, building, vessel, vehicle_ or plac~ or a person licensed under this Act.
(d) At all reasonable times enter and search any land, building, vessel, vehicle or place wherein or in any part of which silkworm seed or cocoon or silk yarn is stored or is being transported, and seize or authorise any person to seize any silk worm seed or cocoon or silk yarn inclu ding any vessel, receptacle, apparatus, packages or covering in which such seed o.r cocoon or silk yarn is contained if the licencing authority has the konwledge or information given by any p~rson and taken down by him in writing that a contravention of this Act or of any rule THE ASSAM GAZETTE. EXTRAORDINARY, AUG. 2S, 1990 687 or order made thereunder has been or is being committed by a person licensed under this Act.
(~) Every owner, occupier or other person in charge of any suc'h -land, building, vessel, vehicle or place ~hall give all reasonable facilities to the licencing authority or the officer aforesaid in carr ying out his inspection under this section.
Penalties 11. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with all or any of the provisions of this Act or any rule or order made there under shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to 3 months or with fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees but shall not exceed one thousand rupees or both. The court trying any such contravention may direct that silkworm seed ~ or cocoon or silkyarn or any vessel, receptacle, apparatus, package or covering containing the sam·e in respect of which the court is satisfied shall be forfeited to Government.
Compoun ding of offences