(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the government may constitute a Marketing Committee consisting of the following eleven members –
(a) three persons to be nominated by the Government who are agriculturists possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed;
Provided that one them shall be a member of the schedule casts or other backward classes;
(b) two members to be elected in the prescribed manner from the traders and commission agents holding licences to operate as such in the market area;
(c) one member to be nominated by the Government from the amongst the President or Chairman of the cooperative societies engaged in the business of processing or marketing of the notified agriculture produce in the market area;
(d) one member to be chose in the prescribed manner from the local authority within the local limits whose jurisdiction the principal market in relation to the Marketing Committee is situated;
Provided that a person to whom a licence has been granted under section 80 shall not be eligible for being chosen under this clause;
(e) one member to be elected in the prescribed manner by the licensed weighmen and measures;
(f) one member of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi to be nominated by the speaker to represent the interest of consumers;
(g) two members to be nominated by the Government of whom one shall represent the interest of consumers;
(2) When a Marketing Committee is constituted for the first time, under this act all the members thereof, including the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, shall be nominated by the Government.
(3) Every Marketing Committee shall have a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman.
(4) without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (2) the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be elected by the members of the Marketing Committee.