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Section 15A: Provision for appointment of Administrator after normal or extended term of office of members expires.

The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 20 of 1964

[15A. Provision for appointment of administrator after normal or extended term of office of members expires.-

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) of section 15 or any other provisions of this Act, where the term of office of two years, five years or as the case may be, the extended term of office, if any, under the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 14 [* *] of the member of any Market Committee has expired, the Director or any officer not below the rank of the District Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies, authorised by him shall, by order in writing direct that-

(a) all members of the Committee shall, as from the date specified in the order, cease to hold and vacate their offices as members or otherwise; and

(b) [the Administrator or [the Board of Administrators of not more than seven members appointed] by the Director or such authorised officer shall manage the affairs of the Committee], during the period from the date specified in the order upto the day on which the first meeting of the reconstituted Committee after the election is held, where there is a quorum (hereinafter in this section referred as "the said period") such election shall be held within a period of [six months] from the date the Administrator or the Board of Administrators] assumes office:

[Provided that this period of [six months] may be extended, from time to time by the State Government, in exceptional circumstances, to a period not exceeding [one year] in the aggregate, by notification in the Official Gazette, for reasons, which shall be stated in the notification.]

[(1A) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (b) of sub-section (1), as it stood before the commencement of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) (Amendment and Validation) Act, 1985 (Mah. XXV of 1985), where the Administrator has been appointed to manage the affairs of any Committee but election to such Committee has not been held within a period of one year as required under clause (b) of sub-section (1), the period of holding election to such Committee shall be extended and shall be deemed always to have been extended upto and inclusive of, the 31st day of March 1986.]

(2) During the said period, all the powers and duties of the Committee and its various authorities under this Act and the rules and bye-laws made thereunder or any other law for the time being in force shall be exercised and performed by [the Administrator or the Board of Administrators].

(3) The [Administrator or the Board of Administrators] may delegate any of his powers and duties to any officer for the time being serving under him or under the Committee.

(4) The [Administrator or the members of the Board of Administrators] shall receive such remuneration from the Market Fund as the Director or authorised officer may, from time to time, by general or special order, determine.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963.
Section15A
Marginal noteProvision for appointment of Administrator after normal or extended term of office of members expires.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Mah. 10 of 1984. Section 15A was inserted by Mah. 10 of 1984, s. 4.
  • omitted, Mah. 27 of 1987. The words, brackets and figures "as in force immediately before the commencement of the Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 1984" were deleted by Mah. 27 of 1987, s. 11(a).
  • substituted, Mah. 10 of 2008. These words were substituted for the words "the person appointed by the Director or such authorised officer, from time to time, shall be the Administrator to manage the affairs of the Committee" by Mah. 10 of 2008, s. 3(a)(i).
  • substituted, Mah. 27 of 2022. These words were substituted for the words "the Board of Administrators appointeddbaqts by Mah. 27 of 2022, s. 3.
  • substituted, Mah. 27 of 1987. These words were substituted for the words "one year" by Mah. 27 of 1987, s. 11(b).
  • substituted, Mah. 10 of 2008. These words were substituted for the words "the Administrator" by Mah. 10 of 2008, s. 3(a)(ii).
  • added, Mah. 25 of 1985. This proviso was added by Mah. 25 of 1985, s. 2(a).
  • substituted, Mah. 27 of 1987. These words were substituted for the words "one year" by Mah. 27 of 1987, s. 11(c)(i).
  • substituted, Mah. 27 of 1987. These words were substituted for the words "two and half years" by Mah. 27 of 1987, s. 11(c)(ii).
  • inserted, Mah. 25 of 1985. This sub-section was inserted by Mah. 25 of 1985, s. 2(b).
  • substituted, Mah. 10 of 2008. These words were substituted for the words "the Administrator" by Mah. 10 of 2008, s. 3(b).
  • substituted, Mah. 10 of 2008. These words were substituted for the words "Administrator" by Mah. 10 of 2008, s. 3(c).
  • substituted, Mah. 10 of 2008. These words were substituted for the word "Administrator" by Mah. 10 of 2008, s. 3(d).

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