(1) The State Government shall, for each year commencing on the ist day of July Constitution of Advisory and ending on the 30th day of June next following, constitute, in respect of each i*forest Committee.
produce, an Advisory Committee for one or more Revenue Commissioners' divisions in the State consisting of not more than nine members as may be notified by the State Government from time to time for the purpose of advising the State Government in the matter offixation, from time to time. of a fair and reasonable price at which such produce may be purchased by the State Government or its authoirsed officer or agent, as is offered for sale in such division or divisions in accordance with the provisions of this Act
Provided that, two of the members shall be from amongst the traders of the respective forest produce, or manufactures of finished goods using such produce and four members shall be from amongst the growers of the respective * forest produce other than the State Government.
1. The words "minor" was deleted by Mah. 45 of 1997, s. 11.
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(2) It shall also be the duty of the Committee to advise the State Government on such other matters as may be referred to it by the State Government.
(3) The business of the Committee shall be conducted in such manner as may be prescribed.
(4) The members of the Committee shall be entitled to such allowances as may be prescribed
Provided that, a member of the State Legislature, while holding the office of member of the Committee shall not be entitled to receive any allowances other than travelling allownance, daily allowance or such other allowance which is paid to the holder of such office for the purpose of meeting the personal expenditure incurred in attending the meeting of the Committee or in performing any other functions as holder of such office.
(5) The Committee shall tender its advice to the State Government within such period as the State Government may, for each Committee, specify in this behalf State 7. The State Government shall afler consultation with the Committee, constituted Government under section 6 in respect of any particular * forest produce fix the price at which such to fix price in consultation produce shall be purchased by it or by any of its authorised officer or agent, from Committee growers of that produce and shall publish the same in the Official Gazette and in such other manner as may be prescribed not later than the 3 1 st day of December ; and the price so fixed shall not be altered during the year to which the price relates
Provided that, if the Committee fails to tender advice within the period specified under sub-section (5) of section 6 (or such further period not exceeding fifteen days as the State Government may allow), the State Government may proceed to fix the price without consultation with the Committee
Provided further that, different prices may be fixed for different units, and in so doing regard shall be had amongst other things, to-
(a) prices of the respective * forest produce obtained or fixed under this Act, or any enactment during the preceding three years in respect of the area comprised in the unit
(b) the quality of the * forest produce grown in the unit
(c) transport facilities available in the unit
(cl) the cost of transport ; and
(e) the general level of wages for unskilled labour prevalent in the unit.
Opening of 8. There shall be set up in each unit such number of depots, and at such places, as publicationof the State Government may, taking into consideration the convenience of the growers of price list, the respective * forest produce, direct; and a price list of such produce fixed by the c:;ot State Government under section 7 and the hours of business shall be prominently displayed on a notice board kept for the purpose at every such depot.
1. The words "minor" was deleted by Mah. 45 of 1997, s. 11.
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