The Meghalaya State Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (Act No. 9 of 2020)
State Act of Meghalaya · Act 9 of 2020139 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act To provide for geographically restriction‐free trade transaction of agricultural produce including livestock across the State and country; to give freedom to the agriculturists to sell their produce across time and space; to enhance transparency in trade operations and price settlement mechanism through adoption of electronic and other innovative form of technology; to promote emergence of multiple channels for competitive marketing, agri‐processing and agricultural export; to encourage investments in development of markets and marketing infrastructure in the State of Meghalaya; and wh… |
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| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 9 of 2020 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Meghalaya |
| Ministry | Meghalaya Law Department |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 139 |
| Subjects | agriculture |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Notification of intention of regulating marketing of specified agricultural produce and livestock.
- Section 4 Declaration of whole State as one unified market area.
- Section 5 Notification of delineated market area.
- Section 6 Alteration or Amalgamation of delineated market area and of items of agricultural produce and livestock.
- Section 7 Principal market yard, sub‐market yard, market sub‐yard, private market yard, private market sub‐ yard, farmer‐consumer market yard, private farmer‐consumer market and electronic…
- Section 8 Establishment and notification of “Special Commodity Market Yard”.
- Section 9 Establishment and notification of “Market Yard of National Importance (MNI)”.
- Section 10 Establishment of private market yard.
- Section 11 Establishment of farmer‐consumer market yard (direct sale of agricultural produce by farmer to consumer in retail).
- Section 12 Declaring warehouse/silos/cold storage or other such structure or place as market sub‐yard.
- Section 13 Direct marketing (wholesale direct purchase from farmers outside the market yard, sub‐ market yard, private market yard).
- Section 14 Establishment of Market Committee and its incorporation.
- Section 15 Vesting of property of Local Authority in Market Committee.
- Section 16 Acquisition of land for Market Committee and/or Board.
- Section 17 Constitution of the first Market Committee
- Section 18 Constitution of the second and subsequent Market Committee.
- Section 19 Division of delineated market area for constituencies and reservation of seat.
- Section 20 Qualification to vote and be the representative of agriculturist.
- Section 21 Provision for election.
- Section 22 Superintendence, direction and control of elections.
- Section 23 Election of Chairman.
- Section 24 Term of the office of Chairman and Members.
- Section 25 Commencement of terms of office of Chairman and Members.
- Section 26 Resignation of Members.
- Section 27 Resignation by Chairman and vacancy in his office.
- Section 28 No confidence motion against Chairman.
- Section 29 Leave of absence to Chairman and consequences of absence without leave.
- Section 30 Refusal to hand over the charge to new Chairman.
- Section 31 Seizure and taking possession of record and property of Market Committee under certain conditions.
- Section 32 Establishment and Composition of Market Committee of MNI.
- Section 33 Appointment and functions of Secretary of the Market Committee of MNI.
- Section 34 Executive Committee of MNI.
- Section 35 Term of office of Members of the Executive Committee of MNI.
- Section 36 Other provision of this Act also to apply to Market yard of National Importance.
- Section 37 Powers and duties of Chairman.
- Section 38 Powers and duties of Vice–Chairperson.
- Section 39 Meeting etc. of the Market Committee.
- Section 40 Quorum and procedure at meeting.
- Section 41 Powers and duties of the Market Committee.
- Section 42 Appointment of sub‐committee and delegation of powers.
- Section 43 Power to borrow.
- Section 44 Compounding of offences.
- Section 45 Power to write off irrecoverable fee etc.
- Section 46 Power to remove encroachment on market yard.
- Section 47 Use of weighing instruments, weight and measure, their inspection.
- Section 48 Mode of making contract.
- Section 49 Act of Market Committee etc. not to be invalidated.
- Section 50 Secretary of Market Committee.
- Section 51 Powers, functions and duties of the Secretary
- Section 52 Appointment of Accountant.
- Section 53 Appointment of staff by the Market Committee.
- Section 54 Establishment and Promotion of electronic trading platform.
- Section 55 Grantor Renewal of license to establish electronic trading platform.
- Section 56 Integration of warehouses, silos, cold storages or other such structure or space, declared as market sub‐yard to e‐ platform.
- Section 57 Integration of private market.
- Section 58 Inter operability of e‐trading platforms.
- Section 59 Payment to the sellers and maintenance of accounts.
- Section 60 Suspension or Cancellation of licence of electronic trading platform.
- Section 61 Dispute settlement‐ (i) between or among licensees under Section55(1); and (ii) between or among licensee and APLMC.
- Section 62 Dispute settlement with regard to intra‐ State trade – transaction.
- Section 63 Dispute settlement with regard to Inter‐ State trade transaction.
- Section 64 Sale‐transaction of notified agricultural produce and livestock.
- Section 65 Terms and procedure of buying and selling.
- Section 66 Levy of market fee (single point levy of market fee).
- Section 67 Levy of user charge by Market Committee.
- Section 68 Power to grant exemption from market fee.
- Section 69 Grant or Renewal of licence to market functionaries other than traders.
- Section 70 Grant or Renewal of unified single trading licence.
- Section 71 Suspension or Cancellation of unified single trading licence granted or renewed under Section 70.
- Section 72 Recognition of unified single trading license granted/renewed under Section 70 for inter‐state trade.
- Section 73 Grant or Renewal of licence for private market yard, farmer‐ consumer market yard and market sub‐ yard.
- Section 74 Suspension or Cancellation of licence granted or renewed under Section73.
- Section 75 Grant or Renewal of licence for direct marketing.
- Section 76 Suspension or Cancellation of direct marketing licence.
- Section 77 Dispute settlement‐ (i) between or among Licensees. (ii) between or among licensee and APLMC.
- Section 78 Appeal.
- Section 79 Registration of whole sale ad‐hoc buyer.
- Section 80 Bar of jurisdiction on Civil Courts.
- Section 81 Preparation and sanction of budget.
- Section 82 Market Committee Fund.
- Section 83 Application of Market Committee Fund.
- Section 84 Establishment of the State Agricultural Marketing Board.
- Section 85 In corporation of Board.
- Section 86 Constitution of the State Agricultural Marketing Board.
- Section 87 Composition of the State Agricultural Marketing Board.
- Section 88 Appointment of Managing Director, Officers and Servants of the Board.
- Section 89 Term of Office of the non‐official Members of the Board.
- Section 90 Term of Official Members.
- Section 91 Allowances to Members of the Board.
- Section 92 Filling of casual vacancy
- Section 93 Resignation of Chairman and Members.
- Section 94 Disqualification of Member of the Board.
- Section 95 Appointment of Sub‐ committee.
- Section 96 Superintendence of the Board.
- Section 97 Functions and powers of the Board.
- Section 98 Regulations.
- Section 99 “Marketing Development Fund”.
- Section 100 Payments incurred by The Board.
- Section 101 Contribution towards “Marketing Development Fund”
- Section 102 Borrowing by issue of bonds or stocks.
- Section 103 Utilization of Marketing Development Fund Maintained by Board.
- Section 104 Audit of accounts of the Board.
- Section 105 Delegation of powers.
- Section 106 Supervision and control of the Chairperson or Chief Executive.
- Section 107 Functions and powers of the Managing Director.
- Section 108 Conduct of business of the Board.
- Section 109 Powers of Chairman of Board.
- Section 110 Appointment of Director of Agricultural Marketing.
- Section 111 Power and functions of the Director of Agricultural Marketing.
- Section 112 Revolving Marketing Development Fund.
- Section 113 Officer and staff of the Director of Agricultural Marketing.
- Section 114 Penalty for contravention of Act, Rules and Bye‐laws.
- Section 115 Recovery of market dues.
- Section 116 Cognizance of offences.
- Section 117 Inspection, inquiry, submission of statements etc.
- Section 118 Powers of the Director to remove Chairman or Member of the Market Committee.
- Section 119 Supersession of the Market Committee.
- Section 120 Consequence of supersession of Market Committee.
- Section 121 Supersession of Board.
- Section 122 Consequence of super session of Board.
- Section 123 Power of Director to direct Market Committee for amending Bye‐laws.
- Section 124 Power of the Managing Director to prohibit execution or further execution of resolution passed or order made by the Market Committee.
- Section 125 Power to call for proceedings of Market Committee by Director or Managing Director.
- Section 126 Liability of Chairman, Members and Employees for loss, waste or misappropriation etc.
- Section 127 Power of the State Government to amend schedule.
- Section 128 Power of the State Government to give direction.
- Section 129 Recovery of sums due to Board or Market Committee.
- Section 130 Chairman, Members, Officer and Servant etc. of Market Committee and Board to be public servant.
- Section 131 Delegation of power by State Government.
- Section 132 Bar to civil suit & protection to person acting in good faith.
- Section 133 Bar to suit in absence of notice.
- Section 134 Duty to local Authority to give information and assistance.
- Section 135 Act not to be invalidated by informality, vacancy etc.
- Section 136 Power to make Rules.
- Section 137 Power to make Bye‐laws.
- Section 138 Repeal and savings
- Section 139 Power to remove difficulty.
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