(1) Save as provided under Section 14 (1), the State Government may, by notification, constitute a separate Market Committee for effective implementation of provisions of this Act for such market yard(s) located in the State which is o r are considered as the Market Yard(s) of National Importance (MNI).
(2) All provisions for and in relation to the Market Committee, including nomination of Chairman and Members made in the Act, shall mutatis mutandis apply to the Market Committee constituted for Market yard of National Importance.
(3) Save as provided under Section 18, Market Committee of Market Yard of National Importance shall consist of
(i) Chairman 1
(ii) Agriculturist six to ten including 2 agriculturists one each from two other States where from arrivals are received in the MNI (to be nominated by respective State Governments on receipts of requests for such nomination received from the Govt. where MNI is located).
(iii) Trader holding the single unified licence, resident of a delineated market area, possessing such qualifications, as may be prescribed, nominated from amongst the licenced traders resident of such delineated market area1
(iv) Trader holding the interstate trading licence nominated by State Government, as may be prescribed1
(v) One representative of licenced/registered commission agent as member, as may be prescribed1
(vi) Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Government of India or his nominee not below the rank of Under Secretary to Government of India1
(vii)Chief Executive Officer or the Municipal Commissioner of the area or hisnominee1
(viii) Chief Town Planner or the authority exercising such powers or his nominee1
(ix) Director or his nominee (exofficio) not below the rank of Under Secretary to the Government of India1
(x) M.D., SAMB (exofficio) or his nominee not below the rank of Under Secretary to the Government of India1
(xi) Executive Member (to be appointed by the State Government, who shall function as the Secretary or Chief Executive Officer of Market Committee of MNI)1.