(1) Every market committee shall consist of members not exceeding eighteen (including the ex-officio member provided under section 10) and shall be constituted in the manner hereinafter specified.
(2) Each of the following electorates shall elect as members, from among the persons comprising it, to the market committee: -
(a) producers of the notified agricultural produce in the notified area; and
(b) persons licensed under sub-section (1) of section 6 in the notified area in respect of the notified agricultural produce.
(3) The number of members to be elected under clause (a) of sub-section (2) shall be nine and the number of members to be elected under clause (b) of that sub-section shall be four.
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(4) The Government may appoint to every market committee one producer residing in the notified area on the recommendation of the Registrar to represent cooperative interests.
(5) The Government may appoint to every market committee such number of members as it thinks fit not exceeding three:
Provided that where a market committee is established for any notified area for the first time –
(i) the Government shall appoint all the members of such Committee for a period of one year; and
(ii) if before the expiry of the period of one year aforesaid the elections of members to the market committee could not be held or if, for any reason the Government considers it desirable that the market committee should consist solely of members appointed by it, it may extend the term of office of all or any of the members appointed under clause (i), or appoint new members in their places for such period or periods not exceeding one year in the aggregate as it thinks fit.
Project Agricultural Officer to be ex-officio member.
10. The Project Agricultural Officer having jurisdiction over the notified area shall be an ex-officio member of the market committee established for such area.
Explanation: - Where there are two or more Project Agricultural Officers having jurisdiction over different portions of a notified area, the Government shall decide which of such officers shall be a member of the market committee of the area.
Term of office of member, etc.