G:\Act & Rules india code\Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Markets (Contribution by Market Committes) Rules, 1974 (1).doc THE RAJASTHAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETS (CONTRIBUTION BY MARKET COMMITTEES) RULES, 1974 NOTIFICATION [Notification No. G.S.R. 226 (4) F. 10 (193) Agr./Gr./11/74, dated 10-12-74 published in Rajasthan Gazette, Part IV-C, Sub.part-I, Ordinary, dated 19.12.74 page 18 & 19] In exercise of the powers conferred by section 18-A read with clauses (m) (s) (t) (u) of sub-section (2) of section 36 of the Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961 (Rajasthan Act 38 of 1961), the State Government hereby makes the following rules governing the payment of contribution by the Market Committees to the Rajasthan State Agricultural Marketing Board, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (4) of the section 36, namely.
RULES
1. Short title and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Markets (Contribution by Market Committees) Rules, 1974.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette,
2. Definitions- (1) In these rules, unless the subject otherwise requires
(i) "Act" means the Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961 (Rajasthan Act 38 of 1961);
(ii) "Board" means the Rajasthan State Agricultural Marketing Board established under section 22A;
(iii) "Contribution" means the contribution to the Marketing Development Fund payable by a market committee under Section 18A of the Act, out of the income derived by it from licence fees; market fees and as fines imposed by the Courts;
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(iv) "Director" means the Director as defined in clause (v) of sub-section (I) of section 6; and
(v) "Market Committee" means a market committee established under section 2; and
(vi) "Section" means a Section of the Act.
(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them under the Act.
1[3. Rate of Contribution by the Market Committees.- (1) The rate of contribution payble under section 18-A shall be as under :-
(i) For Super' class Market Committee - 30%
(ii) For 'A' Class Market Committee - 25%
(iii) For 'B' Class Market Committee - 15%
(2) The Market Committee classified as 'C' class or 'D' class shall not be required to make any contribution.
Explanation.- Classification of the Market Committees shall be as determined by the State Government from time to time.]
4. Procedure for collection- Rules made by the State Government for the collection of market fees or other fees livable under the Act shall apply "mutatis mutandis" to the collection of the contribution by the Board from the market Committees.
5. Liability for payment- Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 4, every market committee shall, under intimation to the Director, pay to the Board at its office where arrangements for the receipts money in cash have been made by it or by any negotiable instrument drawn in favour of the Board, its contribution due in respect of every month before the fifteenth day of succeeding month.
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1. Rule 3 Substituted vide Notification No. F-9(11)Agri/Gr-2/94-I dated 04.10.2022 G:\Act & Rules india code\Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Markets (Contribution by Market Committes) Rules, 1974 (1).doc
6. Maintenance of registers- (1) Every Market committee shall maintain a separate register showing receipts by way of licence fees, market fees and fines imposed by the court and paid into its funds, as also the amount of contribution paid by it to the Board.
(2) The Board shall also maintain a separate register showing the receipts of the amount of contribution from each market committee together with the date on which it was received with or without interest.