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Section 49: Liability of accused to pay fee or other amount

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulation Act, 1987State Act of Tamil Nadu · Act 27 of 1987

Every person who is convicted under section 48 shall be liable on proof to the satisfaction of the Magistrate that he omitted to pay the fee, or other amount due from him under this Act or the rules or by-laws made under this Act, to pay to the market committee the amount which may be due from him on account of such fee or other amount.

50. Composition of offences –The market committee may accept from any person who has committed, or is reasonably suspected of having committed, an offence against this Act or the rules or by-laws made under this Act, by way of composition of such offence –

(a) where the offence consists of the failure to pay or the evasion of any fee, or other amount recoverable under this Act, or the rules or by-laws made under this Act, in addition to the fee, or other amount so recoverable a sum of money not exceeding one thousand rupees or double the amount of the fee, or other amount whichever is less; and

(b) in other cases, a sum of money not exceeding one thousand and five hundred rupees.

51. Power of Magistrate to recover summarily fee or other amount –

(1) Whenever any person is convicted of an offence under this Act or the rules or the regulations or by-laws made under this Act, the Magistrate shall, in addition to any fine which may be imposed, recover summarily and pay over to the market committee the amount of fee, or other amount due from him under this Act or the rules or the regulations or by-laws made under this Act and may, in his discretion also recover summarily and pay over to the market committee such amount, if any, as he may fix as the cost of the prosecution.

(2) All fines imposed by a court under this Act shall, on recovery, be credited to the revenues of the State and the total amount so credited during any financial year shall be contributed by the Government to the Market Committee Fund.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulation Act, 1987
Section49
Marginal noteLiability of accused to pay fee or other amount
JurisdictionState of Tamil Nadu
StatusIn force as published by the source

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