(1) The Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1959, (Tamil Nadu Act 23 of 1959) (hereafter in this section referred to as the said Act) is hereby repealed.
(2) The repeal by the sub-section (1) of the said Act shall not affect –
(a) the previous operation of the said Act or anything done or duly suffered thereunder, or
(b) any right privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accured or incurred under the said Act; or
(c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against the said Act; or
(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid;
and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed.
(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), anything done or any action taken, including any appointment or delegation made, notification, order, instruction or direction issued, or any rule, regulation or form framed, certificate granted or registration effected, under the said Act shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act and shall continue to have effect accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.
(4) Notwithstanding the repeal of the said Act, any area declared to be a notified area under the said Act shall be deemed to be a notified area under this Act; any market committee established for the said notified area under the said Act and holding office immediately before the date of the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to be a market committee established under this Act for the said notified area; all the members of such market committee shall be deemed to be members nominated by the Government under this Act and any market established under the said Act shall be deemed to be a market established under this Act.
THE SCHEDULE [See Section 2(20) and 65] Class of agricultural produce. Name of agricultural produce.
(1) (2) I. Cereals 1. Paddy
2. Rice in all forms
3. Wheat in all forms
4. Cholam (jowar) in all forms
5. Cumbu (Bajra) in all forms
6. Ragi in all forms
7. Maize in all forms
8. Thinai
9. Kudiraivali
10. Varagu
11. Samai II. Pulses 1. Redgram (Thuvarai) in all forms
2. Blackgram (Ulundu) in all forms
3. Greengram (Pachaipairu) in all forms
4. Bengalgram (Konda Kadalai) in all forms
5. Peas (Pattani) in all forms
6. Lab (Mochai) in all forms
7. Cowpea (Karamani) in all forms
8. Soya Beans in all forms
9. Horsegram (Kollu) in all forms III. Oil Seeds
1. Grountnut (Pods and Kernals) whole or split
2. Gingelly or Seasamum seed or Ellu.
3. Castor (Pods or seeds)
4. Sunflower seeds or kernals
5. Coconut (Unhusked or husked or Kopra)
6. Cotton seed
7. Mustard (Kadugu) seeds
8. Nigar seeds
9. Safflower seeds
10. Neem seeds
11. Pungum seeds IV. Fibres 1. Cotton (Kapas, lint, waste)
2. Coconut coir V. Vegetables 1. Brinjal
2. Bhendi
3. Potato
4. Onion
5. Gourds (Snake gourd or Pudalai, Bitter gourd or pagal, Bottle ground or Surai, Pumpkin or Parangikai, Ribbed gourd or Peerkankai, Ash gourd or Pusanikai)
6. Tomato
7. Moringa (Murungai)
8. Greens (Keeraigal)
9. Green Chillies
10. Yams (all kinds)
11. Lab Lab Avarai
12. Cabbage
13. Cauliflower
14. Radish (all kinds)
15. Carrot
16. Beans (all kinds)
17. Sweet Potato
18. Green Banana (Valaikkai)
19. Chow Chow
20. Kari Leaf ( Karuveppilai)
21. Knol-Khol
22. Turnip
23. Green peas
24. Cluster beans (Kothavarakai)
25. Beetroot
26. Agathi VI. Fruits 1. Banana
2. Mango
3. Guava
4. Grapes (Kodimundhari)
5. Citrus (Sathugudi, Loose Jacket Orange, Lime, Lemon and Grape)
6. Pomegranate (Mathulai)
7. Jack
8. Melons
9. Pine Apple
10. Apple
11. Pears
12. Plums
13. Papiya
14. Sapota (Chikoo)
15. Cucumber VII. Drugs and Narcotics Tobacco in all forms VIII. Tubers Tapioca-tubers, tapioca chips, tapioca flour, tapioca starch IX. Condiments and spices 1. Chillies or red chillies.
2. Garlic
3. Turmeric in all forms(bulb in finger)
4. Coriander (Dhania seeds)
5. Cardamom
6. Arecanut (whole or splits)
7. Tamarind in all forms
8. Cashewnuts in all forms
9. Ginger in all forms (ingi, sukku, etc.)
10. Betel leaves or Vetrilai X. Animal husbandry products
1. Butter
2. Cattle
3. Eggs
4. Ghee
5. Goat
6. Hides and skins
7. Milk
8. Pig
9. Poultry
10. Sheep
11. Wool XI. Apiculture Honey XII. Pisciculture Fish XIII. Forest Products 1. Bamboo
2. Beedi leaves
3. Lac
4. Gum
5. Kadukai (Myrobalan) (gall nut) XIV. Sericulture 1. Cocoons
2. Silk yarn XV. Miscellaneous 1. Sugarcane Jaggery in all forms (Jaggery powder, brown sugar, etc.)
2. Palmgur Jaggery in all forms.