(1) The first Market Committee shall be constituted, for the first time for a delineated market area declared after commencement of this Act, all the members thereof including Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, shall be nominated by the Government. The first Market Committee so constituted may consist of Members including Chairman and Vice-Chairperson, not less than fifteen, which may include ten agriculturist members, as may be prescribed. Other five Members may be-
(i) three Members , one each from departments of agriculture/ horticulture, cooperation and agricultural marketing of Government ;
(ii) one member from cooperative marketing society; and
(iii) one member from Local Authority (Mahanagarpalika, Nagarpalika, Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the case may be).
Provided that the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be so nominated from amongst the agriculturist members.
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Provided further that Government may abide by the reservation policy of the Government in nomination of agriculturist Members.
Provided also that the Government may, if it considers expedient, instead of nominating the Members of the Market Committee constituted for the first time, appoint an Administrator or the Board of Administrators; so appointed, shall, for all purposes, be considered to be the market committee constituted for the first time.
(2) Government or the Director shall, by an order, appoint a person to be the Officer-in-charge of the first Market Committee for a period not exceeding one year:
Provided that in the event of death, resignation, leave or suspension of the officer-in-charge, a casual vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred in such office and such vacancy shall be filled, as soon as may be, by appointment of a person thereto by the Government or the Director and until such appointment is made, a person deputed/ nominated by the Director shall act as Officer-in-charge. The services of Officer-in-charge shall be coterminous with the first Market Committee.
(3) The members including the Chairperson and Vice- Chairperson of the first Market Committee constituted under sub-section (1) shall hold office for a period not exceeding two year from the day of notification of constitution of the committee:
Provided that if new Market Committee is constituted before the expiry of period aforesaid , Members including the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall cease to function on the date appointed for the first general meeting of the newly constituted Market 23 Committee.
Provided further that Government or the Director may, on proven misconduct, even before expiry of the period aforesaid , dismiss any Member including the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. In such event, a casual vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred and such vacancy shall be filled, as soon as may be, by nomination of a person thereto, as the case may be, by the Government or the Director.
Constitution of the second and subsequent Market Committee.