(1) Save as provided in Section 17, a Market Committee constituted for a term of five years from the date of notification of it constitution , shall consist of –
(a) a Chairperson and a Vice–Chairperson elected under Section 23;
(b) ten representatives of agriculturists possessing such qualifications, as may be prescribed, chosen by direct election from the constituencies of a delineated market area in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Rules made thereunder:
Provided that no agriculturist may be qualified to be elected as representative of agriculturists of the second Market Committee unless he has sold his agricultural produce at least once in preceding one year, or five times in five years for subsequent Market Committee, in the principal market yard or sub-market yard falling in the delineated market area.
(c) One representative of traders resident of a delineated market area, possessing such qualifications, as may be prescribed, elected from amongst the licenced traders resident of such delineated market area:
Provided that no trader shall be a voter of more than one Market Committee at a time.
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Provided further that he is otherwise not disqualified for being so elected under the provisions of this Act or any other law for time being in force.
(d) One representative of licenced commission agent , possessing such qualifications, as may be prescribed, elected from amongst the licence holder commission agents , granted by the Market Committee:
Provided that no commission agent shall be a voter of more than one Market Committee at a time.
Provided further that he is otherwise not disqualified for being so elected under the provisions of this Act or any other law for time being in force.
(e) One representative of the weighmen, hammals and other market functionaries, possessing such qualifications, as may be prescribed, elected from amongst the licence holder weighmen, hammals and other market functionaries, granted by Market Committee:
Provided that no weighmen, hammals and other market functionaries shall be a voter of more than one Market Committee at a time.
Provided further that he is otherwise not disqualified for being so elected under the provisions of this Act or any other law for time being in force.
(2) Every Market Committee will have following other committee Members-
(a) One representative of the co-operative marketing society functioning in the delineated market area who shall be elected by the managing committee of such society:
Provided that if more than one such society functions 25 in the delineated market area, such Member shall be elected by all the Members of the managing committees of such societies.
Provided further that nothing in this clause shall apply if the managing committee of any society stands superseded under the provisions of the State Cooperative Societies Act.
(b) An officer of the agriculture/horticulture department of the Government to be nominated by the Director of Agriculture/Horticulture;
(c) One representative of the Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat that falls within the jurisdiction of the delineated market area nominated by the Chairperson of the Zilla Panchayat:
Provided that in the Market Committee situated at the district headquarters, the representative shall be nominated from amongst the Members of the Zilla Panchayat only.
(3) Only Members under sub-section (1) shall have a right to vote.
(4) Government may make Rules for the preparation of voters' list and conduct of election.
(5) Every election and nomination of the Member shall be notified by the Collector/ Director in the official gazette.
(6) No person may be Member of the Market Committee more than two terms.
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