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The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Specified Commodities Markets (Regulation of Location) Act, 1983

Maharashtra

An Act to regulate location of market areas and wholesale markets in respect of specified commodities in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and to established market committees to manage and control different markets established in different market areas for different commodities and to provide for matters connected therewith or supplemental or incidental thereto.

Act number
42 of 1983
Ministry
Govt of Maharashtra
Department
Urban Development Department
Enacted
2 Dec 1983

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76 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent, commencement and application.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Declaration of market area and market yards.
  4. Section 4Constitution of first market committee.
  5. Section 5Registration of persons lawfully engaged in specified trade.
  6. Section 6Market committee to provide alternative trading facilities to registered persons in market yards.
  7. Section 7Prohibition on carrying on specified trade in any market area of market yard without a licence.
  8. Section 8Establishment of market committees.
  9. Section 9Constitution of market committee.
  10. Section 10Regulations of holding elections of members.
  11. Section 11Publication of names of members.
  12. Section 12Disputes in respect of election or nomination of members including Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
  13. Section 13Term of office of members of committee.
  14. Section 14Resignation of members.
  15. Section 15Removal of members.
  16. Section 16Casual vacancies.
  17. Section 17Members to vacate office on expiry of term and appointment of administrator.
  18. Section 18Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
  19. Section 19Term of office of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
  20. Section 20Honorarium to Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
  21. Section 21Election to Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
  22. Section 22Registration of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
  23. Section 23Removal of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
  24. Section 24Casual vacancies in office of Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
  25. Section 25Chairman and Vice-Chairman to hand over charge of their respective offices and consequences of refusal to hand over charge.
  26. Section 26Constitution of standing committee.
  27. Section 27Appointment of sub-committee.
  28. Section 28Powers, functions, etc. of the standing committee and sub-committee.
  29. Section 29Delegation of powers of committee to standing committee or sub-committee.
  30. Section 30Meetings and conduct of business at meetings.
  31. Section 31Members to act during vacancy, acts of committee etc., not to be invalidated by informalities.
  32. Section 32Powers and duties of committee.
  33. Section 33Grant of licence to be regulated by by-laws.
  34. Section 34Power of committee to levy fees.
  35. Section 35Provision regarding transfer of immovable property of committee.
  36. Section 36Transfer of immovable property of committee by the licensee.
  37. Section 37Execution of contracts.
  38. Section 38Market Fund, its custody and investment.
  39. Section 39Purposes for which Market Fund to be expended.
  40. Section 40Constitution of special funds.
  41. Section 41Power to borrow.
  42. Section 42Accounts and Audit.
  43. Section 43Budget.
  44. Section 44Re-appropriation of budget provisions.
  45. Section 45Application of property, funds, etc.
  46. Section 46Annual report.
  47. Section 47Application of the provisions of Chapter VIII of Mah. IV of 1975.
  48. Section 48Appointment of Chief Executive Officer.
  49. Section 49Powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer.
  50. Section 50Appointment of other officers and servants.
  51. Section 51Conditions of service of officers and servants to be regulated by by-laws.
  52. Section 52Inspection, enquiry, submission of statements, etc.
  53. Section 53Duty of officer, servant or member to furnish information to Metropolitan Commissioner, etc.
  54. Section 54Seizure of account books and other documents etc.
  55. Section 55Supersession of market committee.
  56. Section 56Appointment of Administrator.
  57. Section 57Powers of Administrator.
  58. Section 58Re-establishment of committee.
  59. Section 59Appeals.
  60. Section 60Non-appealable orders.
  61. Section 61Power of State Government to call for record of any case.
  62. Section 62Finality of order.
  63. Section 63Bar of jurisdiction.
  64. Section 64Offences and penalties.
  65. Section 65Offence by companies.
  66. Section 66Cognizance and trial of offences.
  67. Section 67Compounding of offences.
  68. Section 68Power to make rules.
  69. Section 69Power of committee to make by-laws.
  70. Section 70Power of State Government to amend Schedule.
  71. Section 71Chairman, Vice-Chairman, members, Chief Executive Officer and other officers and servants of committee to be public servants.
  72. Section 72Protection of action taken in good faith.
  73. Section 73Recovery of sums due to Government or committee.
  74. Section 74Power to delegate.
  75. Section 75Non-applicability of Bom. LVII of 1947.
  76. Section 76Removal of difficulties.