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The Meghalaya Agricultural Produce Market Act,1980 (Act No.1 of 1981)

Meghalaya

An Act to provide for better regulation of buying and selling of certain agricultural produce and the establishment of markets therefore in the State of Meghalaya and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
1 of 1981
Ministry
Meghalaya Law Department
Department
Law Department
Enacted
31 Jan 1981

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56 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definition
  3. Section 3Constitution of State Agricultural Marketing Board.
  4. Section 4Incorporation of the Board.
  5. Section 5Disqualification for membership in the Board.
  6. Section 6Powers of the Board.
  7. Section 7Appointment of officers and staff.
  8. Section 8Power to borrow and maintenance of funds and accounts.
  9. Section 9Annual Financial Statements.
  10. Section 10Notification of intention of exercising control over purchase and sale of agricultural produce in specified areas.
  11. Section 11Declaration of market
  12. Section 12Declaration of market yard.
  13. Section 13Establishment of Market Committee.
  14. Section 14Constitution of Market Committee.
  15. Section 15Period of office of Market Committee Member.
  16. Section 16Election of a Chairman, etc.
  17. Section 17Removal of Chairman
  18. Section 18Calling of meetings and quorum.
  19. Section 19Incorporation of market committee.
  20. Section 20Functions of the market committee.
  21. Section 21Power of the Market Committee.
  22. Section 22Duties of the Market committee.
  23. Section 23Appointment of sub- committee and joint committee.
  24. Section 24Appointment of Secretary and other officers and staff.
  25. Section 25Execution of contracts.
  26. Section 26Power to levy fees.
  27. Section 27Market Committee Fund.
  28. Section 28Contribution to the Board.
  29. Section 29Purposes for which market committee fund shall be expended.
  30. Section 30Mis-application of funds.
  31. Section 31Power to borrow.
  32. Section 32Acquisition of land for the purpose of the Act.
  33. Section 33No trade allowance permissible except as prescribed.
  34. Section 34Liabilities of members of market committee to removal from office.
  35. Section 35Members to be held responsible for mis- application of funds.
  36. Section 36Power to inspect.
  37. Section 37Power of the Board in emergency.
  38. Section 38Power of the Board in emergency.
  39. Section 39Recovery of loss.
  40. Section 40Suppression of market committee.
  41. Section 41Consequences following supersession or dissolution.
  42. Section 42Penalty for contravention of Section II.
  43. Section 43Eviction of encroacher of market yards.
  44. Section 44Penalty for contravention of Section 33.
  45. Section 45Penalty for contravening Provisions of Section 36.
  46. Section 46Chairman Members, and staff of market committees to be public servants.
  47. Section 47Bar of suit in absence of notice.
  48. Section 48Trial of Offences.
  49. Section 49Admissibility of copy of entry as evidence.
  50. Section 50Recovery of sums due to and from market committee.
  51. Section 51Power of the State Government to delegate its powers.
  52. Section 52Power to make rules
  53. Section 53Bye-laws.
  54. Section 54Power of State Government to call for proceedings of market committees and to pass orders thereon.
  55. Section 55Power of State Government to amend the schedule.
  56. Section 56Savings.