Section 40. Suppression of market committee.

(1) If in the opinion of the State Government a market committee is incompetent to perform or persistently makes default in performing the duties imposed on it by or under this Act, or the rules and bye-laws framed thereunder, or if it abuses its powers, the State Government may, after giving the market committee an opportunity to submit an explanation and objections, if any, by notification, supersede such committee for a period not exceeding one year at a time or dissolve the committee and reconstitute it as soon as possible. (2) When a committee is superseded or dissolved under his section the State Government may appoint any person as an Administrator to exercise and perform all powers, duties and functions of the Market Committee until a new committee is reconstituted.