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The Telangana (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966.

Telangana

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the regulation of purchase and sale of agricultural produce, livestock and products of livestock and the establishment of markets in connection therewith.

Act number
16 of 1966
Department
Agriculture and Cooperation
Enacted
18 Nov 1966

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56 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Declaration of notified area.
  4. Section 4Constitution of a market committee and declaration of notified market area.
  5. Section 5Composition of market committee.
  6. Section 5AConstitution of market committee for Special Markets.
  7. Section 6Reconstitution of the market committee.
  8. Section 6APower of Government or the Director of Marketing to suspend the Chairman of the Market Committee.
  9. Section 6BPower of Government or the Director of Marketing to withdraw the powers of Chairman.
  10. Section 7Licensing of Traders, Commission Agents, Processors, Direct Purchase Centres, Private Markets etc., and Regulation of Trade.
  11. Section 7AOmitted.
  12. Section 7BOmitted.
  13. Section 8Sub-committee and delegation of powers.
  14. Section 9Meetings.
  15. Section 10Appointment and salaries of officers and servants of market committee.
  16. Section 11Execution of contracts.
  17. Section 11-AContract Farming.
  18. Section 12Levy of fees by the market committee.
  19. Section 12ASubmission of return of turnover by trader.
  20. Section 12BAssessment of market fees.
  21. Section 12CPayment of market fees and other dues payable under the Act.
  22. Section 12DRecovery of market fees where business of trader is transferred.
  23. Section 12EAppeals.
  24. Section 12FRevision by the Director of Marketing.
  25. Section 12GAppeal to High Court.
  26. Section 13Levy of subscription for market reports etc.
  27. Section 14Market Committee Fund.
  28. Section 15Purposes for which the market committee Fund may be expended.
  29. Section 16Central Market Fund.
  30. Section 17No trade allowance permissible except as prescribed by rules or under bye-law.
  31. Section 17-ARecovery of excess and unauthorized collections.
  32. Section 17-BMaintenance of true and correct accounts and records by traders, etc.
  33. Section 17-CPower to order production of accounts and power of entry, inspection and seizure.
  34. Section 18Power to borrow.
  35. Section 19Liability of the chairman and member for loss, waste or misapplication of property.
  36. Section 20Member not to be liable personally in respect of a contract or agreement made by or on behalf of the market committee.
  37. Section 21Costs of suit filed against market committee, etc., without notice.
  38. Section 22Supersession of market committees.
  39. Section 23Penalties.
  40. Section 23-ACompounding of Offences.
  41. Section 24Power to write-off irrecoverable amounts.
  42. Section 25Trial of offences.
  43. Section 26Recovery of sums due to Government and market committee.
  44. Section 27Revision.
  45. Section 27-APower to remove difficulties.
  46. Section 28Act not to apply to markets established by or on behalf of Government.
  47. Section 29Payment of compensation in respect of markets in municipalities and in areas within jurisdiction of other local authorities.
  48. Section 30Act to override other laws.
  49. Section 31Registration of document executed on behalf of a market committee.
  50. Section 32Power of the Government to regulate or prohibit commission agents.
  51. Section 32-AOmitted.
  52. Section 33Power to make rules.
  53. Section 34Bye-laws.
  54. Section 35Exemption.
  55. Section 36Repeal and savings.
  56. Section 37Validation.