The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961
(PUNJAB ACT NO. 23 OF 1961)
Contents
1. Short title, extent and Commencement
2. Definitions
2A Construction of certain references in Act
3 State Agricultural Marketing Board, Constitution, powers and duties
3A The powers of the board in respect of the transferred territory and the union Territory of Chandigarh
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5. Notification of intention of excersing control over purchase, sale, Storage and processing of agricultural produce in specified area
6. Declaration of notified market area
7. Declaration of market yards
8. No private market to be opened in or near places declared to be markets
9. Authority to whom applications for grant of license are to be made
10. Applications for licences, fees to be paid and cancellation or Suspension of licences
10A Certain persons to be licensees
11. Establishment of Market Committee
12. Constitution of Committee
12A Suppression of Nominated Committees
12B Constitution of Committees by nomination for fixed period
12C Suppression of nominated committee
12D Constitution of committees by nomination for fixed period
13. Duties and powers of committee
14. Term of office of members
15. Removal of members
16. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
17. Filling of Vacancies
17A Election Petition
18. Incorporation of Committees
19. Appointment of sub-committees and joint committees and
Delegation of powers
20. Appointment and salaries of officers and servants of committees
21. Persons who are to be deemed public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code
22. Execution of Contracts
23. Levy of fees
23A Saving of excess fee charged
24. Octroi not payable on certain agricultural produce
25. Marketing Development Fund
26. Purpose for which the Marketing Development Fund may be expended
27. Market Committee Fund
28. Purposes for which the Market committee Funds may be expended
29. Liability of member or employee of Committees or the Board
30. No Trade Allowance permissible except as prescribed
31. Bar of suit in absence of notice
32. Power to borrow
33. Power to call information, inspect, enforce attendance and to suspend actions, etc. of Committee
33A Power to order production of accounts and power of entry, inspection and seizure
33B Power to stop vehicles
34. Acquisition of land for the Board and Committee
35. Suppression of Committees
36. Emergency powers
37. Penalties
38. Power of State Government to amend the Schedule
39. Trial of offences
40. Appeal
41. Recovery of sums due to State Government from Committee
41A Power of State Government to issue directions to Board
42. Revision
43. Power to make rules
44. Bye-laws
45. Power to write off irrecoverable fees, etc
46. Power to compound offences
47. Repeal and Savings
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