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The Andhra Pradesh

The Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966

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The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Produce and Livestock Markets Act, 1966 regulates the buying, selling, and trading of notified agricultural produce, livestock, and related products in specified areas across the state. It applies to farmers, commercial traders, market committees, and buyers operating within notified market areas. Under this law, designated market committees oversee daily trading activities, collect statutory fees, manage funds, and execute development contracts. This framework matters because it protects sellers from unfair trade practices, standardizes agricultural commerce, and ensures collected revenues directly fund regional market infrastructure and trade facilities.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Declaration of notified area
  4. 4. Constitution of a market committee and declaration of notified market area
  5. 5. Composition of Market Committee
  6. 6. Reconstitution of the market committee
  7. 7. The person or persons so appointed shall cease to manage the affairs of the market committee on such constitution or reconstitution.
  8. 8. Sub committee and delegation of powers
  9. 9. Meetings
  10. 10. Appointment and salaries of officers and servants of market committee
  11. 11. Execution of contracts
  12. 12. Levy of fees by the market committees
  13. 13. Provided that where the purchaser cannot be identified, the fees shall be paid by the seller.
  14. 14. Market Committee Fund
  15. 15. Purposes for which the Market Committee Fund may be expended
  16. 16. Central Market Fund
  17. 17. No trade allowance permissible except as prescribed by rules or under bye-laws
  18. 18. Power to borrow
  19. 19. Liability of the Chairman and member for loss, waste or misapplication of property
  20. 20. Member not to be liable personally in respect of a contract or agreement made by or on behalf of the market committee
  21. 21. Costs of suit filed against market committee etc., without notice
  22. 22. Supersession of market committees
  23. 23. Penalties
  24. 24. Provided that the Court may, for adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term of less than three months.
  25. 25. Provided that the market committee shall obtain the previous sanction of the Government for writing-off any such amount where it exceeds one hundred rupees.
  26. 26. Recovery of sums due to Government and market committee
  27. 27. Revision
  28. 28. Act not to apply to markets established by or on behalf of Government
  29. 29. Payment of compensation in respect of markets in municipalities and in areas within jurisdiction of other local authorities
  30. 30. Act to override other laws
  31. 31. Registration of document executed on behalf of a market committee
  32. 32. Power of the Government to regulate or prohibit commission agents
  33. 33. Provided that nothing in this section shall prevent the market committee from issuing licenses to commission agents operating in the market until the issue of the notification under this section.
  34. 34. Bye-laws
  35. 35. Exemption
  36. 36. Repeal and savings
  37. 37. Validation

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