Chapter V MISCELLANEOUS

In the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act, 1964,-

1. (1) in sub-section (1-A) of section 21-A, after the words "Chairman of a Zilla Parishad" wherever they occur, the words "President of the Mandala Karshaka Parishad" shall be inserted ;
2. (2) after section 131, the following section shall be inserted, namely : "131-A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, it shall be competent for any body constituted under the Andhra Pradesh Rashtra Karshaka Parishad and Allied Bodies Act, 1987 to give directions to such societies as may be notified by the Government which shall be complied with".

Amendment of Act 16 of 1966 In the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Live Stock) Markets Act, 1966, in section 16,—

1. (i) in sub-section

1. (1) in the proviso, for the words, "Director of Marketing" the words "Rashtra Karshaka Parishad" shall be substituted;
   • (ii) in sub-section (2),—
   • (a) in the opening paragraph for the words, "Director of Marketing", the words "Rashtra Karshaka Parishad" shall be substituted;
   • (b) in clause
     • (iv) for the words "such other similar or allied purposes", the words "any other purposes" shall be substituted;
   • (c) the proviso shall be omitted;

1. (1) The Andhra Pradesh Rashtra Karshaka Parishad and Allied Bodies Act, 1987 excluding sections 38, 39 and 40 is hereby repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal,—
   • (a) the Rashtra Karshaka Parishad, any Commodity Federation and the Mandala Karshaka Parishads constituted before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been constituted in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
   • (b) The President of the Rashtra Karshaka Parishad holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be the Chairman of the Rashtra Karshaka Parishad and shall continue until a new Chairman is elected in accordance with the provisions of this Act or a person is appointed under section 28 whichever is earlier.
   • (c) All property, all rights of whatever kind, used, enjoyed or possessed by or vested in or held in trust by or for the Rashtra Karshaka Parishad, Commodity Federation or Mandala Karshaka Parishad and all liabilities legally subsisting against it, shall, on and from the date of commencement of this Act and subject to such directions as the Government may by general or special order give in this behalf, pass to the Rashtra Karshaka Parishad, Commodity Federation or as the case may be, the Mandala Karshaka Parishad concerned constituted or deemed to have been constituted under this Act;
   • (d) any action taken under the Andhra Pradesh Rashtra Karshaka Parishad and Allied Bodies Act, 1987 by any authority before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been taken under this Act;
   • (e) every officer or employee who immediately before the commencement of this Act was in the service of the Rashtra Karshaka Parishad shall be deemed to be an officer or employee of the Rashtra Karshaka Parishad constituted or deemed to have been constituted under this Act and the services rendered by any such officer or employee under the Rashtra Karshaka Parishad prior to the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be the service under the Rashtra Karshaka Parishad constituted or deemed to have been constituted under this Act and he shall be entitled to count that service for the purpose of increment, leave, pension or Provident Fund and gratuity.