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MARKETING (PROMOTION AND FACILITATION) ACT, 2017

The Arunachal Pradesh Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2017

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This Act establishes a comprehensive framework for regulating and promoting the marketing of agricultural produce and livestock in Arunachal Pradesh effectively. It aims to create orderly markets and fair trading practices while developing necessary infrastructure for storage, grading, electronic trading and direct marketing arrangements. The legislation creates the Arunachal Pradesh Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing Board to oversee market activities and establishes a registration system for buyers, commission agents and other market participants. It extends across the whole state with provisions for market committees, cold storage facilities and electronic platforms that help farmers receive better prices by reducing excessive intermediaries. The framework ensures transparent, professional marketing services that can significantly improve income generation for agricultural producers and transform the state's agricultural economy.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definition

Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT OF MARKETS →

  1. 3Notification of intention of Regulating marketing of specified agricultural produce
  2. 4Declaration of whole State as one unified market area
  3. 5Notification of delineated market area
  4. 6Alteration/ Amalgamation of delineated market area and of items of agricultural produce and livestock
  5. 7Principal market yard, market sub-yard, private market yard, private market sub-yard, farmer-consumer market yard, private farmer-consumer market and electronic trading platform
  6. 8Establishment and notification of “Special Commodity Market Yard”
  7. 9Commodity Market Yard”.
  8. 10Provided further that out of such annual tonnage or such annual value, 30 per cent may arrive from not less than two other States.
  9. 11Establishment of farmer-consumer market yard (direct sale of agricultural produce by farmer to consumer in retail)
  10. 12Provided further that the State Government in public interest may from time to time, by notification, put ceiling on the rate of collection of user charge.
  11. 13The Fund will be utilized for the purposes and in the manner mutatis mutandis to section 10 (5) of this Act.

Chapter III CONSTITUTION OF MARKET COMMITTEE →

  1. 14Establishment of Market Committee and its incorporation
  2. 15Vesting of property of Local Authority in Market Committee
  3. 16Committee, be paid in lump sum or in reasonable number of equal instalments with interest thereon as the Collector may fix.
  4. 17Development Authority, as the case may be, if such market yard is situated in such area.
  5. 18Government / Administration or the Director.
  6. 19Qualification to vote and be the representative of agriculturist
  7. 20Term of the office of Member
  8. 21Commencement of terms of office of Members
  9. 22Resignation of Members
  10. 23Resignation by Members
  11. 24Leave of absence of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson and consequences of absence without leave
  12. 25Refusal to hand over the charge to new Vice-Chairperson
  13. 26Seizure and taking possession of record and property of Market Committee under certain conditions
  14. 27Establishment and Composition of Market Committee of MNI
  15. 28Appointment and functions of Secretary of the Market Committee of MNI
  16. 29Executive Committee of MNI
  17. 30Term of office of Members of the Executive Committee of MNI
  18. 31Other provision of this Act also to apply to Market yard to National Importance

Chapter IV Chapter IV →

  1. 32Powers and duties of Chairperson
  2. 33Powers and duties of Vice-Chairperson
  3. 34Meeting etc. of the Market Committee
  4. 35Provided that the Market Committee may, in special circumstances meet at any time and at any place in thedelineated market area,as may be prescribed.
  5. 36The procedure of the meeting will be followed, as may be prescribed.
  6. 37Appointment of sub-committee and delegation of powers
  7. 38Power to borrow
  8. 39Compounding of offences
  9. 40Power to write off irrecoverable fee etc
  10. 41Power to remove encroachment on market yard
  11. 43Mode of making contract
  12. 44Act of Market Committee etc. not to be invalidated

Chapter V STAFF OF MARKET COMMITTEE →

  1. 45Secretary of Market Committee
  2. 46Powers, functions and duties of the Secretary
  3. 47Market Committee and conduct proceedings, civil or criminal, on behalf of the Market Committee.
  4. 48Market Committee or the Secretary.

Chapter VI E-TRADING →

  1. 49Establishment/ promotion of electronic trading platform
  2. 50Grant/ Renewal of licence to establish electronic trading platform
  3. 51The Fund will be utilized for the purposes and in the manner mutatis mutandis to section 10 (5) of this Act.
  4. 52Integration of warehouses/ silos/ cold storages or other such structure or space, declared as market sub-yard to e-platform
  5. 53Interoperability of e-trading platforms
  6. 54Payment to the sellers and maintenance of accounts
  7. 55Suspension or Cancellation of licence of electronic trading platform
  8. 56Provided that no order for suspension or cancellation of licence shall be passed without giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
  9. 57Dispute settlement with regard to intra-State trade-transaction
  10. 58Dispute settlement with regard to Inter-State trade transaction

Chapter VII REGULATION OF TRADING →

  1. 59Sale-transaction of notified agricultural produce and livestock
  2. 60Terms and procedure of buying and selling
  3. 61Provided that no commission shall be collected from farmer-seller.
  4. 62Provided that no such fee shall be levied and collected from agriculturist-sellers.
  5. 63Power to grant exemption from market fee
  6. 64Grant/ Renewal of licence to market functionaries other than traders
  7. 65Provided that no order for suspension or cancellation of licence shall be passed without giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
  8. 66Suspension or Cancellation of unified single trading licence granted/renewed under section 65
  9. 67Recognition of unified single trading license granted renewed under Section 70 for inter-state trade
  10. 68Authority of the State for taking further appropriate action against the contravener.
  11. 69The licensee shall also follow the provisions of this Act and Rules made thereunder.
  12. 70Grant/Renewal of licence for direct marketing
  13. 71The licensee shall also follow the provisions of this Act and Rules made thereunder.
  14. 72Dispute settlement- (i) between/ among licensees (ii) between/ among licensee and APLMC
  15. 73Appeal
  16. 74Such order issued by the Appellate Authority shall have the force of the decree of a Civil Court and shall be enforceable as such.
  17. 75Bar of jurisdiction on Civil Courts

Chapter VIII BUDGET AND MARKET COMMITTEE FUND →

  1. 76Preparation and sanction of budget
  2. 77Public Works Department of the state Government or Board or any other agency authorized by the state Government for this purpose.
  3. 78Application of Market Committee Fund

Chapter IX CONSTITUTION OF STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD →

  1. 79Establishment of the State Agricultural Marketing Board
  2. 80Board as Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture Produce and Livestock Marketing Board, under Department of Agriculture.
  3. 81Constitution of the State Agricultural Marketing Board
  4. 82Composition of the State Agricultural Marketing Board
  5. 83Appointment of Managing Director, CEO, Officers and Servants of the Board
  6. 84Term of Officer of the non-official members of the Board
  7. 85Term of official Members
  8. 86In the event of supersession of the Market Committee from where the Member(s) have been nominated on the Board, the concerned Member shall cease to a Member on it.
  9. 87Filling of casual vacancy
  10. 88The person nominated shall hold such office so for the un-expired term of his predecessor.
  11. 89Disqualification of Member of the Board
  12. 90Appointment of Sub-committee
  13. 91Superintendence of the Board
  14. 92Provided that the Board shall be constituted within six months from the date of its suspension.
  15. 93Audit of accounts of the Board
  16. 94The copies of accounts and audit report with comments shall be placed before the Board.
  17. 95Supervision and control of the chairperson/ Chief Executive
  18. 96Functions and powers of the Managing Director
  19. 97Conduct of business of the Board
  20. 98Powers of Chairperson of Board

Chapter X APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR AND ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS →

  1. 99Appointment of Director of Agricutural Marketing
  2. 100The Director of Agriculture Marketing shall not concurrently hold the office of Managing Director of the Board.
  3. 101Revolving Marketing Development Fund
  4. 102Officers and staff of the Director of Agricultural Marketing

Chapter XI PENALTIES →

  1. 103Penalty for contravention of Act, Rules and Bye-laws
  2. 104Recovery market dues
  3. 105Congizance of offences

Chapter XII CONTROL →

  1. 106Inspection, inquiry , submission of statements etc
  2. 107Powers of Director to remove Chairperson or Vice-Chairperosn or Member of the Market Committee
  3. 108Supersession of the Market Committee
  4. 109Consequence of supersession of Market Committee
  5. 110Market Committee or Chairperson, as the case may be.
  6. 111Provided that no order of supersession shall be passed unless the State Government has given to the Board a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of the allegations against it.
  7. 112Market Committee or Chairperson, as the case may be.
  8. 113Power of the Managing Director to prohibit execution or further execution of resolution passed or order made by the Market Committee
  9. 114Power to call for proceedings of Market Committee and Managing Director/ Director
  10. 115Liabitity of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Members and Employees for loss, waste or misappropriation etc
  11. 116Power of the State Government to amend schdule
  12. 117Power of State Government to give directions
  13. 118Recovery of sums due to Market Committee or Board
  14. 119Public servants
  15. 120Delegation of powers by State Government
  16. 121Protection of actions taken in good faith
  17. 122Bar to suit
  18. 123Every such suit shall be dismissed unless it is instituted within six months from the date of the accrual of alleged cause or action.
  19. 124Market Committee or its officers authorized in that behalf, relating to the arrival of notified agricultural produce in the local area.
  20. 125Power to make Bye-laws
  21. 126Power to remove difficulties
  22. 127Repeal and Saving

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