Provided 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.

1. (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the State Government may, by notification declare warehouse/ silos/ cold storage or other such structure or

place with infrastructure and facilities as maybe prescribed, to function as

market sub-yard. Explanation: The expression 'place' under this sub-section shall include any structure, enclosure, open space, locality, street including pack house/cleaning grading and processing unit etc.

1. (2) The owner of such warehouse/ cold storage, or other such structure or 'place', as the case may be, desirous of declaration of such place as market sub-yard under sub-section (1 ), shall apply to the Director or an Officer authorized by him, in such form and in such manner and such fee; and also for such period but not less than three years, as may be prescribed.
2. (3) The licensee of such warehouse/ silos/ cold storage or other such structure or place, may collect user charge on notified agricultural produce transacted at the declared market sub-yard under section 12, at the rate ad valorem not exceeding the rate as notified by the state Government. Provided that no user charge shall be collected from agriculturist-seller
3. (4) A declared market sub- yard licensee shall contribute, of such user charge collection, to the separate "Revolving Marketing Development Fund" maintained

section 10 (5) of this Act.

1. (1) Collection/aggregation centres in the proximity of the production areas may be

as may be prescribed, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and Rules made thereunder for marketing of notified agricultural produce.

1. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained under sub- section (1 ), direct wholesale purchase can also be carried out outside the principal market yard, sub- market

yard, market sub-yard, private market yard by declaring the· place of such

purchase, without establishment of any permanent collection/aggregation centre,

· as may be prescribed.

1. (3) Direct marketing licensee shall have to maintain records and all accounts relating to daily trade transactions and shall submit monthly report, as may be prescribed, to the Licensing Authority.
2. (4) The Licensing Authority can seek any type of additional information from the direct marketing licensee; and can also inspect and issue direction relating to functioning of the such wholesale purchases and the activities incidental thereto.
3. (5) The direct marketing licensee shall be liable to pay one-fourth of the applicable market fee on wholesale purchases made. The such licensee shall deposit the due amount towards "Revolving Marketing Development Fund" maintained by Director for the month by 7th day of the next month. The Fund will be utilized for the purposes and in the manner mutatis mutenoi« to Section 1 O (5) of this Act.

The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, May 5, 2018

1. (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955

arid Control Orders issued thereunder or any other law for the time being in

force, the provision of stock limit shall not be applicable on such direct marketing licensee purchasing the agricultural produce for processing/ export to the extent

the latter shall prevail. CHAPTER-Ill