Provided that no order for suspension or cancellation of licence shall be passed without giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

1. (1) There shall be a single licence applicable to the whole of the State, for the trader to be granted/ renewed by the Director or the Officer authorized by him in such manner and in such form, as may be prescribed, to operate as trader in any principal market yard, sub-market yard, market sub-yard private market yard and sub-yard, e-trading platform or any other space identified for the purpose, in the

State. The existing trader licences granted by the Market Committees shall be

converted into State wide single trader licence by the Director or the Officer authorized by him, within six months from the date of commencement of the State Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation )Act,

2017. Until then, the existing trader licences granted by the Market Committees

are deemed to have been the State wide single trader licences.

the Officer authorized by him, to allow to operate in such market yards.

1. (2) Any person desirous of obtaining or renewing a licence under sub-section (1)

as trader, shall apply to the Director or the Officer authorized by him in Form with

reasonable fee, as may be prescribed.

(3 Subject to provisions of this Act and the Rules made in this behalf, the Director or

the Officer authorized by him, on application under sub-section (2), after making

such inquiries as deemed fit . may grant or renew the licence in the form and for

such a period, as may be prescribed: Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the Rules

made thereunder there shall be no consideration of domicile, compulsory

requirement of purchase /collection centre and minimal quantity for grant/ renew of such licence. Provided further that such licence granted or renewed shall entail to the licensee

to carry out trade of any form i.e. primary or secondary or whatsoever, without any

discrimination.

1. (4) The licence issued by the Director or the Officer authorized by him under this section shall bear Unicode, as may be prescribed.
2. (1) The Director or the Officer authorized by him may, after such inquiry as he deems

on any of the following ground(s):

1. (a) that, the licence has been obtained through willful misrepresentation or fraud;
2. (b) that, the licensee himself or in collusion with other lir;ensee(s) commits any act or obtains from carrying on his normal business in the market with intention to willfully obstruct, suspend or stop the marketing of notified agricultural produce in any type of market and in consequence whereof, the marketing of notified agricultural produce has been obstructed, suspended or stopped;

or the Rules or Bye-laws made thereunder;

1. (d) that, the lice~see has been convicted of an offence punishable under this Act or Rules or regulations made thereunder;
2. (e) that, the licensee has become insolvent; of that, the licensee incurs any disqualification on grounds prescribed in the rules/ regulation/ bye-laws made thereunder.

1. (2) Having been licence suspended/cancelled under this section, the holder of such licence shall forthwith produce the same in the office of the Director or the Officer authorized for being endorsed in the prescribed manner and shall not be entitled to any claim on account of such suspension/cancellation any compensation or refund of the whole or any part of the licence fee or any of the other money.

67. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in thisAct, the State Government may allow

holder of unified single trading licence bearing Unicode, issued by any other State Government to undertake trade transaction within its geographical jurisdiction on

unified single trading license granted renewed under Section 70 for

1. (2) Such licensee shall be liable to pay the market fee and other marketing charges at inter-state

the rate applicable in the State, where trade transaction has taken place, in the trade.

manner as may be prescribed.'

1. (3) In case of contravention of any of the provisions of this ActJ Rules/ Bye-laws or

has occurred, for a certain period or forever based on the gravity of breach/violation of provisions of thisAct' Rules/ Bye-laws or instructions or orders.

Explanation: The expression 'blacklisting' for a certain period to be deemed tobe

suspended for such a period in the jurisdiction as under sub-section (3), while 'forever' deemed to have been cancelled in the jurisdiction as under sub-section (3).

1. (4) The Director/ Managing Director/ Market Committee of the respective jurisdiction,