The Board may appoint Sub

Committees consisting of three or more members which shall include Chairman or Vice Chairman for the performance of any of its duties or functions or for giving advice on any matter incidental thereof and may delegate to such Sub-Committee any of its duties or functions as it may deem necessary. 1 7. The State Government shall exercise superintendence and control over the Board and its officers and may call for such information as it may deem necessary and, in the event of its being satisfied that the Board is not functioning properly, or is abusing its powers or is guilty of corruption or mis-management, it may suspend the Board and, tili such time as a new Board is constituted, make such arrangement forthe exercise of the functions ol the Board, as it may think lit : Provided that the Board shall be constituted within six months from the date of its suspension. 18. (1)The State Government may confened any power to the Board under this Act except power to make rules. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may by general or special order delegate to the l\,lanaging Director of the Board or Sub-Committee appointed by it or to any ofiicer of the Board any of powers and duties conferred on it by or under this Act as it may deem fit. CHAPTER - III REGULATION OF TRADING AND CONTRACT FARi'lING 19. (1) The State Government on its own or on the representation made by the growers or on the recommendation otthe Board may, by notification, declare its intention of exercising control over th. purchase, slorage, processing and sale of' Horticultural produce, in such area as ma'' specified in the notification, by inviting o' or suggestions from the general pul" period of thirty days from the date c ol notilication which shall be cons

(2) 20. (1) After the expiry of the period specified in the notilication issued under Sub-section (1), and afler considering objections and suggestions, if any, received before the expiry of the specified period, and alter making such inquiry, as may be necessary, the State Government may by notification, declare the area specified in the notification, or any portion thereof to be a market area forthe purpose of this Act and that marketing of all or any of the kinds of Horticultural produce specilied in the notification shallbe developed and regulated in such market area in accordance wath the provisions ol this Act. The State Government may, by notification ; (a) Alterthe limits of a market area by including, within it any other area in the vicinity thereof orby excluding therefrom any area comprised therein ; or (b) Amalgamate two or more market areas and constitute one committee thereof ; or (c) Split up a market area and constitute two or more committees thereol I or (d) De-Establish a market. (2) Every notification issued under sub-section ('l) shall define lhe limits of the area to be included in or excluded from a market area, or of the market area to be amalgamated into one, or of the area ol each of the markets to be de-established. as the case may, be and shallalso specify the period which shall not be less than six weeks from the date ot publication ol the notification within which objeclions or suggestions, if any, may be received by the State Government. Any person likely to be affected by the notification rbjections issued under Sub-section (1) may, hmit his objections or suggestions in writing to 'ltate Government. Notification of intention to alter Limits of or to split up market area to De- stablish a market .

l\ilarket yards, Sub-l\,4arket Yards, farmer's Consumer and private [,4arket Yards. (4) Objections and suggestions received under sub- section (3) within the stipulated period shall be considered and decided by the State Government and lhereafter the State Government may. by notification: (a) lnclude the area or any part thereof in the market area or exclude it therefrom : (b) Constitute a new Committee for the market area amalgamated ;or (c) Split up an existing market area and constitute two or more Committees for such areas, as the case may be : or (d) De-Establish a market. (5) Where a notification under sub-section (4) has been issued excluding such area in other market area, the State Government shall, after consulting the Board and the Committee concerned frame a scheme to determine what portion of the assets and other properties vested in one Committee shall vest in the Committees and in what manner the Iiabilities ol the Committees shall be apportioned between the two Committees and such scheme shall come into force on the date ol publication of the scheme in the Oflicial Gazette. (1) ln every market area, there may be- (l) Market yard managed by the Committee ; (ll) One or more than one sub-market yards managed by the Committee ; and (lll) Private market yards, private markets farmers and consumer markets managed by a person other than a Committee. (2) The Board may with the prior approval of' Government, by notification, declare an, place including any structure, encl, place, or locality in the market area yard or sub-market yards for th. area.