Amalgamation or division of marketing committees

(1) Where the Government is satisfied that for securing efficient regulation of marketing of agricultural produce in a market are, it is necessary that two or more Marketing Committee therein should be amalgamated or any Marketing Committee therein should be divided into two or more market committees, it may, after consulting the Marketing Committee or the Marketing Committees, as the case may be, and the Board, by notification, provide for the amalgamation of such Marketing Committee or division of the Marketing Committee into two or more Marketing Committees for the market area in respect of the agricultural produce specified in the notification. The notification shall also provide for the constitution, property, rights, interest and authorities and such liabilities, duties and obligations (including provision in respect of contracts, assets, employees, proceedings) and such incidental, consequential and supplementary matters as may be necessary to give effect to such amalgamation or division, as the case may be. (2) Where more than omen Marketing Committee are established in any market area under sub-section (1), the Government may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act, issue general or special directions as to which of the Marketing Committees shall exercise the powers, perform the duties and discharge the functions of a Marketing Committee under this Act, in respect of matters in which they are jointly interested. (3) Where any direction is issued under sub-section (2), the cost incurred by a Marketing Committee in pursuance of the direction shall be shared by the other Marketing Committee concerned in such proportion as may be agreed upon, or in default of agreement, as may be determined by the Government of such officer, as the case may be, shall be final.