Chapter VII Contract Farming

The Contract Farming

Agreements shall be governed in the manner laid down hereinafter.—

1. (1) Contract Farming Sponsor shall register himself with the Marketing Board or with the officer authorised by the Marketing Board in that behalf in such manner as may be prescribed.
2. (2) The Contract Farming Sponsor shall get the Contract Farming Agreement recorded with the officer authorised by the Marketing Board, in this behalf.
3. (3) The Contract Farming Agreement shall be in such form and contain such particulars, terms and conditions as may be prescribed.
4. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Contract Farming Agreement, no title, rights, ownership or possession, shall be transferred, alienated or vest in the contract farming sponsor, his successor or his agent as a consequence arising out of such Contract Farming Agreement.
5. (5) Any dispute arising out of the Contract Farming Agreement shall be referred to an authority prescribed in that behalf for settlement. The prescribed authority shall resolve the dispute in a summary manner within 30 days from the date of receipt of such reference after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
6. (6) Any party aggrieved by the decision of the prescribed authority may prefer an appeal to the prescribed Appellate Authority within thirty days from the date of decision and such Appellant Authority shall dispose of the appeal within thirty days from the date of such appeal after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard and the decision of the Appellate Authority shall be final and binding upon the parties thereto.
7. (7) The decision of the authority under sub-section (5) and the decision in the appeal under sub-section (6) shall have force of a decree of the civil court and shall be enforceable as such and the decretal amount shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue from the party thereto.
8. (8) Any dispute relating to or arising out of Contract Farming Agreement shall not be called in question in any Court of Law.
9. (9) The agricultural produce covered under the Contract Farming Agreement may be sold to the Contract Farming Sponsor outside the market area which shall be free from levy of market fees.