The Bombay and Saurashtra Agricultural Produce Markets (Gujarat Amendment and Validating Provisions) Act, 1961

Amendment of section 2 of Sau. Act XIV of 1955 In section 2 of the Saurashtra Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1955 (hereinafter called "the principal Saurashtra Act"), in sub-section (1), after clause (iii), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely :—

1. (iv) "market proper" means any area declared to be a market proper for a market area in accordance with the rules ;
2. (v) "market yard" means any enclosure, building or locality declared to be a market yard for a market area in accordance with the rules ;

Amendment of section 4 of Sau. Act XIV of 1955 In section 4 of the principal Saurashtra Act, to sub-section

1. (2) of section 4 of Sau. Act XIV of 1955, the following proviso shall be added, namely :— " Provided that any licence so granted shall, subject to it being cancelled or otherwise ceases to be in force, continue to be in force until the establishment of a market committee and for such period thereafter as may be prescribed.".

In the principal Saurashtra Act, after section 4, the following section shall be inserted, namely :—

4A. For each market area, there shall be a market, which shall consist of all market yards and market proper declared for that area.

1. (2) For the purposes of this Act a market shall be deemed to have been established for any market area, with effect from the date on which a market yard is declared for that area in accordance with rules.

In section 5 of the principal Saurashtra Act, in the proviso, for the words "when a market is established therein", the words "until a market is established therein" shall be substituted.

In section 5 of the principal Saurashtra Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely :—

"5A. When a market is established under section 4, a market committee may require traders, adatyas, brokers, surveyors, weighmen and other persons operating in the market area, or any part thereof,"

In section 20 of the principal Saurashtra Act, in sub-section (2)—

1. (1) in clause (a), for sub-clauses
   • (i) and (ii), the following shall be substituted, namely :—
   • (a) the period for which the license granted under sub-section
2. (2) of section 4 shall continue to be in force after the establishment of a market and for such period thereafter as may be prescribed;
3. (2) after the said sub-clause the following clause shall be inserted, namely :—
   • (ab) the declaration of a market yard and market proper for a market area;
4. (3) in clause
   • (b) for the words, "operating in the market" the words "to operate in the market area, or any part thereof," shall be substituted.

Insertion of new section 22A in Bom. Act XIV of 1955. - After section 22 of the principal Saurashtra Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely :- "22A.

1. (1) For each market area, there shall be a market, which shall consist of all market yards, and market proper declared for that area,
2. (2) For the purposes of this Act a market shall be deemed to have been established for a market area with effect from such date on which a market yard is declared for that area in accordance with rules."