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The Himachal Pradesh Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1969

The Himachal Pradesh Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1969

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The Himachal Pradesh Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1969 regulates the purchase, sale, storage, and processing of agricultural, horticultural, livestock, and forest produce across Himachal Pradesh. It applies to agricultural producers, commercial dealers, brokers, godown-keepers, and licensed market functionaries operating within designated areas. The law establishes the Himachal Pradesh Marketing Board and local market committees to declare notified market areas and establish regulated market yards. By mandating trade licences, banning unauthorized trade allowances, levying standardized market fees, and creating dedicated development funds, the Act ensures fair trade practices, prevents the exploitation of farmers, and promotes rural market infrastructure.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Himachal Pradesh Marketing Board
  4. 4. Declaration of notified market area
  5. 5. Declaration of market yards
  6. 6. No private market to be opened in or near places declared to be markets
  7. 7. Authority to whom applications for grant of licences are to be made
  8. 8. Applications for licences, fees to be paid and cancellation or suspension of licences
  9. 9. Provided that no such order shall be made without giving such person an opportunity to show cause why such an order should not be made.
  10. 10. Constitution of the Committee
  11. 11. Duties and powers of Committees
  12. 12. Term of office of members
  13. 13. Removal of members
  14. 14. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
  15. 15. Filling of vacancies
  16. 16. Incorporation of Committee
  17. 17. Appointment of sub-committee, joint committee and delegation of power
  18. 18. Appointment and salaries of officers and servants of committee
  19. 19. Persons who are public servants within the meaning of section 21 of Indian Penal Code
  20. 20. Execution of contract
  21. 21. Levy of fee
  22. 22. Octroi not payable on certain agricultural produce
  23. 23. Himachal Pradesh Marketing Board Fund
  24. 24. Market Committee Fund
  25. 25. Its decision determining the amount payable by any market committee shall be final.
  26. 26. No trade allowance permissible except as prescribed by rules or bye-laws
  27. 27. Provided that all market charges shall be paid by the buyers.
  28. 28. Power to borrow
  29. 29. Acquisition of land for the Board and Committees
  30. 30. Supersession of market Committee
  31. 31. Provided that the Board may appoint suitable persons to function as the committee until the committee is reconstituted.
  32. 32. Penalties
  33. 33. Provided further that the period intervening the close of the financial year to which the reports pertain and the laying of reports, shall not exceed nine months.
  34. 34. Bye-laws
  35. 35. Power of State Government to amend Schedule
  36. 36. Trial of offences
  37. 37. Appeal
  38. 38. Recovery of sums due to State Government from market committees
  39. 39. Revision
  40. 40. Power to write off irrecoverable fees etc
  41. 41. Power to compound offences
  42. 42. Power of entry and search
  43. 43. Liability of member or employee of committee or the Board
  44. 44. Repeal and savings
  45. I. The Schedule

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