Transitory provisions

(1) Not withstanding anything contained in this Act or any of the enactments repealed by sub-section (1) of section 154 or any other law,-

1. (a) on the 19th day of July 1969, the term of office of the members of every market committee and of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman thereof continuing to function under clause (c) of the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 154 shall expire, and with effect from the said date, the powers conferred and the duties imposed on the market committee the chairman, Vice-Chairman and any sub-committee or other body constituted by the market committee shall be exercised and performed by the Administrator referred to in the Explanation to this sub-section;
2. (b) within a period of one year from the 19th day of July 1969 the market committees shall be constituted in accordance with the provisions of section 11;
3. (c) the Administrator shall hold office until the date immediately preceding the date of the first meeting of the market committee constituted under section 11.

Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-section, "the Administrator" means,-

1. (i) the Deputy Commissioner, in respect of a market committee of a market area, the market yard of which is situated in the head quarters of the district;
2. (ii) the Assistant Commissioner of the revenue sub-division, in respect of a market committee of a market area, the market yard of which is situated in the headquarters of the revenue sub-division other than the headquarters of the district;
3. (iii) the Tahsildar of the taluk, in respect of a market committee of a market area, the market yard of which is situated in any place in such taluk, other than the headquarters of the district or the headquarters of the revenue sub-division.

1. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the State Government may, at any time after the 19th day of July, 1969, by notification, appoint, from time to time any

officer not below the rank of a Tahsildar, to be the Administrator for any market committee

and the said officer shall be deemed to be the Administrator of the said market committee for purposes of this section.]

¹ Inserted by Act 19 of 1969 w.e.f. 1.5.1968