Powers, functions and duties of the Secretary

Subject to the powers of the Chairman under section 46 and the other provisions of this Act or the rules, the Secretary shall be the chief executive officer

1[and the custodian of all the records and properties]

of the market committee, and shall exercise and perform the following powers and duties, in addition to such other duties as may be specified in this Act, the rules or bye-laws, namely:-

1. (i) convene 3[in consultation with the Chairman] the meetings of the market committee

and of the sub-committees, if any, and maintain the minutes of the proceedings thereof;

1. (ii) attend the meeting of the market committee and of every sub-committee and take part in the discussion but shall not move any resolution or vote at any such meeting;
2. (iii) take action to give effect to the resolutions of the committee and of the sub- committees, and report about all actions taken in pursuance of such resolutions, to the committee, as soon as possible;
3. (iv) furnish to the market committee such returns, statements, estimates, statistics and reports as the market committee may from time to time require including reports,- (a) regarding the fines and penalties levied on, and any disciplinary action taken against the members of the staff and the market functionaries and others; (b) regarding over-trading by traders; (c) regarding contraventions of the Act, the rules, the bye-laws or the standing orders by any person; (d) regarding the suspension or cancellation of licences 2[by him or by the Chairman] or the 2[Director of Agricultural Marketing] ; (e) regarding the administration of the market committee and the regulation of the marketing;
4. (v) produce before the committee such documents, books, registers and the like as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of the committee or the sub- committees, and also whenever called upon by the market committee to do so;
5. (vi) exercise supervision and control over the acts of all officers servants of the committee;
6. (vii) collect fees and other moneys leviable by or due to the market committee;
7. (viii) be responsible for all moneys credited to or received on behalf of the market committee;
8. (ix) make disbursements of all moneys lawfully payable by the market committee;
9. (x) report to the Chairman and the 2[Director of Agricultural Marketing] 4[immediately in respect of fraud, illegal acts] , embezzlement, theft or loss of market committee funds or property;
10. (xi) prefer complaints in respect of prosecutions to be launched on behalf of the market committee and conduct proceedings, civil or criminal, on behalf of the market committee.

¹ Inserted by Act 17 of 1980 w.e.f. 3.11.1979

² Substituted by Act 35 of 1986 w.e.f. 17.6.1986.

³ Inserted by Act 16 of 1991 w.e.f. 1.8.1991.

⁴ Substituted by Act 16 of 1991 w.e.f. 1.8.1991.