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section 3

Postponement of elections of members of Market Committees and extension of term of office of members and administrators.

The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) (Postponement of Elections during the Emergency) Act, 1975
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  1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Marketing Regulation Act and the rules made thereunder -
    • (a) during the period this Act is in force, no election of the members of any Market Committee or election to fill any casual vacancy in any Market Committee shall be held ; provided that, where the election programme for the purpose of any such election has already been announced by the Collector before the date of commencement of this Act, such election shall be held and completed;
    • (b) the term of office of all members (whether elected, nominated, appointed or ex-officio) of the Market Committees [excepting those whose election is to be completed as required by clause (a) above], who were in office on the date of commencement of this Act (whether their term or extended term had expired before or will expire after the said date at any time during the period this Act is in force) shall be deemed to have been extended or to be extended, as the case may be ; and such members shall continue to hold office during the period this Act is in force ;
    • (c) the term of office of the administrators appointed for carrying out the functions of any Market Committees, who were in office on the date of commencement of this Act (whether their term or extended term had expired before or will expire after the said date, at any time during the period this Act is in force) shall be deemed to have been extended or to be extended, as the case may be ; and such administrators shall continue to hold office during the period this Act is in force.
  2. (2) Nothing contained in such-section (1) shall affect the judgement, decree or order of any Court delivered or passed before the commencement of this Act directing the holding of any election of a member or members of any Market Committee ; and such election shall be held and completed, and the Committee shall be constituted in accordance with the directions of the Court.

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