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section 17

Constitution of the first Market Committee

The Meghalaya State Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) (Amendment) Act, 2022
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Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT OF MARKETS

Statutory text
  1. (1) The first Market Committee shall be constituted, for the first time for a delineated market area declared after commencement of this Act, all the members thereof including Chairman, shall be nominated by the State Government. The first Market Committee so constituted may consist of Members including Chairman, not less than fifteen, which may include six to ten agriculturist members, as may be prescribed. Other five Members may be:-
    • (i) four Members, one each from departments of agriculture or horticulture, cooperation, animal husbandry and veterinary and agricultural marketing of State Government;
    • (ii) one from cooperative marketing society; and
    • (iii) one from Local Authority of a place where the Market Committee is located. Provided that the Chairman shall be so nominated from amongst the agriculturist members.
  2. (2) State Government or the Director shall, by an order, appoint a person to be the Officer-in-charge of the first Market Committee for a period not exceeding one year: Provided that in the event of death, resignation, leave or suspension of the officer-in-charge, a casual vacancy shall be deemed to have occurred in such office and such vacancy shall be filled, as soon as may be, by appointment of a person thereto by the State Government and until such appointment is made, a person nominated by the Director shall act as Officer-in-charge. The services of Officer-in-charge shall be co- terminus with the first Market Committee.
  3. (3) The members including the Chairman of the first Market Committee constituted under sub-section (1) shall hold office for a period not exceeding one or two year, from the day of notification of constitution of the committee: Provided that if new Market Committee is constituted before the expiry of period aforesaid, Members including the Chairman shall cease to function on the date appointed for the first general meeting of the newly constituted Market Committee; Provided further that the State Government or the Director may, on proven misconduct, even before expiry of the period aforesaid, dismiss any Member including the Chairman.

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