Appointment of Officer Incharge pending Constitution of first Market

(1) When a Market Committee is established for the first time under this Ac, the State Government shall by an order appoint; (a) a person to be the officer-in-charge, for a period not exceeding two years, or (b) a Committee consisting of not more than eleven members to be the Committee-in-charge. The Market Committee may be appointed form among persons representing the same interest an din the same proportion as specified in Section (14) of the Act, for a period no the Committee in charge shall subject to the control of the Director, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the Market Committee under this Act. Provided that the State Government may at any time during the period aforesaid appoint Committee-in-charge in place of officer-in-charge and officer-in-charge in place of committee-in-charge, as the case may be, person so appointed shall hold office or shall function for the remainder of the period available to its predecessor : Provided further 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 until such appointment is made, a person nominated by the Deputy Commissioner shall act as officer-in-charge, Provided that if the Market Committee is constituted before the expiry of the period aforesaid, the officer-in-charge shall cease to hold office or the Committee in –charge shall cease to function on the date appointment for the first general meeting of the newly constituted Market Committee : (2) In the event of a vacancy occurring on account of death, resignation or otherwise of the members of the Market Committee-in-charge, the vacancy shall be filed in by fresh appointment by the State Government. (3) Any officer-in charge or any or all persons appointed on the Committee-in-charge under clause (a) of sub-section (1) may at anytime be removed by the Director who shall have power to appoint another person or persons as the case may he, in his or their place or places. (4) Every person appointed officer-in-charge under sub-section (1) shall receive from the Market Committee fund for his service such pay and allowance as may be fixed by the Director and every member of the Committee-in-charge shall be entitled to receive from the Market Committee fund allowances as are payable to members of the Market Committee.