Duty of local authorities to give information and assistance.

It shall be duty of every local authority to give all the necessary information in the possession of or under the control of its officers to the market committee or its officers authorised in that behalf relating to import and export of notified agricultural produce into and out of the area of local authority free of any charges. It shall also be the duty of every locality and its officers and staff concerned with the collection of octroi to give all the possible assistance to any officer of the market committee in exercising his power and discharging his duties under this act.