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Bare Act

The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961

General196144 of 44 sections available

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the better regulation of the purchase, sale, storage and processing of agricultural produce and the establishment of markets for agricultural produce in the State of Punjab.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 3. State Agricultural Marketing Board, Constitution, Powers and Duties
  4. 5. Notification of intention of exercising control over purchase, sale, storage and processing of agricultural produce in specified area.
  5. 6. Declaration of notified market area
  6. 7. Declaration of Market Yards
  7. 8. No private market to be opened in or near places declared to be markets
  8. 9. Authority to whom applications for grant of licences are to be made
  9. 10. Applications for licences , fees to be paid and cancellation or suspension of licences
  10. 11. Establishment of market committee
  11. 12. Constitution of committees
  12. 13. Omitted.
  13. 14. Term of office of members
  14. 15. Removal of members
  15. 16. Appointment of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
  16. 17. Filling of vacancies
  17. 18. Incorporation of committees
  18. 19. Appointment of sub-committees and joint committees and delegation of powers
  19. 20. Secretary board.
  20. 21. Persons who are to be deemed Public Servants within the meaning of section 21 of Indian Penal Code
  21. 22. Execution of contracts
  22. 23. Levy of fees
  23. 24. Octroi not payable on certain agricultural produce
  24. 25. Marketing Development Fund
  25. 26. Purposes for which the Marketing Development Fund may be expended
  26. 27. Market Committee Fund
  27. 28. Purposes for which the Market Committee Funds may be expended
  28. 30. No trade allowance permissible except as prescribed
  29. 31. Provided that all market charges shall be paid by the buyers.
  30. 32. Power to borrow
  31. 33. Power to call information, inspect, enforce attendance and to suspend actions, etc. of committees
  32. 34. Acquisition of land for the Board and Committees
  33. 35. Supersession of committees
  34. 36. Emergency Powers
  35. 37. Penalties
  36. 38. Power of State Government to amend the Schedule
  37. 39. Trial of offences
  38. 40. Appeal
  39. 41. Secretary of the Board under sub-section (5) of section 33 may appeal to the Board in the manner prescribed and the Board’s decision on appeal shall be final.
  40. 42. The State Government may issue to the Board such directions as in its opinion are necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of this Act and Board shall give effect to all such directions.
  41. 44. Bye-laws
  42. 45. Power to write off irrecoverable fees, etc.
  43. 46. Power to compound offences
  44. 47. Repeal and Savings

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