Constitution of Market Committee

(1) A Market Committee shall consist of- (a) the Chairman elected under Section 17; (b) Ten representatives of agric,ulturists possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed chosen by direct election from the constituencies of a market area in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made there under: Provided further that no agriculturist may be qualified to be elected as representatives of agriculturist unless he has sold agricultural produce in the market successively for last two years: Provided further if the committee is established first time, then no agriculturist will qualify to be elected as a representative of agriculturist unless he has sold agricultural produce in the market during the last six months. (c) One representative of traders possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed, elected by and from amongst the persons holding registration from the Market Committee for a period of two successive years as traders or owners or occupiers of processing factories under this Acts: Provided that in the case of Market Committee established for the first time under Section 13, the qualifying period of holding license from such Market Committee shall be six months: Provided further if total number of registered traders for a period of their successive years is more than 100 then there will be two representatives: Provided also that no person shall be a voter of more than one Market Committee at a time: Provided also that no person shall be a voter unless.- (i) he has completed the age of 18 year; (ii) he is not a defaulter of the Market Committee. (2) Every committee will have following committee members- (a) One representative of the Cooperative Marketing Society functioning in the market area who shall be elected by the managing committee of such society: Provided that if more than one such society functions in the market area. such member shall be elected by all the members of tile managing. Committees of such societies: Provided further that nothing in this clause shall apply if the managing committee of any society stands superseded under the provisions of the State Co-operative Societies Act; (b) An Officer of the Food Security Agriculture Development Department of the State Government to be nominated by the Collectorl Director; (c) One representative of the Weigh men and harnrnals operating in the marketing area holding license from the Market Committee to be nominated by the Chairman of the Market Committee; (d) One representative of the Gram Panchayat or Zilla Panchayat that falls within the jurisdiction of the market area nominated by the Chairperson of the Zilla Panchayat: Provided that in the Market Committee situated at the District headquarters the representative shall be nominated from amongst the members of the Zilla Panchayat only, (3) Only members under sub-section (1) shall have a riqht to vote, (4) The State Government may make rules for the preparation of voters' list and conduct of election. (5) If the electorate under clause (b) or (c) of subsection (1) fails to elect a representative, the Collector shall nominate the representative of the agriculturists or traders, as the case may be. (6) Every election and nomination of the member shall be notified by the Collector in the Official Gazette.