section 15
Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Market Committee
The Sikkim State Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2005(1) Every Market Committee shall have a Chairman and Vice-chairman a Vice- Chairman. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Market shall be elected by the elected members of the Committee Market Committee from amongst those who are representatives of agriculturists. (2) After every general election, the Market Committee shall elect the Chairman and Vice-Chairman at its first general meeting, which shall be convened by the Director/Managing ,Director/Collector within one month of the general election. Tile Chairman and Vice-Chairman so elected shall hold office for the full term from the date on which they enter upon their respective offices, (3) The Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall notwithstanding the expiry of their term of office, continue to hold office until their successors enter Lipan their office, (4) The meeting convened for the election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be presided over by the Director/Managing Director or any officer authorized by him in this behalf, The Director/Managing Director or such officer, when presiding over the meeting, has the same powers as the Chairman when presiding over, a meeting of the Market Committee, but shall not have the right to vote, (5) If in the election of a Chairman or Vice-Chairman there is an equality of vote, the result of the election shall be decided by lots to be drawn in the presence of the officer presiding in such manner as he may determine, (6) In the event of dispute, arising as to the validity of the election of a Chairman or Vice-Chairman the Collector, if he is the presiding officer shall decide the dispute himself and in any other case officer presiding shall refer the dispute to the Collector for decision, The decision of the Collector shall subject to an appeal to the Commissioner shall be final and no suit or other proceedings shall lie in any Court of Law in respect of such decision,
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