Power to levy market fees (single point levy)

(1) Every Market Committee shall levy market fee: (i) On the sale or purchase of notified agricultural produce, whether brought from within the State or from outside the State, into the market area; and (ii) on the notified agricultural produce whether brought from within the State or from outside the State, into the market area for processing; at such rates as may be fixed by the State Government from time to time subject to minimum rate of fifty paisa and a maximum of two rupees for every one hundred rupees of the price in the manner prescribed. (2) (i) Market fee specified in sub-section (1) shall not be levied for the second time in any market area of the State, provided that market fee has already been paid on that agricultural produce in any market of the State and the information in this context has been furnished, as prescribed, by the concerned person that the payment of market fee has already been made in other market; (ii) market fee shall not be levied more than once in any market area in case the agricultural produce is being resold in the process of commercial transaction between traders or to consumers, provided that the information, as prescribed has been furnished by the concerned person that the payment of due market fee has already been made on it. (3) On the agricultural produce brought in the market area for commercial transaction or for processing, if the permit issued under Section 43 has not been submitted, the market fee shall be deposited by the buyer or processor, as the case may be, in the office of the Market Committee. Within fourteen days but beforesale or resale or processinq or export outside the market area: Provided that in case any notified agricultural produce is found to have been processed, sold or resold or dispatched outside the market area without payment of market fee payable on such produce, the market fees shall be levied and recovered on five times the market value of the processed produce or value of the agricultural produce, as the case may be. (4) The market fee shall be payable by the buyer of the notified agricultural produce and shall not be deducted from the price payable to the seller. Provided that where the buyer of a notified agricultural produce cannot be identified, all the fees shall be payable by the person who may havs sold or brought the produce for sale in the market area: Provided further that in case of commercial transactions between traders in the market area, the market fee shall be collected and paid by the seller. (5) The market functionaries, as the Market Committee may, by Bye-laws specify, Shall maintain account relating to sale and purchase or processing or value addition in required forms and submit to the Market Committee periodical returns as may be prescribed. (6) The Market Committee may levy and collect entrance fee on vehicles, which may enter into market yard, sub market yard at such rate as may be specified in the bye-laws.