Appointment of Special Officer

(1) When a market committee is superseded under section 41, the Government shall, by order, appoint a Special Officer for a period not exceeding one year to manage the affairs of the market committee pending the constitution of a new market committee or, as the case may be, the entering upon office by a new market committee: Provided that the period specified in such order may, for special reasons to be recorded in writing by the Government, be extended from time to time, but such order shall not remain in force for more than three years in the aggregate. (2) A Special Officer may be appointed under sub-section (1) for one or more market committees as the Government may, by order, specify. (3) On the issue of an order under sub-section (1) appointing a Special Officer, all the members of the market committee shall vacate their offices. (4) The Government may, by order, transfer to the Special Officer appointed under sub-section (1), the assets and liabilities of the market committee as on the date of such transfer. (5) Where a Special Officer is appointed under sub-section (1), the Government may appoint an advisory board to advise the Special Officer in such matters as may be specified by the Government and the advisory board shall consist of the following members, namely:- (a) three persons licensed under sub-section (1) of section 21 in the market area; (b) the Deputy Director of Agricultural Marketing having jurisdiction over the market area; (c) two other officers of the Government. (6) The Government may fix the remuneration payable to the Special Officer appointed under sub-section (1) and the amount of remuneration so fixed and such other expenditure incidental to the management of the market committee during the period of appointment of the Special Officer as may be approved by the Government, shall be payable from the Market Committee Fund. (7) At any time before the expiry of the period referred to in sub-section (1), the Government may constitute a new market committee in accordance with section 6 and transfer thereto all the assets and liabilities of the market committee as on the date of such transfer. (3) (h) all the assets vested in the market committee shall, subject to all liabilities, vest in the Government. (4) The Government may, by order, transfer to the officer appointed under sub-section (1), the assets and liabilities of the market committee on the date of such transfer. (5) Where a Special Officer is appointed under sub-section (1), the Government may, if they think fit, appoint an advisory board to advise the Special Officer on such matters as may be specified by the Government and the advisory board shall consist of the following members, namely:— (a) three persons licensed under sub-section (1) of section 21 in the market area; (b) the Deputy Director of Agricultural Marketing having jurisdiction over the market area; (c) two other officers of the Government. (6) The Government may fix the remuneration payable to the Special Officer appointed under sub-section (1) and the amount of remuneration so fixed and such other expenditure incidental to the management of the market committee, during the period of appointment of the Special Officer as may be approved by the Government, shall be payable from the Market Committee Fund. (7) At any time before the expiry of the period referred to in sub-section (1), the Government may constitute a new market committee in accordance with section 6 and transfer thereto all the assets and liabilities of the market committee as on the date of such transfer.