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The Tripura Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1980

The Tripura Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1980

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The Tripura Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1980 regulates the sale, purchase, and distribution of agricultural, horticultural, livestock, and fishery products across the state of Tripura. It applies to farmers, agricultural traders, commercial buyers, processors, and market functionaries operating within designated market areas. By establishing state-monitored market committees, market yards, private markets, and contract farming regulations, the law eliminates unfair trade practices, standardizes transactions, and prevents unauthorized deductions. It matters because it protects farmers by ensuring fair prices, standardized weights, prompt payments, and formal dispute resolution, while creating a transparent and organized agricultural marketing system to support the agrarian economy.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2. Definitions.
  3. 3. Notification of intention of regulating marketing of Agricultural produce in specified area.
  4. 4. Declaration of regulation of marketing of specified agricultural produce in market area.
  5. 5. Establishment of Markets.
  6. 6. Constitution of Market Committees.
  7. 7. Composition of Market Committees.
  8. 8. In-Corporation of Market Committees.
  9. 9. Election and term of office of members.
  10. 10. Insertion of new section 19A
  11. 11. Insertion of Chapter II A
  12. 12. Resignation of members and nomination in certain circumstances.
  13. 13. Insertion of Chapter IV A
  14. 14. Insertion of new section 30 A and 30 B
  15. 15. Amendment of section 31
  16. 16. Procedure of election of President.
  17. 17. Amendment of sub-section (1) of section 34
  18. 18. Consequents of absence of the President without leave.
  19. 19. Vacancies in office of President.
  20. 20. Refusal to hand over charge to new President.
  21. 21. Meeting etc. of Market Committee.
  22. 22. Members to act during vacancy ; acts of Market Committee etc. not to be invalidated by informalities.
  23. 23. Powers and duties of Market Committees.
  24. 24. Constitution of Sub-committee, delegation of powers.
  25. 25. Power of the market Committee to open Collection centre for marketing of specified produce; provision for Receipt & payment by purchaser.
  26. 26. Power of Market Committee to levy fees.
  27. 27. Power to borrow & land.
  28. 28. Execution of contracts.
  29. 29. Power of Market Committee to employ staff.
  30. 30. Regulation of marketing of agricultural produce.
  31. 31. Grant of licences.
  32. 32. Power to cancel and suspend of licence.
  33. 33. Appeal.
  34. 34. provision for settlement of disputes.
  35. 35. Market fund its investment.
  36. 36. Purposes for which Market fund may be expended.
  37. 37. Manner of auditing accounts, preparing budget, report etc.
  38. 38. Making or recovery of trade allowances prohibited.
  39. 39. Instruction, enquiry, submission of statement, etc.
  40. 40. Duty of officers, servant and members of Market Committee to furnish information to the Director, authorised officers and State Government.
  41. 41. Powers of the Director to size books and records, funds and Market properties of Committee.
  42. 42. Powers of the State Government to call for records of any proeeding of a Market Committee.
  43. 43. Supersession of Market Committee etc.
  44. 44. Penalty for not complying thdiitions.
  45. 45. Penalty for contravention of 33
  46. 46. Penalty for making or recovering trade allowances.
  47. 47. Penalty for obstruct of officer and to obey order under Sec 39.
  48. 48. Penalty
  49. 49. Presidentetc. of the Market Coininittee to be public servants.
  50. 50. Bar of Jurisdiction.
  51. 51. Trial of offences.
  52. 52. Recovery of due Government Market Com-mitee and others.
  53. 53. Power of State Gov-ernment to delegate Powers.
  54. 54. Power to exempt the Market etc. from provisions of the Act.
  55. 55. Power to make rules.
  56. 57. Power of the State Government to amend Schedule
  57. 58. Power of Write off recoverable fees etc.
  58. 61. Power to remove difficulties
  59. 55(2)(i). Power to make rules
  60. 55(2)(j). Power to make rules
  61. 55(2)(k). Power to make rules
  62. 55(2)(l). Power to make rules
  63. 55(2)(m). Power to make rules
  64. 55(2)(n). Power to make rules
  65. 55(2)(o). Power to make rules
  66. 55(3). Power to make rules
  67. 55(4). Power to make rules
  68. 55(5). Power to make rules
  69. 55(6). Power to make rules
  70. 56(1)-(3). Bye-laws
  71. 59(1)-(2). Power of the Market Committee to impose penalties
  72. 60(1)-(3). Repeal and saving

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