Power of the market Committee to open Collection centre for marketing of specified produce; provision for Receipt & payment by purchaser.

(1) A market Committee duly authorised by the State Government for the purpose may, by an order published for the information of the Public in such manner as it deems fit, open collection centres for collecting thereat the produce specified in such order (herein-after referred to as the specified produce). (2) Where any person wishes to sell any specified produce in a market area, he shall tender all such produce only at the collection centre established for the purpose under sub-section (1) : (3) The Market Committee shall, on the sales of such produce, get it weighed, measured or, as the case may be counted, forthwith and arrange for issuing a receipt therefor to the person who has tendered the produce at the collection centre for sale or, as the case may be, to the commission agent or agency and shall also arrange to give a copy of the receipt to the purchaser ; Provided that the Market Committee may authorise any corporate body registered under the Tripura Co-operative societies Act, 1974 and operating in the collection centre in specified produce for the purpose of discharging the functions of the Market Committee under this sub-section on such terms and conditions, not being inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules or the bye-laws made thereunder. as may be agreed upon. (4) Such receipt shall contain the following particulars, that is to say,-- (i) the name of the collection centre ; (ii) the name of the tenderer ; (iii) the name of the purchaser ; (iv) the name of the agent, if any; (v) the name of the specified produce, the weight, measure or number thereof and the fees paid for the weighing, measur-ing or counting such produce ; (vi) grade of specified produce, if any, and the rate ; (vii) the amount to be paid to the Market cornrni ttee by the purchaser ; (viii) the amount to be paid by the tenderer to the commission agent by way of his commission, if any, and such other market charges, as are duly authorised by the Market Committee ; (ix) the amount to be actually paid to the tenderer after deducting the amount. if any, falling under clause (vii) or clause (viii) ; (x) the total amount to be paid by the purchaser in respect of the specified produce purchased by him. (5) The dues payable to a Market Committee under clause (vii) of Sub-section (4) shall consist of fees to be levied and collected from a purchaser by or under this Act. (6) The purchaser shall, on receiving a copy of the receipt, pay forthwith the total amount to be paid by him as recorded in the receipt, to- (a) the Market Committee, an amount equal to the total of the amount referred to in clause (vii) and clause (viii) of Sub-section (4). (b) the tenderer an amount equal to the amount referred to in clause (ix) of Sub-section (4). (7) The Market Committee, on receipt of money shall arrange to pay from the amount received by it, to the commission agent, if any, [he amount recorded against such agent in the receipt and credit the balance due to it to the market fund.