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The Uttarakhand Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2011

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This Act governs the buying, selling, and storage of agricultural products throughout the state of Uttarakhand. It applies to farmers, traders, and market functionaries to ensure fair trade practices. The legislation establishes a board to oversee market committees and regulate the activities of commission agents and buyers. By creating a structured framework for agricultural marketing, the law aims to protect the interests of producers, prevent exploitation, and promote the orderly development of the state's agricultural economy.

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  1. 1. Short Title, Extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Power to amend Schedule
  4. 4. Declaration of intention to regulate and to control sale and purchase of agricultural produces in any area
  5. 5. Declaration of market area and development and regulation of marketing of specified agricultural produce therein
  6. 6. Market Yards, Sub-Market Yards, Farmers/ Consumer / Farmers market and Private Market
  7. 7. Notification of intention to alter limits of or to amalgamate or to split up market areas to de-establish a market
  8. 8. Procedure subsequent to notification under section 6
  9. 9. Effect of alteration of limits
  10. 10. Power of State Government to issue consequential order with respect to constitution etc. of market committees on alteration of limits, amalgamation or splitting up
  11. 11. Declaration of Principal Market Yards, Sub-market Yards and Private Market Yards
  12. 12. Alteration of Market Area and modification of schedule of Agricultural produces
  13. 13. Effects of declaration of Market Area
  14. 14. No Trade Charges permissible except as prescribed by rules and bye-laws
  15. 15. Application of certain provisions relating to Markets Yards, Sub markets Yards and Private Markets Yards, to the remaining parts of Market Area
  16. 16. Establishment of Market Committee and its Incorporation
  17. 17. Constitution of the Committee
  18. 18. Resignation of members and nomination in certain circumstances
  19. 19. Functions of the Committee (Continued)
  20. 20. Suspension of the Committee
  21. 21. Consequences of suspension
  22. 22. Dissolution of committee
  23. 23. Consequences of dissolution
  24. 24. Constitution of First Committee or a new Committee
  25. 25. Filling up of Casual vacancies
  26. 26. Functions and Duties of Committee
  27. 27. Powers of the Committee
  28. 28. Appeal
  29. 29. Annual returns and Imposition of fees
  30. 30. Contracts on behalf of the Committee
  31. 31. Market Committee Fund and its Utilization
  32. 32. Priorities of Liabilities of the Committee
  33. 33. Recovery of sums due to Committee as arrears of Land Revenue and power to write off Irrecoverable dues
  34. 34. Surcharge
  35. 35. Powers and Duties of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman
  36. 36. Appointments of the officers and the servants of the Market Committee and the conditions of their service
  37. 37. Constitution of Centralized Service and transfer of employees
  38. 38. Functions, Powers and Duties of the Secretary
  39. 39. Terms and Conditions of Employment of Officers and Servants of the Committees
  40. 40. Protection of persons acting under this Act
  41. 41. Classification of market
  42. 42. Special Market and Special Commodity Market
  43. 43. Constitution of Market Committee for Special market
  44. 44. Chairman and Vice-Chairman for Special market
  45. 45. Executive Committee for Special Market
  46. 46. Chief Executive of the Market Committee of Special Market, Functions and powers
  47. 47. Establishment of the Board
  48. 48. Constitution of the Board
  49. 49. Disqualification for being Chairman, and other Members
  50. 50. Term of Office of Chairman and Other Members
  51. 51. Other provisions regarding office the Chairman and Members Other than Ex-Officio Members
  52. 52. Appointment of Officers and Servants
  53. 53. Supervision and control of the Managing Director
  54. 54. Authentication of the Orders and other Instruments of the Board
  55. 55. Disqualification for participation in the proceedings of the Board on account of Interest
  56. 56. Acts not to be invalid-dated by informality, vacancy etc
  57. 57. Directions on questions of Policy
  58. 57A. Power of the State Government to direct
  59. 58. Annual Reports, Statistics, Returns and Other Information's
  60. 59. Execution and registration of Contracts etc.
  61. 60. Board Fund
  62. 61. Uttarakhand Marketing Development Fund
  63. 61A. Revolving Fund
  64. 62. Kendriya Mandi Fund
  65. 63. Restriction on Unbudgeted Expenditure
  66. 64. Power of Board to borrow
  67. 65. Priorities of liabilities of the Board
  68. 66. Accounts and Audit
  69. 67. Surcharge
  70. 68. Regulations
  71. 69. Powers of the Board
  72. 70. Delegation of powers
  73. 71. Conduct of the meetings of the Board
  74. 72. Powers of the Chairman
  75. 73. Powers and Duties of the Managing Director
  76. 74. Power of the Board to remove the Member of the Committee
  77. 75. Suppression of Committee
  78. 76. Consequences of suppression
  79. 77. Powers of the Managing Director to Prohibit Execution or Further Execution of Resolution passed or Order made by the Committee
  80. 78. Powers of the State Government
  81. 79. Form of Contract Farming Agreement
  82. 80. Suit against the Committee
  83. 81. Recovery of dues as land revenue
  84. 82. Registration and renewal
  85. 83. Establishment of Private Yards, and Direct purchase of Agriculture produce from the Agriculturist (Direct purchase from Producer)
  86. 84. Establishment of Consumer/ Farmer Market (Direct sale by the Producer)
  87. 85. Settlement of disputes between Market Committees
  88. 86. Power of Entry, Search and Seizer
  89. 87. Police Help
  90. 88. Penalty
  91. 89. Offences by companies
  92. 90. Compounding of offence
  93. 91. Trial of Offences
  94. 92. Bye-laws
  95. 93. Rules
  96. 94. Removal of Difficulties
  97. 95. Repeal and Savings
  98. 17(1)(f). Constitution of Committee
  99. 17(1)(g). Constitution of Committee
  100. 17(1)(h). Constitution of Committee
  101. 17(1)(i). Constitution of Committee
  102. 17(2). Constitution of Committee
  103. 17(3). Constitution of Committee
  104. 17(4). Constitution of Committee
  105. 17(4)(b)-(c). Constitution of Committee
  106. 17(5). Constitution of Committee
  107. 17(6). Constitution of Committee
  108. 17(7). Constitution of Committee
  109. 17(8). Constitution of Committee
  110. 28(2). Powers and duties of Secretary

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