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The Uttarakhand State Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2020

The Uttarakhand State Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2020

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This Act governs the marketing of agricultural produce and livestock throughout the state of Uttarakhand. It establishes a Marketing Board to oversee market yards, sub-yards, and cold storage facilities while regulating how buyers, sellers, and commission agents trade goods. The legislation aims to promote and facilitate the agricultural sector by standardizing trading practices, introducing electronic trading platforms, and allowing direct marketing options. It applies to all persons engaged in the production or trade of agricultural goods, ensuring fair and organized market operations for farmers and traders alike.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definition
  3. 3. Notification Intention
  4. 4. Declaration
  5. 5. Notification of delineated market area
  6. 6. Alteration/Amalgamation of delineated market area and of items of agricultural produce and livestock
  7. 7. Principal market yard, sub-market yard, market sub-yard, private market yard, private market sub-yard, farmer-consumer market yard, private farmer-consumer market and electronic trading platform
  8. 8. Establishment and notification of “Special Commodity Market Yard”
  9. 9. Establishment and notification of “Market Yard of National Importance (MNI)”
  10. 10. Establishment
  11. 11. Establishment of farmer-consumer market yard (direct sale of agricultural Produce by farmer to consumer in retail)
  12. 12. Declaring warehouse/silos/ cold storage or other such structure or place as market sub-yard
  13. 13. Direct marketing (wholesale direct purchase farmers outside the market yard, sub- market yard, private market yard)
  14. 14. Establishment of Market Committee and its incorporation
  15. 15. Vesting of property of Local Authority in Market Committee
  16. 16. Acquisition of land for Market Committee and /or Board
  17. 17. Constitution of the first Market Committee
  18. 18. Constitution of the second and subsequent Market Committee.
  19. 19. Division of delineated market area for constituencies and reservation of seat.
  20. 20. Qualification to vote and be the representative of agriculturist.
  21. 21. Provision for election.
  22. 22. Superintendence, direction and control of elections.
  23. 23. Election
  24. 24. Term of the office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members.
  25. 25. Commencement of terms of office of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Members.
  26. 26. Resignation
  27. 27. Resignation by Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson and vacancy in their office.
  28. 28. No confidence motion against Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.
  29. 29. Leave of absence to Chairperson and Chairperson and consequences of absence without leave.
  30. 30. Refusal to hand over the charge to new Chairperson
  31. 31. Seizure conditions.
  32. 32. Establishment and Composition of Market Committee of MNI.
  33. 33. Appointment and functions of Secretary of the Market Committee of MNI.
  34. 34. Executive Committee Of MNI.
  35. 35. Term of office of Members of the Executive Committee of MNI
  36. 36. Other provision of this Act also to apply to Market yard of National Importance
  37. 37. Powers and duties of Chairperson
  38. 38. Powers and duties of Vice Chairperson
  39. 52. Appointment of Accountant.
  40. 53. Appointment of staff by the Market Committee.
  41. 54. Establishment / Promotion platform
  42. 55. Grant/ Renewal of licence
  43. 56. Integration of warehouses/silos/ cold storages or other such structure or space, declared as market sub- yard to e- platform
  44. 57. Integration of private market
  45. 58. Interoperability of e-trading platforms
  46. 59. Payment to the sellers and maintenance of accounts
  47. 60. Suspension or Cancellation of licence of electronic trading platform
  48. 61. Dispute settlement- (i) between/ among licensees under Section 55(1) ; and (ii) between/ among licensee and APLMC
  49. 62. Dispute settlement with regard to Inter-State Trade transaction
  50. 63. Dispute settlement with regard to Inter-State trade transaction
  51. 64. Sale-transaction of notified agricultural produce and livestock
  52. 65. Terms and procedure of buying and selling
  53. 66. Levy of market fee (single point levy of market fee)
  54. 67. Levy of user charge by Market Committee
  55. 68. Power to grant exemption from market fee
  56. 69. Grant /Renewal of licence to market functionaries other than traders
  57. 70. Grant / Renewal of unified single trading licence
  58. 71. Suspension or Cancellation of unified single trading licence granted/ renewed under Section 70
  59. 72. Recognition of unified single trading license granted/ renewed under Section 70 for inter-state trade
  60. 73. Grant/ Renewal of licence for private market yard, farmer- consumer market yard and market sub- yard
  61. 74. Suspension Cancellation licence granted /renewed under Section 73
  62. 75. Grant/ Renewal of licence for direct marketing
  63. 76. Suspension Cancellation direct marketing licence
  64. 77. Dispute settlement- between/ among licensees and between/ among licensee and APLMC
  65. 78. Appeal
  66. 79. Registration of wholesale ad-hoc buyer
  67. 80. Bar of jurisdiction on Civil Courts
  68. 81. Preparation and sanction of budget
  69. 82. Market Committee Fund
  70. 83. Application of Market Committee Fund
  71. 84. Establishment of the State Agricultural Marketing Board
  72. 85. Incorporation of Board
  73. 86. Constitution of the State Agricultural Marketing Board
  74. 87. Composition of the State Agricultural Marketing Board
  75. 88. Appointment of Managing Director, Officers and Servants of the Board
  76. 89. Term of Officer of the non- official Members of the Board
  77. 90. Term of official Members
  78. 91. Allowance to Members of the Board
  79. 92. Filling of casual vacancy
  80. 93. Resignation of Chairperson, Vice- Chairperson and Members
  81. 94. Disqualification of Member of the Board
  82. 95. Appointment of Sub-committee
  83. 96. Superintendence of the Board
  84. 97. Functions & powers of the Board
  85. 98. Regulations
  86. 99. Marketing Development Fund
  87. 100. Payments incurred by the Board
  88. 101. Contribution towards “Marketing Development Fund”
  89. 102. Borrowing by issue of bonds or stocks
  90. 103. Utilization of Marketing Development Fund Maintained by Board
  91. 104. Audit of accounts of the Board
  92. 105. Delegation of powers
  93. 106. Supervision and control of the Chairperson/ Chief Executive
  94. 107. Functions & powers of the Managing Director
  95. 108. Conduct of business of the Board
  96. 109. Powers of Chairperson of Board
  97. 110. Appointment of Director of Agricultural Marketing
  98. 111. Power and functions of the Director of Agricultural Marketing
  99. 112. Revolving Marketing Development Fund
  100. 113. Offices and staff of the Director of Agricultural Marketing
  101. 114. Penalty for contravention of Act, Rules and Bye- laws
  102. 115. Recovery of market dues
  103. 116. Cognizance of offence
  104. 117. Inspection, inquiry, submission of statements etc.
  105. 118. Powers of Director to remove Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson or Member of the Market Committee.
  106. 119. Supersession of the Market Committee.
  107. 120. Consequence of supersession of Market Committee.
  108. 121. Supersession of the Board.
  109. 122. Consequence of super session of Board.
  110. 123. Power of Director to direct Market Committee for amending Bye-laws.
  111. 124. Power of the Managing Director to prohibit execution or further execution of resolution passed or order made by the Market Committee.
  112. 125. Power to call for proceedings of Market Committee and Managing Director/Director.
  113. 126. Liability of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Members and Employees for loss, waste or misappropriation etc.
  114. 127. Power of the Government to amend schedule.
  115. 128. Power of the Government to give direction.
  116. 129. Recovery of sums due to Board/Market Committee.
  117. 130. Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Members, Officer and Servant etc. of Market Committee & Board to be public servant.
  118. 131. Delegation of power by Government.
  119. 132. Bar to civil suit & protection to person acting in good faith.
  120. 133. Bar to suit in absence of notice.
  121. 134. Duty to Local Authority to give information and assistance.
  122. 135. Act not to be invalidated by informality, vacancy etc.
  123. 136. Power to make Rules.
  124. 137. Power to make Bye-laws
  125. 138. Repeal and savings
  126. 139. Power to remove difficulty
  127. (39). Definition of Registration
  128. (40). Definition of Regulation
  129. (41). Definition of Retail Sale
  130. (42). Definition of Revolving Market Development Fund
  131. (43). Definition of Rules
  132. (44). Definition of Seller
  133. (45). Definition of Schedule
  134. (46). Definition of Silo
  135. (47). Definition of Special Commodity Market Yard
  136. (48). Definition of State
  137. (49). Definition of Trader
  138. (50). Definition of Year
  139. (51). Definition of Warehouse
  140. 34(2). Emergency powers of executive committee
  141. 34(3). Meetings of executive committee
  142. 73(3) and (4). Grant/Renewal of licence
  143. 104(4). Audit of Accounts
  144. 104(5). Audit of Accounts
  145. 117(2). Power to Inspect etc.
  146. 117(3). Power to Inspect etc.
  147. 117(4). Power to Inspect etc.
  148. 126(1). Liability of Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Members and Employees for loss, waste or misappropriation etc.

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