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THEPUNJAB GRICULTURALRODUGE ARKETINGCT. OO7

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Preamble.- hereast is expediento reformhe egulationo facilitatemarketingof agriculturalroduce,stabl ishmentndmanagementf markets y thepubl ic

and private ectorwith the objectiveo improvemarketing ompetitivenessnagricultural arketingystemn Punjab:-

It s hereby nacted s ollows:

CHAPTERPRELIMINARY

1. Short itle,extentandcommencement.-(1This Act may be calledasthePunjab griculturalroduce arketingct,2007.

(2) lt extendso the Provincef Punjab.(3) lt shall ome nto orce t once.

2. Definitions.-n thisAct,unlesshere sanythingepugnanto thesubject rcontext:

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"Act"meanshe Punjab griculturalroduceMarketing ct,2007;

"Agricultural roduce"means he produce,productsand bye-products, hether rocessedr unprocessed,elatingo agriculture,apiculture, ericulture,orticulture,loriculture,ivestock,ishery,poultry nd orestry sprescribed;

"Agriculturalarketing" eans ll activitiesnd unctionsnvolvedin hesaleandpurchasef Agriculturalroduce;

"Agriculturist"eansa personwho is engagedn productionfagriculturalroduce y himself r by hired abour r othenvise,utdoes ot nclude nymarketunctionary;

"Board"means hePunjab griculturalarketing oard stablishedandconstitutednderhisAct;

"Buyer"meansany personncluding overnmentgency, ubl icUndertakingr Publ ic gency, hohimself r on behalf f anyotherperson r agentbuysor agrees o buyAgriculturalroducen themarket;

"bye-laws"eanshebye-laws ade nder hisAct;

"Chairman" eanshechairmanfa market ommittee:

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(vi)

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"Company" eansa privateimited ompanyCompanies Ordinance

under he

the Secretary Agriculture

an Agricultur ist,hohimself ragent, el lsor agrees o sel l

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(xi)

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"Directorf AgricultureEconomicsndMarketing)" eansDirectorofAgricultureEconomicsndMarketing)unjab;

"district" eans district.

"Extra Assistant Director of Agriculture (EconomicsandMarketing)"meanshe Extra AssistantDirectorof Agriculture(EconomicsndMarketing)oncerned;

"ExecutiveOfficer"means he ExecutiveOfficerof the marketcommitteeoncernedl

"Government"eansheGovernmentf hePunjab;

"market"meansa place,structure r enclosure stablishedndmanagedofacilitate aleandpurchase fAgriculturalroduce;

"MarketCommittee"meansa marketcommittee stablished ndconstituted nder ection of thisAct:

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(xvii) "marketunctionary" eans commissiongent, uctioneer,roker,warehouseman,eigh-man,rader,measurer r any otherpersondeclared ssuchunderhe rules, ho ender ervicesor marketing

ofAgriculturalroducen a market;(xviii) "market harges"meansa prescribedharge n account f anyservice being rendered n the market includingcommission,brokerage, eighing,measuring,oading,unloading, leaning,sorting,drying,sieving, titching, tacking, stamping, agging,storing,warehousing,nverting, rading, urveying,ransporting,processingranyother harge eclaredssuchunderhe ules;

(xix) "person"hall nclude nycompany r cooperativer associationrbody f ndividuals,hetherncorporatedr not;

(xx) "prescribed"eans rescribedy he ulesmadeunder hisAct;

(xxi) "retailer" meansa personwho sellsAgricultural roducen amarket o the publ ic or use or consumptionut not for re-salethereof:

(xxii) "rules"meanshe ulesmade nderhisAct;

(xxiii) "Secretary Agriculture" meansGovernmentf hePunjab;

(xxiv) "sel ler" eans nypersonncludingon behalfof any otherpersonor



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Agricultural roduce n he market;

(xxv) "Special Secretary AgricultureMarketing" means the Special

Secretary griculture arketing overnment f the Punjab;

(xxvi) "Vice-Chairman" eans he vice-chairman f a marketcommittee;

and

(xxvii) "Wholesaler"meansa personwho sellsAgricultural roduce n a

market n largequantitieso be retailed y others.

(xxviii) "ManagementCommittee"means one or more individualswho

managea marketestablishedn he private ector.



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CHAPTERIMARKETS

3. Market nd its Regulation1)Notwithstandingnythingontainedn anyother aw or he imebeingn force, personmayestablish market n payment

of prescribedeewithprior pprovalf heBoard.

(2)Noperson hall, onducthe businessf Agriculturalroduce ithin n areaof200meters roundhemarket stabl ishednder ubsection1).

(3) TheBoardmay,either enerallyr specificallyrescribe:

(a) eligibilityf aperson

o establishmarket;(b) typeof a market;(c) infrastructuren a particularypeof market; nd(d) listofAgriculturalroduceo bemarketedn hemarket;

(4) The Boardmay, f satis fied, e-notify r modify he type of marketor list ofAgriculturalroduceo be marketedherein;

(5) Any personaggrieved y the decision f the Boardmay file appeal o theGovernment.

(6).TheGovernmenthall rescriberade esignationsfAgriculturalroduceobe marketedn any market s perprovisionsf theAgriculturalroduceGradingandMarketing)ct,1937.

(7). All the existing otif iedmarkets stablishednder he PunjabAgriculturalProduce arkets rdinance,978 XXlll f 1978) nd herules ramedhereundershallbe deemed o have been notified nd establishednder his Act. Thesemarketshall ebroughtnconformityith heprovisionsf thisActwithin periodof sixmonths tartingromcomingnto orceof theAct or within uch urtherimeasmaybeallowed y heGovernment.

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CHAPTERIIMARKET ANAGEMENT

4. Management f public sector markets. 1) Everypublic ectormarketshall e managed y a market ommittee,otified y he Board onsistingf suchmembers,s heBoardmaydetermineneach ase, ndexcept x-officio emberthe emainingembershal l eelectednsuchmanner s maybeprescribed.

(2)- Al l the existingnotifiedareas and MarketCommittees stablished ndconstitutednder he Punjab griculturalroduceMarkets rdinance,978 XXlllof 1978) nd he rules ramed hereunderhall tand issolved fterpromulgation

of hisActandall heassets f Market ommitteehall est n Governmentnd heGovernmenthallbe liable or all the egalassets/liabilitiesf MarketCommittee

subsistingt hedateof tsdissolution.

5. Management f privatesector markets. 1) Everyprivate ectormarketshall e managedy heManagementommittee,otified y heBoard.

(2). Where persons allowedo establishndmanage market nd f t ails operformts functions r violateshe termsand conditionsrescribed,he Boardmay constitute ManagementCommittee or that market o ensure properadministrationmanagementndmaintenancef hatmarket

Providedhat before aking uchdecision ndersub-section 2), he

companyhall egiven n opportunityf being eard.

6. Powers nd unctionsof a MarketCommittee/ anagement ommittee.- (1) TheMarketCommittee/Managementommitteehallmanagehe marketandregulatemarketing f Agricultural roduceherein hrough nforcementf thisAct, he ules nd hebye-laws ade hereunder.

7. Corporatenature of market committee/managementommittee.- 1)Themarket ommitteer managementommitteehateverhecasemaybe,shallbe a bodycorporate aving erpetualuccessionnd a common eal,and may

sueandbe sued n tsname.



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CHAPTERVLICENCE,EEANDSERVICE HARGES

8. Grant f Licence:- 1) TheMarket ommitteeiManagementommitteemay granta licence o a market unctionaries,ellersand buyersother han

agriculturistsorkingn the marketn suchmanner, n payment f such ee, for

suchperiod,n such ormandon such onditionssmaybeprescribed.

(2) Where a MarketCommittee/Managementommittee efuses o grant a

licenseo a seller,market unctionaryndbuyerworkingn the market, e may,

within ifteen ays of the passing f the order, ile an appealbefore he Extra

Assistant irectorf AgricultureEconomicsndMarketing).

9. Gancel lat ion or suspension ofl icence. (1) A Market

Committee/Managementommitteeay, yanordernwrit ing,ancelhe icence,

onbeing atisfiedhat,(a) thesamehasbeen btainedhroughmisrepresentationr raud;(b) there asbeena breach f anyof heconditionhereof;(c) the icenceeasbecomensolvent;(d) thequalificationsor the icence ave easedo exist; nd(e) the icenceeasceasedo carry nbusiness.

(2) Noorderunder ub-section1) shallbe passed ithout ivinghe icenseean opportunityf being eard:

Providedhatwhere licencee illfullyiolatesnymaterialonditionf helicence nd an immediatections necessary, market ommittee aysuspendthe icenceorthwithora period otexceedingifteen ays.

(3) A person ggrievedyanorder assed nder ub-section1)or sub-section(2)may,within period f thirty aysof thepassing f theorder, refer n appealagainst uchorderbefore he ExtraAssistant irector f AgricultureEconomicsandMarketing).

(4) Wherehe icense asbeen ancel ledr suspendednder ub-section1)

or sub-section2) he icenseehall easeo carry nhisbusinessorthwith.

10. Levy of fees, rates and service charges.- (1) A MarketCommittee/Managementommitteehroughnotification ay levy fees, ratesorservice hargesor sale and purchase f agriculturalroduce nd provision fservices.

(2) Whosoevereing iableo paya feeor service harge nderhisActevadesor ai ls o pay hesame hallnaddit iono anyother roceedingsnderhisAct,beliable o pay a penaltywhichmay extend o ten timesof the fee, rate or thecharges,s hecasemaybe.

(3) Marketee shallbe eviedn a prescribed anner n a personwhosells rpurchasesgriculturalroducena market.

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(4) Marketee shallnotbe evied nAgriculturists.

CHAPTERMARKET UND

11. Market Fund.- (1 All moneys received by a Market

Committee/Managementommitteehallbe depositedntoa fund o becalledhe

Market und n a prescribed anner.

(2) TheMarket und hall e maintainedn a scheduled ankas pernotified

Governmentolicy.

(3) Everymarketcommittee/managementommittee hall,out of its Fund,contributeo theBoard und uchpercentagef ts ncomensuchmanner smay

beprescribed.'12. Recoveryof dues, (1) All sumsdue from a MarketCommitteeo theGovernmentayberecovereds arrears f and evenue.

(2) All sumsdue roma persono theMarket ommittee aybe recoveredsarrears f and evenue.

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CHAPTERVI

BUDGET, CCOUNTS NDAUDIT

13. Budget. - Before the expiry of each financial year, a Market

committee/Managementommittee hallpreparea budget or the nextyear in a

manner, s maybe prescribed.

14. Accounts and Audit -(1) A MarketCommittee/Managementommittee

shallmaintain roperaccounts f the MarketFundand prepareannualstatement

of itsaccountsn such orm and manner s maybe prescribed.

(2) The accounts f a MarketCommittee hallbe auditedby the Director ocal

FundAudit and he accounts fa Management ommittee hal lbe audited y a

firmof chartered ccountants ppointedor hispurpose.



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CHAPTER II

EMP OYEESFMARKET OMMTTE S/MANAGEMENTOMM TTEES

15. Termsandcondit ions f employees.' Market ommittee/Management

committee ayemploy uchperson'as aybe necessaryor hemanagementf

the market n mutually greed ermsand conditions. ermsand conditionsf

employees f public sector marketcommitteesmay be prescribed y the

government.

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CHAPTERIII

ACCOUNTABILITY16. Accountabi l i ty.(1) Themembers,ncludingheChairmannd heVice

Chairmanr heemployeesf a Market ommitteehal l epersonal lyesponsible

forany oss, inancialr otherwise,ausedo heMarket ommittee.

(2) TheGovernment ayunderhis awor anyother aw or he imebeingn

forcenstitutenyproceedingso recoverhe oss rom heperson eld esponsible

in his egard.



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CHAPTER XPOWERSOF GOVERNMENT

'17. Power o annul orders and proceedings.- 1) The Governmentmay, fsatisfied, nnul

an orderor a proceeding f a MarketCommittee/Managementommittee, hich t

considers ot o be in conformity ith he provisions f thisAct and he rulesmade

thereunder.

(2) TheGovernment aysuspendheexecutionf an order r a proceedingf amarket ommittee/managementommittee,n contraventiono the provisionsfthisAct. nd he ulesmade hereunder.

18. Suspension nd removalof members.- The Government ay,afterprovidinghe person oncernedn opportunityf beingheard, y a notification,remove member,ncludinghe Chairmannd he Vice-Chairmanf a MarketCommittee,ho n itsopinion, asbeenguilty f misconductr neglect f dutyordefaulterf any nstitutionr hasbeenwrongly ppointedr hasbecome thenrrisedisqualifiednderheActor anyotheraw or he imebeingn orce:

Providedhatwhere n theopinion f the Government,he matter equiresimmediatection,t may or the reasonso be recordedn writing uspend uchmemberncludinghe Chairman r the Vice Chairman f a MarketCommitteependinghe nquiry,ora period otexceedingixty ays:

Providedurtherhat f no action s takenagainst uchpersonwithin ixtydays,heperson hall tand e-instated.

19. Supersession f MarketGommittee/Managementommittee.-1) TheGovernmentay,afterprovidingn opportunityf being eard,by a notification,supersede MarketCommittee/Managementommittee,f in its opinion, heMarket ommittee/Managementommittee-

(a) has ailed o performts unctionsr dischargetsduties;(b) has ailed o administertsaffairs r meet ts inancialbligations;

(c) isgeneral lyctingna manner rejudicialo hepubl icnterest;nd(d) is abusingtspowers ontraryo objectivesf heAct:

(2) TheGovernmenthall ause heconstitutionf a newMarketCommitteenaccordanceithsection of thisAct.

20. Special owers.- 1) f theGovernments satisfiedhat hepurposesf hisAct cannotbe achieved y applicationf theprovisionshereofhrough MarketCommittee/Managementommittee nd it is necessaryo take action n theinterestndbettermentf Agriculturearketing,t maybya notification:

(a) assumeo itself llor anyof thepowersestedn or exercisableyamarket ommittee:nd



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Declarehat he functions f the market ommitteehall, o suchextent s maybe specifiedn the notification,e exercised y theGovernmentr bysuchofficer s tmaydirect.

(2) The noti f icat ion nder sub-sect ion1) may contain such incidental nd

consequentialrovisions s may appear o the Governmento be necessary rdesirableor givingeffect o the objects f the notification.

(3) The Government hallhaveall the powers o carryout the inspection f a

market,a MarketCommittee/Managementommittee r any work in progress

under its supervisionand to call for any record, document,accounts and

informationn possession r undercontrol f the MarkeVManagementommittee.

2'1. Delegationof Powers: The Government ay,by general r special rder,

delegate o the Secretary griculture, r SpecialSecretary gricultureMarketing

or itssubordinate fficerany of i ts powers, utiesor functions rovided nder his

Actwithsuchconditions s it mavdeem it.

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CHAPTERARBITRATION

22. Arbitration.-A panelof Arbitratorsmay be appointed n eachdistrict n aprescribed anner or the purpose f amicable esolution f disputes rising n the

district hrough arbitration, n respect of the matters being dealt under theprovisionsf thisAct, he rulesand he bye-lawsmade hereunder.



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CHAPTERXI

TRIALSAND PUNISHMENTS

23. Trial of offence. - (1) An offencepunishable nderthisAct, he rules

and he bye-lawsmade hereunder hallbe triedby a courtof Magistrate f the irst

c lass.

(2) Any personespecially mpowered nder hisAct,or a marketcommitteemay

institute rosecutionor he purpose f thisAct.

Providedhatany offencemay be compounded t any ime before nitiating

prosecution,r where a prosecution as been nitiated efore he finaldisposal f

thecase.

Provided urther hat MarketCommitteemay by resolutionn this behalf

authorize he ExecutiveOfficer of the Market Committee or institutionof

prosecutionnder hisAct.

24. Punishments. (1) Whoever ontraveneshe provisions f thisAct,

the rules and the bye-lawsmade thereunder hall be punishablewith simple

imprisonment hichmay extend o threeyearsor with ine or with bothas maybe

prescribedn caseof eachcontravention.



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GHAPTER IIPUNJABAGRIGULTURALMARKETINGBOARD

25. The PunjabAgricul turalMarket ingBoard:- (1)The MarketCommittees

Provincial undBoardestabl ishednd const i tutednderThe PunjabAgricul turalProduceMarkets MarketCommittees rovincial und)Rules1980shallbe calledas the PunjabAgricultural arketing oard.

(2)The Governmentshall constitutePunjab AgriculturalMarketingBoard whichshallconsist f suchmembers s maybe prescribed.

26. Powers and functions of Board. . Subject o such rules as the

Government aymake n hisbehalf ,he Board s empoweredo :-

(a) grant permissionor establishment f agriculturalmarkets n the private

sector

(b) establishnew markets in the public sector and develop agriculturalmarketing ystem;

(c) establ ish, aintain nd operate fund o be cal led he PunjabAgricul turalMarket ing oardFund;

(d) set up and runPunjab nstitute f Agricultural arketing(e) developAgriculture arketingnformationervice; nd(f) anyother unction s maybe prescribed y he Government.



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CHAPTERIIIMISCELLANOUS

27. Power o makerules. TheGovernment aymake ules orcarrying utthepurpose f hisAct.

28. Framingof bye-laws. Subjecto theprovisionsf thisActand he rulesframedhereunder,MarketCommittee/Managementommittee ay,makebye-laws orsuchmatters s maybeprescribed.

29. Registration f Associations: (1) Anygroupof persons, eing ealtunderhe provisionsf thisAct,may orman associationor developmentf theirbusinessndbettermentfAgriculturalarketingystem.

(2) Where nygroup f personntendso forman association,heyshallmakean applicationn prescribedorm o the Director f AgricultureEconomicsnd

Marketing)

(2) The Director f AgricultureEconomicsnd Marketing)fterverifyinghecontents f Memorandumf Associationnd making uch nquiries s may beconsideredecessary ay egister nyAssociationor hepurposesf hisAct.

(3) The associationhall, n a manner rovided ndersection 0, ramebye-laws or ts unctioning.

30. Directorate f Agriculture Economics nd Marketing).Subjecto such

rulesas the Government ay make nthis

behalf,he Directoratef Agriculture

(EconomicsndMarketing) ayperformhe ollowingunctions:

(a)prepare nd monitorhe projectsor establishmentnd mprovementfpublic ectormarkets;

(b)conductmarketsurveyand researchn Agricultural conomics ndMarketing;

(c) nspecthemarkets ndmonitorunctionsf market(d)providemarketingxtensionervices;(e)promote,disseminate nd facilitate he advancedconcepts of

AgriculturalarketingndMarketntel l igence

(f) promote uality tandardsndvalue dditionf heagriculturalroduce;and(g)anyother unction smaybeprescribedy heGovernment



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CHAPTER IVREPEAL NDSAVING

31. Repeal and Saving. - (1) The PunjabAgricultural roduceMarkets

Ordinance1978XXll l f 1978)sherebyepealed.

(2) Notwithstandinghe repealof the PunjabAgricultural roduceMarkets

Ordinance.978:-(a) everythingone, ctionaken, bl igation,iabi l i tyncurred,enaltyrpunishmentmposed r awarded,ates, ees and otherchargesevied,

license ranted,enewed, uspendedr cancelled,nquiry r proceeding

commenced,ommittee r person ppointedr authorized,urisdictionr

power onferred,he bye-lawsmade,orders r notificationsssued nder

anyof theprovisionf the repealed rdinance,hall,f not nconsistentith

the provisions f this Act, be deemed o have been performed,aken

incurred,ranted,mposed,warded, ommenced,ppointed,uthorized,

conferred, ade r ssued nderhisAct,

(b) until he rules renot ramed underhisAct, he Punjab gricultural

Produce Markets General)Rules,1979 and the PunjabAgricultural

ProduceMarketsMarketCommitteesrovincialund)Rules,1980made

under herepealed rdinance,hall emain perativeo the extentheyare

not nconsistentith hisAct.

STATEMENTFOBJECTS NDREASONS.

Over heyears, eed s felt o revampheexistingawon the ield .e. hePunjab

Agricultural roduceMarketsOrdinance, 978 to make it compatible nd

responsiveo the growing eedsof agriculturalroducemarkets ndAgriculture

Marketing ystem.Therefore, fterconsulting ith all the stake holders,he

Governmentasdecidedo makea new awon hesubject. hesalienteatures f

thenew awareasunder:

. Establishmentf different ypes of marketssuch as assemblymarkets,

wholesale arkets, pecial ommodity arkets, ulk rading uctionmarkets

and armermarkets.

o MarketCommittee hallonly regulatehe activities f Agricultural arketing

withinhepremisesf a market nd tsmanagementhereof.

o Constitution of market committees with due representationof

organizations/associationsf stakeholdershrough democraticway viz.

Agriculturist,ellers, uyers ndmarketunctionaries.

. Newmarkets hallbe establishedy the Punjab gricultural arketing oard

and private ector

o Grant f icenses nly o sellers, uyers ndmarketunctionariesf a market.

o Levy f eeor service harges ithinhepremisesf market.



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Transformationf the MarketCommittees rovincial und Board nto Punjab

Agricultural arketing oard o carryout the functions f agricultural arketing

research,nformation,raining ndestablishmentf newmarkets.

Resolution f disputes elating o stakeholders f a market hrougha panelof

arbitratorsppointed t Districtevel.

Organizing and registeringassociationsof Agriculturist,sellers, market

functionariesnd buyers.

Hence heAct.

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