(6)        If a market committee fails to comply within a reasonable time with any direction issued under sub-section (5), the State Government shall have all the powers necessary for the enforcement of such direction at the cost of market committee. 

(7)        If a market committee makes default in payment of any sum the amount whereof is fixed or has become payable by virtue of any directions under sub-section (5), the State Government may make an  order directing the person having the custody of the balance of the market committee fund to make such payment either in whole or in such part as is possible from such fund. 

(8)        the market committee shall furnish all information which the collector or the Director or the Officers duly authorised by either of them may require. 

18.       Appointment of sub-committees and delegation of powers.- Subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, the market committee may appoint sub-committees consisting of one or more of its members for the performance of any of its duties or functions for reporting or giving opinion on any matter and may delegate to any such sub committee such of its powers as may be necessary. 

19.       Power to levy market fee. - ¹(1) Every Market Committee shall levy market fee - 

(i)      on the sale of notified agricultural produce whether brought from within the State or from outside the State into the market area; and

 (ii)     on the notified agricultural produce whether brought from within the State or from outside the State into the market areas and used for processing; 

at such rates as may be fixed by the State Government from time to time subject to a minimum rate of fifty paise and a maximum of two rupees for every one hundred rupees of the price in the manner prescribed: 

            Provided that no market Committee other than the one in whose market area the notified agricultural produce is brought for sale or processing by an agriculturist or trader, as the case may be, for the first time shall levy such market fee]. 

(2)        The market fees shall be payable by the buyer of the notified agricultural produce and shall not be deducted from the price payable to the seller: 

²[Provided that where the buyer of a notified agricultural produce cannot be identified, all the fees shall be payable by the person who may have sold or brought the produce for sale in the market area: 

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