(2)        Persons empowered under sub-section (1) shall have power to seize any notified agricultural produce brought into or taken out or proposed to be taken out of the market area in any vehicle, vessel or other conveyance, if such person has reason to believe that any fee or other amount due under this Act or the value payable to the seller in respect of such produce has not been paid. 

(3)        If any person empowered under sub-section (1) has reason to suspect that any person is attempting to evade the payment of any market fee due from him under section 19 or that any person has purchased or stored any notified agricultural produce in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules or the bye-laws in force in the market areas, he may enter or search any place of business, warehouse, office, establishment or godown where the person empowered under sub-section (1) has reason to believe that such person keeps or has for the time being kept stock of notified agricultural produce¹[and may seize the stored agricultural produce and the agricultural produce so seized may be confiscated in favour of market committee, in such manner as may be prescribed for the purpose.] 

²[Provided that before confiscation of the agricultural produce the person concerned shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.] 

(4)        The provisions of section, 100, 457, 458 and 459 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (No. 2 of 1974) shall, apply to entry search and seizure under sub-sections(1), (2) and (3) as they apply in relation to the entry search and seizure of property by police officer.  Such seizure shall  forthwith be reported by the person aforesaid to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the offence under this Act. 

24.       Power to borrow.- A market committee may, with the previous sanction of the Director, borrow money from the Board or Bank or any other public financial institution, required for carrying out the purposes of this Act and nothing contained in sub-section (2) of section 38 shall apply to the money so borrowed]. 

25.       Mode of making contracts.- (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, no contract or agreement on behalf of the market committee for the purchase, sale, lease, mortgage or other transfer of, or acquisition of, interest in immovable property shall be executed on behalf of the market committee except with the sanction of the market committee. 

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