CHAPTER VIII 

Madhya Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board 

40.       Madhya Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board.- (1) With effect from such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the State of Madhya Pradesh a Board called the Madhya Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board. 

(2) The Board shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in its corporate  name and shall be competent to acquire and hold, lease, sell or otherwise transfer any property and to contract and to do all other things necessary for the purposes of this Act. 

[[1] 40- A. Power of State Government to give direction.- (1) The State Government may give directions to the Board and Mandi Committees.

(2) The Board and the Mandi Committees shall be bound to comply with directions issued by the State Government under sub-section (1). 

^.[2][ 41. Constitution of Board.- (1) The State Government shall constitute the Board  which shall consist of the President and the following members, namely:-- 

A.-- Ex-Officio  Members 

            (a)        Minister having the charge of Agriculture, Madhya Pradesh; 

(b)        Secretary/Special Secretary to the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Agriculture Department; 

            ©         Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Madhya Pradesh; 

            (d)        Managing Director of Agriculture, Madhya Pradesh; 

(e)        Managing Director appointed under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of section 2. 

B.-- Members Nominated by the State Government

(f)         Two members of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly nominated in consultation with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly;

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