THE MADHYA PRADESH KRISHI UPAJ MANDI ADHINIYAM

Sections	Contents	Page Nos
	CHAPTER 1 Preliminary	06 - 08
1.	Short title, extent and commencement
2.	Definitions.
	CHAPTER 2 Establishment of Markets	08 - 10
3	Notification of intention of regulation of marketing of notified agricultural produce.
4.	Establishment of market and of regulation of marketing of notified agricultural produce therein.
5.	Market yard and market proper
6.	Control of marketing of notified agricultural produce.
	CHAPTER 3 Constitution of Market Committees	11 – 20
7.	Establishment of market committee and its incorporation.
8.	Vesting of property of local authority in market committee.
9.	Acquisition of land for Board or market committee
10.	Appointment of officer-in-charge pending constitution of first market committee.
11.	Constitution of market committee.
11-A	Division of market area for constituencies and reservation of seats.
11-B	Qualifications to vote and to be a representative of agriculturists.
12.	Election of Chairman and Vice Chairman
12-A	Taking possession of record and property
13.	First meeting, terms of office, resignation by Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Member and vacancy in their office.
14.	Omitted.
	CHAPTER 4 Conduct of Business and Powers and Duties of Market Committee	20 – 30
15.	Procedure and quorum of meeting of market committee.
16.	Chairman to preside over meetings of market committee
17.	Powers and duties of market committee.
18.	appointment of sub-committees and delegation of powers.
19.	Power to levy market fees.
19-A	Omitted.
19-B	Default in payment of market fees.
	Payment of interest on default to pay market fees.
20.	Power to order production of accounts and power of entry, inspection and seizure.
21.	Best judgment assessment of fee
22.	Power to remove encroachment in market yard.
23.	Power to stop vehicles.
24.	Power to borrow.
25.	Mode of making contracts.
25-A.	Preparation and sanction of budget.
	CHAPTER 5 The State Mandi Board Service. Staff of Market Committee.	32 – 33
26.	Constitution of State Mandi Board Service.
27.	Secretary and other officers.
28.	Deleted.
29.	Omitted.
30.	Appointment of Staff.
	CHAPTER 6 Regulation of Trading.	34 - 39
31.	Regulation of person operating in market area.
32.	Power to grant licenses.
32-A	Licence for more then One Market Areas
33.	Power to cancel or suspend licenses.
34.	Appeal.
35.	Prohibition of trade allowances other than those prescribed under this Act.
36.	Sale of notified agricultural produce in markets.
37.	Conditions of buying and selling.
37-A	Regulation of marketing of notified Agricultural produce under contract farming.
	CHAPTER 7 Market Committee Fund	39 - 41
38.	Market committee fund.
39.	Application of market committee fund.
	CHAPTER 8 Madhya Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board.	41 - 47
40.	Madhya Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board.
40-A.	Power of State Government to give direction.
41.	Constitution of Board.
42.	Term of Office of Vice-President and member.
42-A	Resignation of Vice-President or member.
42-B	Allowances to members of the Board.
42-C	Disqualification of member of the Board.
42-D.	Appointment of Managing Director and other officers and employees at the Board.
42-E.	Appointment of Sub-Committees.
43.	State Marketing Development Fund.
44.	Purposes for which Madhya Pradesh State Marketing Development fund shall be expended.
45.	Power of Board to borrow.
46.	Duties and functions of Board.
47.	Powers of President and Vice-President of Board.
	CHAPTER 9 Penalty	47 – 49
48.	Penalty for contravention of section 6 or section 30 or section 31 and section 37.
49.	Penalty for contravention of other sections.
50.	Powers of market committee and Chairman to impose penalties.
51.	Recovery of market dues.
52.	Cognizance of offences.
53.	Composition of offences.
	CHAPTER 10 Control	50 – 56
54.	Inspection of markets and inquiry into affairs of market committee.
55.	Removal of Member, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of market committee.
56.	Super session of market committee.
57.	Consequences of dissolution under section 13.
57-A.	Power of State Government to postpone elections.
58.	Liability of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Members and employees for loss, waste or mis-application, etc.
59.	Power to call for proceedings of market committee.
	CHAPTER 11 Miscellaneous.	56 - 58
60.	Power of State Government to amend Schedule.
61.	Recovery of sums as arrear of land revenue.
62.	Duties of Police Officers.
63.	Power to write-off loss, shortage and irrecoverable fees.
64.	Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Members, Officers and servants of market committee or president, Vice-President, etc. of Board to be public servants.
65.	Delegation of powers.
66.	Bar to civil suit.
66-A	Election Petition
67.	Bar of suit in absence of notice.
68.	Vacancies not to invalidate proceedings.
	CHAPTER 12 Alteration of Limits of Market.	59 - 64
69.	Power to grant exemption from market fee.
70.	Notification of intention to alter limits of or to amalgamate or to split of market areas.
71.	Procedure subsequent to notification under section 61.
72.	Powers of State Government to issue consequential order with respect to constitution, etc. of market committees on alteration of limits, amalgamation or splitting up.
73.	Effect of alteration of limits.
74.	Effect of amalgamation.
75.	Effect of splitting up.
76.	Apportionment of assets and liabilities of market committee split up.
77.	Suits by or against new market committee.
78	Savings as to existing employees of market committee or committees amalgamated or split up.
	CHAPTER 13 Rules and Byelaws.	65 - 69
79.	Powers to make rules.
80.	Power to make byelaws.
81.	Power of director to direct making or amendment of byelaws.
81-A	Power of the Board to make regulations.
	CHAPTER 14 Repeal and Savings.	69 - 70
82.	Repeal and Savings.
	THE SCHEDULE.	70-72