Section 25 of THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING (REGULATION) ACT,1989 (ACT NO. 6 OF 1990)
Every Market Committee shall levy and collect cess or fees on the agricultural produce brought into or sold in the market area in a manner end at the rates as may be prescribed : Provided that the cess or fees so levied shall not be less than two rupees per one hundred rupees of the price of the agricultural produce. Explanation:- For the purpose of this section all notified agricultural produce taken out or proposed Tobe taken out of a market area shall, un less the contrary is provided, be presumed to have been brought or sold within such market area by the person in possession of such produce.
26. (I) Any officer or servant of the Market Committee or the Board empowered in this behalf, may for purposes of this Act require any persons carrying on business in any kind of notified agricultural produce, to produce before him the accounts and other documents and to furnish any information relating to the stocks of such agricultural produce, or purchases, sales and deliveries of such agricultural produce by such person and also any other information
Appointment am salaries of staff o Market Committee.
Execution of contracts
Power to levy cess o fees.
Power to orde production of accounts and powers of entry inspection, seizure etc.
relating to payment of the market fees or cess or any other payment to the seller by such person.
- (2)All accounts and registers maintained by any person in the ordinary course of business in any notified agricultural produce and documents relating to the stock of such agricultural produce, or purchases, sales and deliveries of such agricultural produce in his possession and the office, establishments, godowns, vessels or vehicles of such persons shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by such officers and servants of the Market Committee as may be authorised in this behalf by the Committee.
- (3)If any such officer or servants has reasons to suspect that any person is attempting to evade the payment of any market fee or cess or any other charges due from him under this Act or rules or the byelaws made thereunder or that any person has purchased any notified agricultural produce in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules, or the byelaws made thereunder be may for reasons to be recorded in writing, seize such accounts, registers or documents of such person as may be necessary and shall grant a receipt for the same and shall retain the same so long as may be necessary for examination thereof or for a prosecution as the case may be.
- (4)For the purpose of sub-section (2) or sub-section(3), such officer or servant may enter or search any place of business, warehouse, office establishment,godown, vessel or vehicle where such officer or servant has reason to believe that such person keeps, for the time being, any accounts, register or documents of his business, or stock notified agricultural produce relating to his business, and the provisions of section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall apply to every such search.