Section 127 of The NAGALAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AND LIVESTOCK MARKETING (PROMOTION AND FACILITATION) ACT, 2020

or Member of the Market Committee (fl The Managing Director may remove Chairperson in consultation with Government! Administration: or Vice-Chairperson and Menihers of Market Committee in consultation with Chairperson where he is of the opinion that the said functionary: (a) has been guilty of misconduct or gross negligence of duty as Chairperson, Vice- Chairperson or a Member; (b) ceases to hold the qualifications necessary for being a Chairperson. Vice-Chairperson or Member.

1. (2)No order of removal under sub-section (1) shall be passed unless the person concerned has been given reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of the allegations against him. 3) The Board may suspend any member or Chairperson. Vice-Chairperson of a Market Committee, who has been served with a notice under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2). as the case may be, and against whom complaints have been received or who commits irregularities after the service of such notice, for a period either from the date of receipt of complaint or from the date the irregularities come to the notice of MD, till the final decision is taken in his case. 128. Supersession of the Market Committee. Where the Board is of the opinion that a Market Committee has failed in the performance of its functions or discharge of its duties or has exceeded or abused the powers conferred on it by or under this Act, it may, by notification in the Gazette, supersede the Market Committee. Provided that. no order ofsupersessiotf shall be passed unless the Board has afforded reasonable opportunity to the Market Committee of submitting a written explanation in respect of the allegations against it. 129. Consequence of supersession of Market Committee. Upon publication of the notification superseding a Market Committee under Section 128, the following consequences shall ensue: (i) The Chairperson, Vice -chairperson and all the Member of the Market Committee shall, as with effect from the date of publication of the notification. be deemed to have vacated their offices. (ii) The State GovcmmcntiBoard shall direct that the steps be taken for constitution Of ,' new Market Committee under Section 20 and till such time as a new Market Committee under Section 20 is constituted as aforesaid, the Managing Director shall make such arrangements for carrying out the functions of the Market Committee as he may deem fit for the period not exceeding six months and may, for that purpose. direct that all the functions, powers and duties of the Market Committee and its Chairperson, under this Act, shall be performed, exercised and discharged by such person or authority as the Managing Director may appoint in this behalf and such person or authority shall be deemed to be the Market Committee or Chairperson? as the case may be. 15, May, 2020 The Nagaland Gazette, Part- V