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The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961 (Punjab Act No. 23 of 1961)

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Preamble
Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
Section 3 State Agricultural Marketing Board, Constitution, Powers and Duties
Section 4 Advisory committee ............. omitted]
Section 5 Notification of intention of exercising control over purchase, sale, storage and processing of agricultural produce in specified area.
Section 6 Declaration of notified market area
Section 7 Declaration of Market Yards
Section 8 No private market to be opened in or near places declared to be markets
Section 9 Authority to whom applications for grant of licences are to be made
Section 10 Applications for licences , fees to be paid and cancellation or suspension of licences
Section 11 Establishment of market committee
Section 12 Constitution of committees
Section 13 Omitted.
Section 14 Term of office of members
Section 15 Removal of members
Section 16 Appointment of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
Section 17 Filling of vacancies
Section 18 Incorporation of committees
Section 19 Appointment of sub-committees and joint committees and delegation of powers
Section 20 Secretary board.
Section 21 Persons who are to be deemed Public Servants within the meaning of section 21 of Indian Penal Code
Section 22 Execution of contracts
Section 23 Levy of fees
Section 24 Octroi not payable on certain agricultural produce
Section 25 Marketing Development Fund
Section 26 Purposes for which the Marketing Development Fund may be expended
Section 27 Market Committee Fund
Section 28 Purposes for which the Market Committee Funds may be expended
Section 30 No trade allowance permissible except as prescribed
Section 31 Provided that all market charges shall be paid by the buyers.
Section 32 Power to borrow
Section 33 Power to call information, inspect, enforce attendance and to suspend actions, etc. of committees
Section 34 Acquisition of land for the Board and Committees
Section 35 Supersession of committees
Section 36 Emergency Powers
Section 37 Penalties
Section 38 Power of State Government to amend the Schedule
Section 39 Trial of offences
Section 40 Appeal
Section 41 Secretary of the Board under sub-section (5) of section 33 may appeal to the Board in the manner prescribed and the Board’s decision on appeal shall be final.
Section 42 The State Government may issue to the Board such directions as in its opinion are necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of this Act and Board shall give effect to all such directions.
Section 44 Bye-laws
Section 45 Power to write off irrecoverable fees, etc.
Section 46 Power to compound offences
Section 47 Repeal and Savings

THE PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETS ACT, 1961 (Punjab Act No. 23 of 1961)

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Section 4 of The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961 (Punjab Act No. 23 of 1961) — Advisory committee ............. omitted]

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