Section 5 of The Uttar Pradesh Krishi Utpadan Mandi (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 2018 — Insertion of new sections 7-A,7-B, 7-C and 7-D

After section 7 of the principal Act the following sections shall be inserted, namely :- "7-A (1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the State Government may, by notification declare such warehouse/ silo/ cold storage/ or other such structure or place with infrastructure and facilities as may be prescribed, to function as market sub-yard: Provided that a place of retail trade shall not be declared as market sub- yard. Explanation:– The expression 'place' mentioned in this sub-section shall include any structure, enclosure, open space, locality, street including warehouse/ silo/ cold storage/ pack house/ cleaning, grading & processing unit etc. (2) The owner of a warehouse/silo/ cold storage, or other such structure or ‘place,’ as the case may be, desirous of declaration of such place as market sub-yard under sub-section (1), shall apply to the Director Agricultural Marketing or an officer authorized by him, in such form, in such manner with such fee and for such period but not less than three years, as may be prescribed. (3) The owner of a warehouse/ silo/ cold storage or other structure or place, shall take license from the concerned market committee of said area and pay the applicable market fee on notified agricultural produce transacted at the declared market sub-yard, at the rate ad valorem and shall contribute such market fee to the market committee: Provided that no market fee shall be collected from an agriculturist-seller. 7-B (1) Subject to such reasonable conditions and such fee as may be prescribed, the Director, Agricultural Marketing may grant a license to a person to establish Collection/ aggregation centers in the proximity of the production area with infrastructure, as may be prescribed in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder for marketing of notified agricultural produce : Provided that the direct wholesale purchase may be carried out outside the principal market yard, sub-market yards, market sub-yards, private market yards by declaring the place of such purchase, without establishment of any permanent collection/ aggregation centre, as may be prescribed. (2) The direct marketing licensee shall maintain records and all accounts relating to daily trade transactions and submit monthly report, as may be prescribed, to the licensing authority. (3) The licensing authority may seek any type of additional information from the direct marketing licensee, and may also inspect and issue directions relating to the functioning of such wholesale purchases and the activities incidental thereto. (4) The direct marketing licensee shall pay market fee on transaction of sale of specified agricultural produce to the Uttar Pradesh State Marketing Development Fund maintained by the Board. 7-C (1) The State Government, where it considers necessary or expedient in the public interest so to do, may, by notification declare existing market yard established under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 7 as Special Commodity Market Yard or may notify any new market yard as Special Commodity Market Yard of all or any of the specified agricultural produce in respect of a market area. (2) Provisions for and in relation to the Market Committee of this Act shall mutatis mutandis apply to the Market Committee established for Special Commodity Market Yard. 7-D (1) Subject to such reasonable conditions and such fee as may be prescribed, the Director, Agricultural Marketing may grant a license to a person to establish a private market yard, for trading of notified agricultural produce . (2) The private market yard licensee, or its management committee, may collect user charge on notified agricultural produce transacted in the private market yard, at the rate ad valorem not exceeding as notified by the State Government: Provided that no user charge shall be collected from agriculturist-seller. (3) The private market yard licensee shall contribute license fee and one-fourth of the user charge collection, to a separate fund maintained and operated by the Director, Agricultural Marketing. The Director, Agricultural Marketing shall utilise the fund, in skill development, training, research and such other activities, as will aid in creating an efficient marketing system in the State."