Jharkhand Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 2000 (Act No. 16 of 1960).

This Act, consisting of 53 sections divided into six Chapters, provides for the better regulation of buying and selling of Agricultural Produce and the Establishment of Markets for Agricultural Produce in the State of Jharkhand and for any related matters. Chapter II establishes requirements for constitution of Markets and Market Committees. The Jharkhand Government may declare its intention of regulating the purchase, sale, storage and processing of such agricultural produce in specific area. The Jharkhand Government may declare the area specified in the notification to be a market area for the purposes of this Act in respect of all or any of the kinds of agricultural produce specified. Chapter III establishes the incorporation of Market Committee, its Objects, Powers and Duties Every Market Committee shall be a body corporate entitled to implement the provisions of this Act to provide facilities for marketing of agricultural produce and regulating the marketing of agricultural produce in any market area. For that purpose the Market Committee may exercise powers and functions as provided by this Act.