Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961 (No. 38 of 1961).
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Type of law
Legislation
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Abstract
The Act provides the State Government the power to set up markets and constitute marketing committees. Additionally, the Act defines the internal organization of the market committees and their objectives which shall include the management of the markets in regulating the trade of notified agricultural produce. The committees shall be empowered to: issue licences to persons trading in notified agricultural commodities and who shall make their transactions only in the notified markets; and levy market fees from the purchasers of agricultural commodities. The Act also dictates laws on contract farming in the State and provides that contract farming agreements must be registered with the market committee.
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Long title of text
An Act to provide for the better regulation of buying and selling of agricultural produce and the establishment of markets for agricultural produce in the State of Rajasthan.
Notes
Amended appended up to 10 April 2008.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No