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Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing Regulation Act, 1987 (No. 27 of 1989).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Tamil Nadu
Document type
Legislation
Date
1987 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to, and to make better provisions for, the regulation of buying and selling of agricultural produce and the establishment and proper administration of markets for agricultural produce in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Authorization/permit Internal trade Institution
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
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. Furthermore, the Act also grants the State government the power to establish the Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Board.

Full text
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Website
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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Rules, 1991.

Legislation | India | 1991

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Agricultural commodities, Agricultural development, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX