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PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETS (GENERAL) RULES, 1962
These rules may be called the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets (General) Rules, 1962.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(1) "Act" means the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961;
(2) "Assessing Authority" means the Secretary of the concerned committee who shall be an authority to make the assessment under these rules;
(3) "bale" means any pressed package of cotton of whatever size or density;
(4) "bye-law" means a bye-law made under sub-section (14) of section 3 or sub-section (1) of section 44, as the case may be;
(5) "certified seed" means the seed certified under the Seeds Act, 1966 (Central Act 54 of 1966);
(6) "cotton ginning and pressing factory" means any place where cotton is ginned or where cotton fibre is separated from cotton seed and separated cotton is pressed into bales;
(7) "cotton waste" means droppings, strippings, fly and other waste products of a cott
[Sections 3 and 43 (2) (1)]. - [(i) For the purpose of enabling the State Government to nominate non-official members, (i) under sub-clauses, (i), (ii) and (iii) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3, the Secretary of the Board shall submit a panel of two names from each district;]
(ii) under sub-clause (iv) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3, the Director of Agriculture shall submit a panel of eight names;
(iii) under sub-clause (v) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3, the Director of Agriculture shall submit a panel of nine names, three from each division; and
(iv) under sub-clause (vi) of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3, the Registrar shall submit a panel of eight names.
[(2) The panels of names received under clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of sub-rule (1) shall not be binding upon the State Government.]
A meeting of the Board shall ordinarily be held at least once in three months at a time and date and place fixed by the Chairman and he shall preside over such a meeting.]
[Section 3(II)(1) & 43(2)(ii)(a)] - (1) The Chairman of the Board shall, -
(a) be responsible for the efficient administration of the organization and to carry out the provisions of the Act and the provisions of the rules and to exercise general control over the employees of the Board and those of the Committees; and
(b) [Omitted vide Punjab Notification Dated 15.1.2001]
(c) be responsible for the preparation of the annual budget of the Board.
(2) [The Chairman of the Board shall preside over the meeting of the Board.]
[Section 3 (14) (C)]. - In addition to the matters specified in sub-section (14) of section 3, the Board may frame bye-laws regulating -
(a) better marketing of agricultural produce and marketing of agricultural produce on co-operative lines;
(b) the grading and standardisation of agricultural produce;
(c) the general improvement in the markets or their respective notified market areas;
[(c-a) the incurring the expenditure on the construction and repair of the link roads and approach roads out of the Market Committee Fund;]
(d) the maintenance and regulation of rest-houses, staff quarters and other buildings of the Board;
(e) the procedure for giving aid to financially weak committees;
(f) the allowances payable to the members of the Boards or Advisory Committees;
(g) propaganda, demonstration,
The Board or Committee or Group of Committees, as the case may be, can create, promote, manage and maintain any infrastructure for fruits, vegetable and livestock and its products through Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode on the terms and conditions approved by the Board on project to project basis, considering procedure, equity, capital, operations, management and viability.]
[Section 3(13)]. - The Board shall meet not later than first week of February every year to finalise the budget for the next financial year.
(2) The budget finalised by the Board shall be submitted to the State Government not later than the last week of February preceding the year to which the budget relates.
(3) No expenditure shall be incurred by the Board unless there is provision in the budget to meet the same.
(4) The Board may re-appropriate any amount under the Head of Account to another without prior approval of the State Government.
[(5) -]
(1) Each Market Committee shall meet not later than the first week of February every year to pass the budget of the Committee of the next financial year and the budget shall be consonance with the provisions of section 28 of the Act, and the rules made there under. The budget shall be passed in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Chairman of the Board form time to time.
(2) The Market Committee after passing the Budget, shall send the same to the Chairman of the Board, who may amend the budget according t the requirement of the Market Committee or as per the need of notified market area. The Committee shall implement the budget as approved by the Chairman of the Board. If the Market Committee does not receive the budget from the Chairman of the Board within a period of two months from the date of its receipt by him, then the budget as passed by the Market Committee, shall be deemed to have been approved by the Chairman.
[Section 6 (1)]. - (1) Copies of notification issued under section 6 shall be published, under the orders and at the discretion of the [Chairman of Board], in one or more of the modes specified below:-
(a) by publication in the regional language or in such other language and in such newspapers as in the opinion of the [Chairman of Board] will give due publicity among persons likely to be affected thereby;
(b) by affixing a copy of the notification in the regional language or in such other language as may be considered necessary by the [Chairman of Board], in the office of every Municipal Committee, Notified Area Committee, Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad, if any, within whose jurisdiction the notified market area or any part thereof is situated, and at some conspicuous place in the existing market, if any;
(c) by affixing a copy of the notification in the regional language or in such other language
[Sections 12 (4) and 43 (2) (i)]. - [(1) Where a Committee is to be constituted for the first time under sub-section (4) of section 12, the concerned District Mandi Officer shall send to the Secretary of the Board a panel of names equal to double the names of members to be nominated for onward transmission to the State Government for nomination]
[(1A) The panel of names received under sub-rule (1) shall not be binding upon the State Government.]
2. The members nominated under sub-section (4) of section 12 shall hold office till the election or appointment; as the case may be, of their successors is notified under sub-section (3) of section 12 or for a period of two years, whichever may be earlier.
[Section 43 (2) (iii)]. - (1) The term of office of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of a Committee shall be co-terminus with the term of office of the members who had elected them.
(2) A chairman or a Vice-Chairman shall cease to function as such -
(a) on the termination of his membership; or
(b) on the acceptance of his resignation given in writing to the Board; or
(c) on the confirmation by the Chairman of the Board of the resolution passed by the members under sub-section (2) of section 16; or
(d) on his removal from the membership by the State Government under section 15.
[Section 43 (2) (iii)]. - [(1) The Chairman of the Committee shall be its chief executive officer and be responsible for proper management of the affairs of the Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Act, rules and bye-laws framed thereunder].
(2) The Chairman of the Committee shall send report about the annual assessment of the work of the Secretary of the Committee to the concerned District Mandi Officer who shall forward the same with his comments to the [Chairman of Board] who shall record his opinion thereon.
(3) The reports about the annual assessment of the work of other employees of the Committee shall be written by the Secretary of the Committee who shall send the same to the Chairman of the Committee who shall record his opinion thereon. If the Chairman of the Committee disagrees with the opinion of the Secretary of the Committee, he shall send a copy of his opinion to him.
(4) Th
[Sections 17 and 43 (2)]. - (1) Any member of a Committee may resign his office by tendering resignation in writing to its Chairman and if, the members tendering resignation is himself the Chairman, he shall submit it to the [Chairman of Board] :
Provided that if no Chairman of a Committee has been elected the member may submit his resignation to the [Chairman of Board].
(2) Every resignation received under sub-rule (1) shall forthwith be forwarded by the Chairman of the Committee alongwith his comments to the [Chairman of Board] who shall, with the least possible delay, forward the same with necessary comments to the State Government.
(3) The acceptance of every resignation shall be notified by the State Government in the Official Gazette and the member shall cease to function as such from the date of such notification.
[Section 43 (2) (vi)]. - The business at the meeting of the Committee shall be transacted in the [Punjabi Language].
[Sections 19 and 43(2) (xiii)]. - (1) A Committee may appoint a sub-committee called the disputes sub- committee consisting of such number of members and other persons as it may think fit, to arrange for the settlement by arbitration of any dispute between a buyer and seller of agricultural produce or their agents including disputes regarding quality or weight of the article, the price or rate to be paid, allowances for wrappings, dirt or impurities or deductions for any cost :
Provided that the Chairman of the Committee shall not be a member of the disputes sub-committee.
(2) The disputes sub-committee shall, for each market yard, appoint a panel of not less than six persons to act as arbitrators in the settlement of the aforesaid disputes. Every person included in the panel shall be either producer living in the notified market area, or dealer doing business in the market yard for which the panel has been appointed.
[Section 43 (2) (ii)]. - (1) The Secretary shall be the executive officer of the Committee. All office establishment of the Committee shall be under his control, and all orders to any member of the staff of the Committee shall pass through him.
(2) The Secretary shall work under the control of the Chairman of the Committee.
(3) The Secretary shall be entitled to attend all meetings of the Committee or a sub-committee or a joint committee or an ad-hoc Committee, except a meeting wherein anything pertaining to him or any of his relatives is to be considered.
Explanation. - Relative for the purpose of this sub-rule shall mean -
(a) father mother, son, daughter, brother and sister of the person concerned; and
(b) brothers and sisters of the father of the person concerned; and
(c) father, mother, son, daughter, brother and sister of the wife
[Section 43(2)(xxvii)]. - (1) For journeys undertaken by the members of the Board for attending meetings or for any other work of the Board for which they are specially deputed by it, they shall be paid travelling and daily allowances according to the scale fixed by the Government for Government employees of Grade I.]
[Provided that in case of members of State Legislature they shall be paid travelling allowances and daily allowances according to the rates fixed for such members under the rule governing their allowances.]
[(2) for journeys undertaken by the members of the Committee including the Chairman and Vice-Chairman (other than official members) for attending meetings of the Committee or Sub-Committee or Joint Committee, they shall be paid a sitting allowance of rupees fifty][per day and for journeys undertaken by them for any other work of the Committee for which they are specially deputed by it, they shall be paid tr
(1) There shall be paid to the Chairman of the Board a monthly allowance not exceeding rupees 1800/- (Rs. one thousand and eight hundred only) as the State Government may fix.]
(2) The Chairman of the Board shall be provided with free furnished house, the maintenance charges thereof shall be borne by the Board subject to the condition that electricity and water charges payable by the Board shall not exceed Rs. 1,500/- per annum. Any amount in excess shall be the responsibility of the incumbent. [He shall not retain the possession of the house after 14 days from the date he ceases to hold the office of the Chairman.]
(3) The Chairman of the Board shall also be provided with a motor car, to be maintained by the Board. The expenses on the propulsion of the car incurred in connection with the affairs of the Board only shall be borne by the Board.
There shall be paid to the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of a Committee monthly allowances as under :-
| i) Chairman of a Committee : ________ | Rs. 2,500 |
| [Sections 3 (9) and 43 (1)]. - References from Committees to any Government Department other than district authorities and local bodies shall be made through the Secretary of the Board. |
The State Government may, notify an enclosure or building as special market yard for a particular commodities notified by the State Government such as fish, fruits and vegetables, flower, wood or any other commodity and managed as provided in section 7-B on the following terms and conditions, namely:-
(i) the total revenue collected shall be shared as per the agreement or equity participation, as the case may be;
(ii) the special market yard shall be developed with all facilities and amenities as per detail project report.
The owner of private market yard shall develop the yard in an area not less than ten acres, by providing infrastructure facilities and amenities such as auction platforms, cover sheds, shops, shop-cum-flats, booths, shop-cum-offices, godowns, storages, pre-cooling chamber, cold storages, kissan rest house, labour dormitory, canteen, parking, ripening chambers, laboratory facilities to evaluate quality of produce, grading and packaging facilities, loading and unloading site, electronic display of market rates, electronic weighbridges, E-auctioning, internal roads, drinking water and sanitary facilities, or part thereof as required for different commodities as given in Detail Project Report and approved by the State Government from time to time or and shall have a clear title with possession or lease hold rights by an agreement for a period of not less than thirty years. In any notified market area where the Government and the private markets shall co-exist:
The owner of producer and consumer market yard shall develop a yard in not less than one acres having a clear title with possession or have lease hold rights by an agreement for a period of not less than thirty years. He shall provide infrastructure and amenities such as raised platform, parking, electronic display of market rates, electronic weighing scale, internal roads, drinking water and sanitary facilities or part thereof as given in detailed Project Report and approved by the State Government from time to time:
Provided that the above yard can be established only for the business relating to fruits, vegetables, and cannot be established within a radius of five kilometers from the existing notified principal or sub-market yards.
The owner of Producer Market Yard (Kissan Mandi) shall develop a yard in not less than three acres having a clear title with possession or have lease hold rights by an agreement for a period of not less than thirty years. He shall develop market yard, by providing infrastructure and amenities such as raised platform, auction platforms, storage, parking, electronic display of market rates, electronic weighbridges, E-auctioning, internal roads, drinking water and sanitary facilities, or part thereof as given in Detail Project Report and approved by the State Government from time to time.
Provided that the above yard can be established only for the business relating to fruits and vegetables and cannot be established within a radius of five kilometers from the existing notified principal or sub-market yards.
The owner or service provider can establish a e-trading platform for spot marketing of notified agricultural produce with such amenities as given in detail project report and approved by the State Government from time to time.
(1) Duties of private licensee.-
(i) The private licensee shall submit his detailed project report in consonance with the provisions of the Act and the rules made there under including operational and working guidelines for the administration and regulation of trading activities in the market yards along with the application for grant of license. He shall also be responsible for providing any other information required by the State Government or any other officer authorized by it in this behalf;
(ii) The private licensee shall not permit evasion or infringement of any of the provisions of the Act, rules and bye-laws and shall report in writing to the competent authority any evasion or breach which comes to his knowledge;
(iii) The private licensee shall collect the user charges from the buyer on the sale proceed of agricultural produce. In case of the produce brought by the producer in packed condition
(1) A person desirous of obtaining a licence under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Act, for carrying on any business of the nature specified in sub-section (3) of section 6 ,in a notified area, shall apply in Form A (to be submitted in duplicate) to the Secretary of the Board or any officer authorized by it, through the Committee of the area in which he wishes to carry on his business and shall also deposit license fee of rupees one thousand, per year or any part thereof, to the committee. The license issued shall be valid for a maximum period of five years in a notified market area:
Provided that the applicant while applying under sub rule (1) shall furnish Know Your Client (KYC) documents like (a) adhaar card, (b) PAN Card, (c) bank authentication in case of partnership firm, the KYC of all the partners or directors shall be mandatory:
Provided further that the provisions of Know Your Client (KYC) documents shall not
(1) Every person holding a licence valid upto 31st March, 1976, in Form 'B' on the date of commencement of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets (General) (First Amendment) Rules, 1975, and carrying on the business of purchase or sale of any agricultural produce notified under section 6 shall, within a period of fifteen days of such commencement, apply to the authority specified in section 9 for an amendment in his licence for the purpose of specifying such business therein and such amendment shall be made by the aforesaid authority without payment of any fee :
Provided that amendment in the licence may be allowed after the expiry of the aforesaid period if the application is made within a period of thirty days of such commencement and the applicant pays such penalty, not exceeding sixty rupees, as the aforesaid authority may specify in that behalf.
(2) Every amendment made in the licence under sub-rule (1) shall have eff
(1) (i) Any person who is otherwise not declared ineligible by any State or Central Government to invest and conduct business in the country, as specified in section 7-C, desirous to establish a private market yard;
(ii) any person or group of producers, as specified in section 7-D, desirous to establish a producer and consumer market yard;
(iii) a group of producers or Farmer Producer Organization or Farmer Agri. business Consortium or Farmer Producer Company, as specified in section 7-E, desirous to establish a producer market yard (Kisan Mandi),
in one or more market areas, may submit an application in Form A-3 for grant of licence or renewal in Form F-3 along with license fee specified in sub-rule (4) of this rule, to the competent authority or an officer authorized by it in this behalf. A record of licences issued in Form B-3 under this rule shall be maintained by the Board in Form C-3.
(1) The cash security or the bank guarantee given by the private licensee shall be entered in register maintained in Form U in the office of the competent authority or any other officer authorized by it.
(2) The competent authority or any other officer authorized by it, shall have the power to recover any amount of loss caused by the private licensee or his functionaries from the bank guarantee or cash security furnished by him.
(3) The bank guarantee furnished by the private licensee shall be unconditional and the amount secured by the bank shall remain with the competent authority or any other officer authorized by it and shall be encashed or released to the owner as decided by the competent authority or any other officer authorized by it.
(4) The bank guarantee shall be deemed to be held in trust for the purpose for which it is made and shall neither be used for any other purposes nor shall be liabl
(1) An application for the renewal of licence shall be made at least thirty days before the date on which the licence is due to expire and the same shall be renewed for a period of fifteen years:
Provided that period of grace of thirty days shall be allowed for getting a license renewed and in case the licensee fails to renew the license, the same shall be deemed to be cancelled.
(2) If the private licensee desirous to close the market before the expiry of the license, he shall give six month prior notice to the competent authority. If the private licensee closes the market without prior notice, before the period of license, in this case a penalty of twenty five percent amount of the bank guarantee shall be imposed.
(3) The State Government or any other officer authorized by it, after receiving the enquiry report conducted under sub rule (3) of 35-B, and after giving an opportunity of being heard to th
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order passed by licensing authority under section 10-B and 10-C of the Act may, at any time within one month from the date of passing the order, appeal to the authority as notified by the State Government from time to time.
(2) Any dispute relating to-
(i) the payment to be made to the farmers for the purchase of agricultural produce;
(ii) the jurisdiction (area of operation);
(iii) the weight, quality and price of agricultural produce, and any other statuary charges;
(iv) any other provisions of the Act and the rules made there under ;
arises between the buyer, seller, commission agent , any market functionaries or owner of the yard and the market committee, a complaint shall be filed in writing along with necessary documents in the office of the District Mandi Officer concerned, which shall be referred to
(1) The registration of adhoc buyer shall be made by the Market Committee online in Form A-5 and shall also deposit registration fee of rupees five hundred to the committee. The registration number shall be granted at the State level in Form B-5, which shall be valid upto the last day of the applied month. A record of licences issued under this rule shall be maintained by the Board in Form C-5. The information about the adhoc buyer and the number of purchases made by him, shall be available in the Board and Market Committee portal and the particulars of such buyer and purchases made by him, shall be maintained in Form M.
(1) The registration of ad-hoc buyer shall be linked up with Adhaar number, PAN Card and bank account detail. In case of Hindu Undivided Family, Company, Co-operative Society, Government Agency, Public Sector Unit or Corporation, as the case may be, the GST Number shall be required to be mentioned.
(2) The
[Section 6]. (1) under sub-section (3) of section 6 the following persons shall be exempt from taking licences for the purchase of agricultural produce :-
(a) confectioners and purveyors of parched, fried or cooked food;
(b) persons using kuhlus, provided that the number of kuhlus installed by them in the notified market area is not more than two.
(c) hawkers and petty retail shop-keepers who do not engage in any dealing in agricultural produce other than such hawking or retail purchases;
[Explanation. - For the purposes of this clause and clause (b) of sub-rule (2), a person whose turnover of sales and purchases of agricultural produce does not exceed [three lakhs] rupees during a year shall be treated as a petty retail shop-keeper:]
Provided that a dealer importing agricultural produce from outside the State of Punjab shall not be treated as a hawker or a p
[Sections 13 and 43 (2) (vii)] - (1) A person desirous of obtaining a licence under sub-section (3) of section 13 shall make an application in Form D to the [Secretary of the Committee] of the notified market area concerned after depositing with the Committee the requisite licence fee.[***]
[Provided that in case of palledar no such application in Form D, shall be necessary.] The dealer shall intimate to the [Secretary of the Committee] in writing full particulars such as name, parentage, residence and full address of the palledar engaged by him and such intimation shall be treated as an application for the grant of a licence.]
(2) On receipt of application the [Secretary of the Committee] or any other officer duly authorised by the Committee in this behalf may after making such enquiries regarding the conduct and business of the applicants as he may deem necessary, grant a licence in Form E. The licence shall be subject to
[Sections 10 and 13] - (1) (a) Where the licencee, holding a licence under section 10, is a firm, any change occurring in the membership of such firm otherwise than through inheritance, shall mean the constitution of a new firm and shall necessitate a fresh licence :
Provided that in the case of a Hindu-joint-family firm, any addition on account of the birth of any male member [or deletion on account of death of any male member] shall not be treated as bringing about any change in the membership of the firm.
(b) Where a change, not necessitating a fresh licence under section 10 takes place in the membership of a firm, or the firm changes its name without any change in membership thereof, and intimation thereof shall, within [sixty days] from the date of such change, be given to the [Secretary] of the Board through the Chairman of the Committee. The Chairman of the Committee shall, after making such enquiry as he may deem ne
[Section 43 (2) (viii) and (ix)] [(1) A licence granted under sub-sections (1) and (1-A) of section 10 or section 13 of the Act shall be valid for the period for which it is granted and shall, subject to any order passed under sub-section (2) of section 10 of the Act or sub-rule (5) of rule 19, be renewable by the authority granting it, on payment of the annual fee specified for the issue of such licence. The application for renewal of license shall be made in Form F or Form FF for licences under sub-sections (1) and (1-A) of section 10 respectively and in Form G for license under section 13:
Provided that the licence granted under sub-sections (1) and (1-A) of section 10 shall deemed to cancelled if the licensee does not conduct any business for two years continuously.
(2) If any area is excluded from any notified market area and included in another market area, the licences issued under sub-sections (1) and (1-A) of secti
[Sections 10, 13 and 43 (2) (viii) and (ix)] - (1) Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall at the same time hold a dealer's licence under section 10 as well as a licence under section 13 or hold more than one licence under section 13 to act as a functionary in more than one capacity :
Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to persons dealing in vegetables and fruits.
(2) Nothing in sub-rule (1) shall be deemed to prohibit person licenced as weighman, surveyor or measurer to act in all the three aforesaid capacities.
[Section 43 (2) (xii) and (xiv)] - (1) No person shall be bound to employ a broker in any transaction, or be required to pay for a broker employed by any other party to the transaction, or to pay for broker when none has been employed.
(2) Where any person enters into any transaction for the purchase or sale of any agricultural produce through a commission agent, and the commission agent, without a written authoirty from his principal, employs a broker in connection with such transaction, the broker's commission shall be payable by, and may be paid out of the remuneration due to, such commission agent.
(3) The same person shall not act as a broker both for the buyer and the seller of an agricultural produce in the same transaction.
[Section 43 (2) (vi)] - [(1) All agricultural produce brought into the market for sale shall be sold by open auction or e-trading in the principal market yard, sub- market yard or any other market yard notified under the Act.
(1-A) The Chairman of the Board on the behalf of the State Government, may grant permission to a licensee for purchase of the agricultural produce directly from the producer through bi-lateral transaction at any place within the notified market area of a committee on the terms and conditions as may be specified by the Board. Any licensee applying for the permission of direct purchase, shall apply in Form A-6 and also deposit fee of rupees ten thousand per year or a part thereof with the Board. Permission shall be granted in Form B-6 by the competent authority and record of permissions issued under this rule shall be maintained by the Board in Form C-6:
Provided that if any licensee entered into a contr
The commission of Kacha Arhtia for services rendered in connection with the sale, purchase, storage and processing of agricultural produce mentioned below shall be paid at upto the following rates, namely:-
| Name of Agricultural Produce | (1) The agricultural produce belonging to a person selling without a valid licence shall be liable to be confiscated. (2) (a) The Secretary of the Committee shall seize the agricultural produce referred to in sub-rule (1) and thereforth he shall prepare a seizure memo, of the agricultural produce so seized giving such of the following particulars as may be available on the spot :- (i) Name of the agricultural produce; (ii) Weight or available description of the vehicle; (iii) Name of the driver of the vehicle; (iv) Builty or consignment No.; (v) Name of the consignee or consignor; (vi) Place from where the agricultural produce is seized; and (vii) Such other particulars as may be considered necessary. (b) The seizure memo, shall be signed by the Secretary of the Committee, R.25 Weighment.[Section 43 (2) (x)] (1) . - The Board shall fix standards of net weight of agricultural produce to be filled in a packing unit such as bag, a half bag or a palli within each notified market area. (2) No person shall fill or cause to be filled any agricultural produce except in accordance with standards fixed under sub-rule (1). (3) All transactions in a market in terms of packing units shall be deemed to have been entered into in accordance with standards fixed under sub-rule (1). (4) Immediately on the completion of weighment of a lot of agricultural produce within a notified market area, either party to the contract may cause a test weighment of ten per cent of the units of packing in a lot or two packing units whichever is more. The test weighment shall be carried out at the site of weighment and if no test weighment is held at the site, the produce shall be deemed to have been correctly weighed. R.26 Use of weighing instruments, weights and measures, their inspection and seizure.[Section 43 (2) (x) and (xi).] [(1) Only such weighing instruments, as satisfy the requirements of, and such weights and measures as are prescribed by the Punjab Weights and Measures Act, 1958, and the rules made thereunder shall be used for weighing or measuring agricultural produce in a notified market area: Provided that in the transactions of sale and purchase of a agricultural produce in the principal market yard and sub-market yards of the notified market area the electronic weighing scale shall only be used.] (2) Every Committee shall keep in the market yard at least one weighing instrument of the capacity of one quintal and two sets of weights, and in places where mesures are used two sets of measures, verified and stamped in accordance with the provisions of the Punjab Weights and Measures Act, 1958, and the rules framed thereunder. The Committee shall cause such weights and measures to be tested and verified once R.27 Weigh-bridges, measuring yards and certificates of weighment or measurement.[Section 43 (2) (x) and (xi)] (1) - The Committee may erect in the market a weigh-bridge for the weighing of agricultural produce on payment of such fees as may be prescribed by its bye-laws. (2) In places where it is customary for any agricultural produce to be measured instead of being weighed, the Committee may specify a place within the market for that purpose and make arrangements for the measuring of such produce on payment of such fees as may be prescribed by its bye-laws. (3) The Committee shall be responsible for maintaining such weigh-bridge or measuring yard in proper condition, and for issuing free of cost certificates of weighment and measurement, as the case may be, in such forms as may be prescribed by its bye-laws. (4) A certificate issued under sub-rule (3) above shall be accepted as final by all persons transacting business in the notified market area, unless it is proved, to the sati R.28 Places at which agricultural produce shall be wighed or measured.[Section 43 (2) (x)] (1) - In any notified market area for which tabacoo or chillies has been notified as agricultural produce under section 6, the Committee may prescribe the places at which the aforesaid commodities may be weighed, measured or sold. (2) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (1), weighments and measurements of agricultural produce intended for sale, shall be made through licensed weighmen or measurers in the principal or a sub-market yard. R.28(a) Establishment of Assaying Laboratory.Assaying lab can be operated, managed or leased out by the committee on the terms and conditions prescribed by the Board from time to time. The competent authority can authorize private assaying lab for issuing the assaying certificate as per prescribed parameters.] R.29 Levy and collection of fees on the sale and purchase of agricultural produce.[Sections 23 and 43 (2)] - [(1) Under section 23 a Committee shall levy - (i) fees on the agricultural produce bought or sold by a licensee; and (ii) also additional fees on the agricultural produce when sold by a producer to a licensee; in the notified market area at the rate fixed by the Board from time to time.] [Provided that no fee shall be levied on the agricultural produce bought or sold in respect of which fee has already been paid in the same or other notified market area within the State. The licensee dealer who claims exemption from payment of fee shall make declaration and give certificate to that effect in Form 'KK' within a period of [sixty days of the transaction]. of agricultural product in question to the Committee from where the exemption is claimed] : The certificate in Form 'KK' shall be prepared in quadruplicate from the book-let, duly at R.29(a) Power to lease for collection of feeA committee may subject to the previosu approval of the Secretary of the Board, lease out on contract basis the collection of fee levied under Section 23 of the Act read with sub-rule (1) of Rule 29 of the rules in the notified market area of the committee on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed in the bye-laws of the committee for any period not exceeding one year. The contractor and other persons employed by him for the management and collection of fee, shall :- (i) be bound by the provisions of the Act, rules and bye-laws and any other order passed by the committee for their guidance and for performing their duties. (ii) have such powers exercisable by employee of a committee under the Act, rules or bye-laws as the committee may confer upon them from time to time : and (iii) be entitled to the same remedy and be subjected to the same responsibility as if they were employed by the committe R.29(b) Levy and collection of User charges.(1) Under sub-section (4) of section 23 of the Act, the owner of private market yard, private producer and consumer market yard, private e-trading platform, private producer market yard (kisan mandi) shall charge user charges upto the rate of market fee levied in the State for the use of infrastructure provided in the yard. (2) Under section 23-B of the Act, the Board or a committee, as the case may be, shall collect user charges in principal market yard, sub-market yard, special market yard, seasonal market yard, as the case may be, at the rate specified by the Board for the use of infrastructure. Legal Commentary on Section R.29(b) of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets (General) Rules, 1962IntroductionSection R.29(b) of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets (General) Rules, 1962, pertains to the levy and collection of market fees on the sale or purchase of agricultural produce within notified market areas. It establishes the responsibility of parties involved in transactions to ensure proper payment of such fees, which are integral to the regulation and functioning of the agricultural markets under the Act. What does Section R.29(b) Say?Section R.29(b) mandates that the responsibility for paying market fees on agricultural produce lies with the parties engaged in the sale or purchase within a notified market area. It specifies that the fees are to be levied and collected as per the rules, and emphasizes compliance for the proper functioning of the market system. Essential Ingredients
Scope of Section R.29(b)
Punishment for Non-ComplianceWhile Section R.29(b) itself primarily deals with levy and responsibility, non-compliance with fee payment can lead to penalties under the broader provisions of the Act and Rules. For instance, failure to pay market fees can result in:- Legal action for recovery of dues.- Penalties or fines as prescribed under Rule 31(4), which include consequences for submitting forged documents or evading fees.- Confiscation of produce if sold without valid licensing or in violation of rules, as per Rule 24-B. Legal Comments
Note: The analysis is based on the available sources, primarily Rule 29(2) and related provisions, with references to case law and statutory interpretation where applicable. R.29(c) Levy and collection of Price Stabilization Fund. -The Board shall levy price stabilization fund on the sale of agricultural produce, which shall be collected by the market committee or the Board, as the case may be, from producer or seller, buyer, kacha arhtias in all the market notified under sections 7 to 7-F at the rates notified by the State Government from time to time. This fund shall not be utilized for the purpose other than the stabilization of prices of specified agricultural produce by the State government. R.29(d) Contribution to Board by the private licensee.(1) The owner of private market yard, producer and consumer market yard and private producer market yard (Kissan Mandi) shall pay as contribution to the Board at the rate of twenty-five percent of the total collection of the user charges and shall deposit the same, into the "Marketing Development Fund" of the Board, during first week of next month. (2) In case of e-trading platform, the owner of the same shall pay as contribution to the Board at the rate of twenty-five percent of total market fee collected from fruits and vegetables, five percent on live stock and sixty percent on all other items of agricultural produce mentioned in the Schedule of the Act, and shall deposit the same into the "Marketing Development Fund" of the Board, during first week of next month.] R.30 Exemption from payment of fees.[Sections 23 and 43 (2) (vii)]. - [(1)] No market fee shall be levied on the sale or purchase of any Agicultural Produce manufactured or extracted from the agricultural produce in respect of which such fee has already been paid in the same notified market area or in any other notified market area within the State. [(1A) The dealer who claims exemption from payment of market fee levied on any agricultural produce manufactured or extracted from the agricultural produce in respect of which the market fee has already been paid in another notified market area, shall make declaration and give certificate in Form K-1 to the committee from where exemption is claimed and a copy of the same shall be delivered to the committee to which the fee has already been paid. The counterfoil shall be retained by the dealer. The book containing K-1 Form shall be got attested by the dealer from the Secretary of the concerned Market Committee or his authorised Officer R.30(a) Sale and purchase of agricultural produce for export out of the State.(1) Where any sale or purchase of agricultural produce is made for the purpose of export outside the State of Punjab, the dealer shall make a declaration and give certificate to that effect in form 'Q' in triplicate. The dealer shall alongwith other documents furnish one copy of the declaration to the Committee within the notified market area of which the sale or purchase of agriculture produce was made, against stamped receipt, where any market fee has been paid or is to be paid. The second copy shall be delivered by the dealer at the inter-state barrier and the third copy shall be retained by him. When the agricultural produce is despatched by rail, one copy of the declaration shall be furnished by the dealer to the officer or the official of the Board of the Committee, as the case may be posted at the concerned, railway station.] (2) If a dealer fails to comply with provisions of sub-rule (1), the agricultural produce shall be deemed to have R.30(b) Power of exempt.The State Government may for reasons to be recorded in writing, exempt any class or category of dealers from the provisions of Rule 30-A.] R.30(c) Power to exempt from payment of market fee.Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, where the State Government considers it necessary or expedient to do so in public interest, it may for the reasons to be recorded in writing, exempt any dealer or category of dealers or any transaction or category of transactions from the payment of market fee leviable under these rules.] R.31 Account of transaction and of fee to be maintained[Sections 23 and 43 (2) (2) (vii)] - [(1) Every licensed dealer and every dealer exempted under rule 18 for obtaining a license shall submit to the committee a return in Form "M" showing his purchases and sales of each transaction of agricultural produce within seven days of the date of the transaction but before the resale or processing or export of such agricultural produce out of the notified market area, failing which a penalty of rupees one hundred per day per return shall be imposed. (1-A) The owner of cotton ginning and pressing factory shall submit monthly returns to the committee showing the quantity of cotton ginned in the factory during the preceding month within first week of next month in form L-1, failing which a penalty of rupees one hundred per day per L-1 return shall be imposed.] (2) The Committee shall maintain a register in Form N showing the total purchases and sales made by dealers and fees recoverable R.32 Books to be kept by licensed brokers and godown-keeper.[Section 43 (2) (xxxi)] - Every broker and every godown-keeper licensed under these rules shall - (a) keep such books in such form as the Committee granting the licence may, from time to time, prescribe by its bye-laws; (b) render such returns at such times and in such forms as the Committee may prescribe; and (c) render such assistance as may be required by the Committee, in the collection of fees due under the Act or under rules or bye-laws made thereunder, in preventing evasion of payment thereof, and generally in the prevention of breaches of the Act or of these rules or of any bye-laws made thereunder. R.32(a) Marking of bales by cotton ginning and pressing factory.(1) The owner of every cotton ginning and pressing factory shall cause every bale pressed in the factory to be marked with a Press mark ("P" mark), prescribed for the factory, duly issued by the committee in the manner specified in Form T. (2) If any bale is removed from the press- house of any cotton pressing factory without having been marked as required by sub- section (1), it shall be deemed as unaccounted transaction.] R.33 Refund of certain amounts.[Section 43 (2) (vii) (viii) and (ix)] (1) - When- (a) any sum has been deposited for the grant of a licence which has in fact not been issued; or (b) a person has wrongly applied and paid for and been granted two or more licences of the same nature for the same notified market area; or (c) any market fee has been recovered in excess of the amount actually due; or (d) any market fee has been recovered on a transaction which is exempted under these rules; or (e) any money has been paid by mistake; the [Chairman of the Board or Chairman of the Committee] as the case may be, shall, on a written application being made within [one year] of such deposit and after such enquiry as he or it may consider necessary, order the refund of the appropriate amount, which shall be repaid to the person concerned, after preparing a refund bill, out of the R.34 Prevention of adulteration of agricultural produce.[Section 43 (2) (xxxiii)] (1) - No person shall adulterate agricultural produce, or place or offer adulterated agricultural produce for sale, in a notified market area. (2) It shall be the duty of a Committee to prevent adulteration of agricultural produce in the notified market area. The Chairman or Secretary of the Committee may take all or any steps within his power to stop, prevent or discourage such adulteration. Explanation. - For the purposes of this rule adulteration of agricultural produce shall include mixing of inferior stuff with superior produce, mixing of different varieties of different qualities, mixing of seived remains of the agricultural produce with agricultural produce and mixing of earth, dirt and stones or any other extraneous matter with any agricultural produce. R.35 Preservation of the prescribed Form and production thereof and inspection of the accounts books.[Section 43 (2) (xxxi)] [(1) The counter foils of Form I, J, M, L and L-1 shall be preserved by the dealer concerned for a period of six years from the date of issue of the foil to which the counter foils relate.] [(2) Omitted.] (3) Every licensee and dealer exempted under rule 18 from taking a licence for working within the notified market area, shall, on demand by Secretary or Chairman of the Committee or any officer of the Board authorised by the [Secretary of the Board] or an officer authorised by him in this behalf, produce all or any of the forms preserved under sub-rule (1) above or the account books maintained in respect of the sale, purchase, storage, transportation or processing of agricultural produce by him for inspection and examination at such time and at such place as he may be required and shall, if required by any of the inspecting officers, hand over any or all of the said forms, or books against a receipt R.35(a) Power to order production of accounts, powers of entry inspection, seizure and stopping of vehicles.][(1) Any officer of the Board not below the rank of the Secretary of the committee or any other officer empowered by the State Government in this behalf, may require any dealer to produce before him, the books, bank statements and other documents maintained by him and to furnish any information which includes soft copies of data electronically stored relating to the purchase, sale, storage or processing of agricultural produce and the payment of the market fee or other financial transactions done by him as may be required necessary. (2) All accounts, registers and electronic devices maintained by any dealer and documents relating to the purchase, sale, storage or processing of agricultural produce, in his possession, and his office, establishment, godown or vehicles shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by any of the officer specified in sub-rule (1). (3) If such an officer has reasons to believe that any pers R.35(b) Powers of the Government to inspect the market yard of private licensee and enquire the record relating to it.(1) The State Government or any other officer authorized by it, shall have the power to inspect the market yard of private licensee and enquire the record relating to it, on any working day of the market. (2) In case of any complaint, violation and enquiry, the State Government or any other officer authorized by it shall have the power to enquire and inspect the affairs within a period of sixty days. (3) If the inquiry or inspection cannot be completed within the period specified in sub-rule (2), the person conducting the inquiry or inspection shall submit an interim report stating the reasons for not completing inquiry or inspection in time and the State Government or any other officer authorized by it may grant such extension of time for the completion of the inquiry or inspection, he deems necessary or may withdraw the inquiry or inspection from the person to whom it is entrusted and hold the inquiry or inspection by him R.36 Composition.[Sections 46, 43 (1) and 43 (2) (vi)] (1) - In case the Chairman of the Committee accepts a sum, by way of composition in accordance with the provision of section 46, he shall report the matter in next meeting of the Committee, placing before the meeting all relevant papers in that behalf. (2) The amount so realised by way of composition shall be in addition to any amount due from the offender under the Act or the rules or the bye-laws. R.37 Publication of marketing information.[Section 28 (vii) and 43 (1)] (1) A Committee may, and when required by the [Chairman of the Board] or an officer authorised by him shall, for the benefit of the persons using the market, exhibit in a suitable place outside its office, and at such other place or places as may be determined by it, bulletins of information on such matters as the prices of agricultural produce ruling at the principal marketing centres in the State and ports serving the State and the stocks held by mills and the like. (2) The daily rates of all important agricultural commodities authenticated by a person authorised by the Committee in this behalf shall be exhibited in the regional language in conspicuous places. (3) Such bulletins shall be signed by the Chairman or other person as may be appointed by him in writing and a copy of each such bulletin shall be kept for record in the office of the Committee. R.38 Storage accommodation.[Section 43 (2) (xv)] (1) - A committee may arrange when necessary, accommodation for the temporary storage or stocking of agricultural produce. (2) The Committee shall charge such fees for such storage and stocking as may be prescribed by its bye-laws. R.39 Penalties.[Section 43 (3)] (1) - Any person committing a breach of any of the provisions of these rules or any of the conditions of his licence shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. Provided that no person shall be prosecuted under these rules without affording him an opportunity to show cause.] R.40 Procedure for appeals.[Section 43 (2) (xxii)] (1) - Every appeal preferred under sub-section (4) of section 10, sub-section (3) of section 29 and section 40 shall bear a court fee stamp of [ten rupees] and shall be presented to the appellate authority in the form of a memorandum by the appellant or his duly authorised agent. The memorandum shall set forth concisely the grounds of objection to the order appealed from and shall also be accompanied by a copy of such order. (2) The limitation for filing an appeal under section 40 shall be one month from the date of order appealed from. (3) In computing the period of limitation for filing an appeal under the Act the period spent in obtaining a copy of the order shall be excluded. (4) The appeal shall be decided after notice to and hearing the parties concerned, if they so desire, and after making such further enquiry as the appellate authority may consider necessary. R.41 [-]R.42 Preservation of records.The respective records of the Board and the Market Committee shall be preserved for the period noted against each in the schedule hereto annexed :- Schedule
R.43 Repeal and savings.The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Rules, 1940, and the Patiala Agricultural Produce Markets Rules, 2004 B.K., are hereby repealed; Provided that such repeal shall not affect - (a) the previous operation of any rule so repealed or any thing duly done or suffered thereunder; or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired or incurred or any licence issued under any rule so repealed; or (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of the offence committed against any rule so repealed; or (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, licence, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if these r Form.A [See rule 17(1)]Application for licence under Section 10 To The [Licencing Authority], State Agricultural Marketing Board, .. .. .. Through The Secretary, Market Committee Sir, The particulars of my business are given below :
To .................................................., Photo
Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board, Through ....................................... Sir, 1. I/We...........................(Name), ............................................(Address), ....................................................... (Phone No.) under signed here by apply along with application fee of Rs ........................ for issue of a licence for a period of ....... years, under sub-section (1-A) of Section 10 of the Act for Sale/ Purchase/Processing/Storage of notified agricultural produce for whole State of Punjab. I/We agree to pay the necessary licence fee of Rs ................ as per rules. 2. The particulars of my business ar Form.A3 [See rule 17-B (1)]Application for Grant A Licence to A Private Licensee for Establishment of Private Market Yard/Producer and Consumer Market Yard/Producer Market (Kisan Mandi) Date: To ............................. ............................ Through Secretary, Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board, Mohali. I/We................... (Name)...............(Address) ............................., (Phone No.) am/are making an application for the grant of Licence for establishing __________________________ . The necessary documents as required are enclosed. I am ready and willing to pay the necessary licence fee of Rs. ___________ as per rules for obtaining the above mentioned licence. You are requested to grant me the licence. Yours faithfully, (Signature of Applicant) The following document Form.A4 {See Rule 17-B (2)}Application For Permission For E-Trading Platform To .................................................., Photo
.................................................... Through Secretary, Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board, Mohali. I/We (Name)......................., License No. _____________ (Address).......................(Phone No.)....................... E-mail address.......................am/are making an application for the grant of permission for e-trading for notified agricultural produce in the State. The necessary documents as required are enclosed. I/we am/are ready and willing to pay the necessary fee of Rs........................ along with th Form.A5 {See Rule 17-F (1)}Application for registration of AD-hoc buyer under section 10-D To .................................................., Photo
Market Committee, Sir, 1. I/We.........................(Name) ................................................ (Address) ...................................................... (Phone No.) ......................... under signed here by apply along with application fee of Rs ........................ for registration of Ad-Hoc buyer for maximum three wholesale purchases in a month across the state, under section 10-D of the Punjab agricultural produce markets act 1961. I/We agree to pay the necessary Form.A6 [See Rule 24 (1-A)]Application for permission of direct purchase To Chairman, Punjab Agricultural Marketing Board, Mohali. .................................................., Photo through Market Committee, Sir, 1. I/We .................................... (Name) .............................................. (Address) .......................................... (Phone No.) .................................... and having license number ......................... type................... of notified area........., undersigned here by apply along with permission fee of Rs. ........................ for permission of direct purchase from producers through bi-lateral transaction, under section 7-G of the Punjab agricultural produce markets act 1961. 2. The particulars of my business are given below:- This licence is granted to M/s______________________________ subject to conditions prescribed hereunder :- Notified Market Area____________________________________________ 1. Sr. No. of licence____________________________________________ 2. Name of the Managing Proprietor or Manager of the firm with parentage ______ 3. Date from which the licence take effect______________________________ 4. Date on which the licence expires___________________________________ 5. Particulars of business for which the licence is valid_____________________ 6. Place of business_________________________________________________ Place___________[Secretary] Date____________ State Agricultural Marketing Board. Conditions of Licence Form.BB [See Rule 17(2) and 17 (7)]Licence under Section 10(1-A) This licence is granted to M/s.____________________ for the whole state of Punjab subject to conditions prescribed hereunder:-
This permission is granted to M/s.____________________ for establishing an e-trading platform in state of Punjab subject to conditions prescribed hereunder:-
This permission is granted to M/s.--------------------------, address..................... as Ad-hoc buyer for the maximum three wholesale purchases of agricultural produce ........ from market yards......... across the State of Punjab, subject to conditions prescribed under rule 17-F:-
Form.B6 [See Rule 24 (1-A)]Permission for Direct Purchase 1. Name and license number of the Firm:- 2. Full Address:- 3. Permission Number ______________ Valid upto __________ 4. Name of Market Committee:- _____________________ 5. Application Fee:-Amount _______________ Receipt No. __________ 6. Commodities to be purchased:- _______________________ 7. Type of Business:-__________________ (e.g. trading/processing/ contractual purchase) Conditions For Permission:- 1. The licensee with this permission shall comply with the provisions of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961, rules bye-laws framed thereunder and instructions, terms or conditions in this regard issued from time to time. 2. He shall not permit evasion or infringement of any of the provisions of the Act, the Form.C [See rules 17(8) and 19(8)]Register of licence issued under section 10/13 1. Notified market area______________________________________________ 2. Name of the firm_________________________________________________ 3. Address of the premises___________________________________________ 4. Name of Managing Proprietor or Manager with parentage_________________ 5. Licence No. ____________________________________________________ 6. Nature of Licence________________________________________________
Form.200 {Rules 17 (8)}Register of licences issued under Section 10 (1-A)
Register of Direct Purchase
To The Chairman [Secretary] Market Committee, ________________ Sir, The particulars of my business are given below :- 1. Name of the applicant with parentage, residence and address in full
2. If the applicant is a firm, is it a Hindu Joint Family firm, or otherwise constituted, and has it been registered or not ?
3. Is the applicant is a firm, give the names of all persons constituting it with parentage, residence and address, in full of each
This licence is granted to M/s_________________________________________ (name of the person or firm with full address) for doing his business as broker/weighman, measurer/godown-keeper/palledar or surveyor in the notified market area____________ 1. Serial No. of licence______________________________________________ 2. Name of the Managing Proprietor_____________________________________ 3. Date from which the licence take effect_________________________________ 4. Date on which the licence expires_____________________________________ 5. Place of business__________________________________________________ Place_____________________________ Date_____________________________ Signature of authority with seal Conditions of Licence Form.F [See rule 21(1)]Application for the renewal of licence under section 10 To The [Licencing Authority] State Agricultural Marketing Board, ____________________________ Through The Secretary, Market Committee, ____________________________ Sir, I request for the renewal of my licence. The necessary particulars are given here below:- To ......................., State Agricultural Marketing Board, ................................................... Through ............... Sir, I request for the renewal of my licence. The necessary particulars are given here below:
Form.3 [See rule 17-B (1)]Application for Renewal Of License to A Private Licensee for Establishment of Private Market Yard/ Producer and Consumer Market Yard/ Producer Market Yard(Kisan Mandi) Date: To, The licensing authority, ......................... I/We............... (Name)................................... (Address)............................., (Phone No.) am/are making an application for the renewal of license No...... date...... Valid upto...... for PRIVATE MARKET YARD/ PRODUCER AND CONSUMER MARKET YARD/ PRODUCER MARKET YARD (KISAN MANDI). The necessary documents as required are enclosed. I am submitting renewal license fee of Rs. _____ as per rules for obtaining the above mentioned license. You are requested for ren Form.4 [See rule 17-B (2)]Application Form for the Renewal of Permission for E-Trading Platform To The Competent Authority, Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board, ..................... Sir, I request for the renewal of my Permission. The necessary particulars are given below:- 1. Particulars of the E-trading platform for which the Permission has been issued: 2. Name of the applicant (with full particulars of the place of market yard) : 3. No. of Permission : 4. Date on which the Permission expires: 5. Period for which renewal is required: 6. Fee paid Rs. : Application for the renewal of a licence under section 13 To The Chairman, Market Committee, _______________ Sir, I request for the renewal of my licence. The necessary particulars are given below:-
Counterfoil __________________ Book No. _________________________________________ Serial No. _________________________________________ Name of the Market yard _________________________________ Name & Permission No. of Kacha Arhitya _______________________ Name & Permission No. of Buyer ____________ Dated: ____________ Name and Address of seller __________________ Mobile number of Seller _________ Adhaar Number (if applicable) : ______ Bank particulars of seller 1. name of bank with address......... 2. account number 3. IFSC Code...... 4. payment detail ______________ Counterfoil Book No. _____________________ Serial No. __________________ Name of Market yard _______________________________ Date of Auction ___________________ Name of Kacha Arthiya / Buyer _______________ Name and Address of seller __________________ Mobile number of Seller __________ Adhaar Number (if applicable) : _______ bank particulars of seller : 1. name of bank with address.................... 2. account number .......................... 3. IFSC Code.............. 4. payment detail ______________
Book No. Receipt No.
Form.L [See rule 30(2)]Register of Processors
Name of market yard ............................ Name of licencee .......................
Period of transaction .............................................. Licence number ...........................
Market Committee____________________ Year________________ Month______
To M/s_________________ Whereas (a) You, a dealer licensee No.____________________ and licensed under section 10 of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961, of the ________________ notified market area, have not furnished return/correct return in Form M for the period from ______________ to ___________________ (b) You, a dealer Licensee No. __________________ and licensed under section 10 of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961, of the _________ notified market area have habitually made default in the submission of returns for the period from __________ to_________ and it appears to the [Assessing Authority] that you wilfully failed to furnish such returns in respect of the above-mentioned period. And it appears to be necessary to make assessment under rule 31 of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Ma Form.P See rule 31(11)]Demand notice Market Committee ________________ No.________________ Dated __________ To M/s__________________ _____________________ You are hereby informed that your business during the period from________ to______ has been assessed for the levy of market fee and penalty, etc. as under :-
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| Serial No. | Name of the producer/seller | Press mark ("P- mark") for cotton bales |
| Name of Firm with address | ------------------------------- |
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Register of cash Security or Bank Guarantee
| Sr. No. | Name of The Firm | License o |
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