THE KARNATAKA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020
KARNATAKA ACT NO.59 OF 2020
(First published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 31st day of December 2020)
(Received the assent of the Governor on 30th day of December 2020)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) Act, 1966.
Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) Act, 1966 (Karnataka Act 27 of 1966), for the purpose hereinafter appearing.
Be it enacted by Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy first year of the Republic of India, as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) (Amendment) Act, 2020.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 16th May, 2020.
2. Amendment of section 8.- In section 8 of the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) Act, 1966 (Karnataka Act 27 of 1966) (herein after referred to as the Principal Act),-
(i) for sub-section (2), the following shall be substituted, namely;-
“(2) The Market Committee shall regulate the marketing of notified agricultural produce in the market yards, market sub-yards and sub-market yards.”; and
(ii) sub-section (3) shall be omitted.
3. Amendment of section 117.-In section 117 of the Principal Act, the words “or whoever in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 8 uses any place for purchase or sale of notified agricultural produce” shall be omitted.
4. Repeal and savings.-(1) The Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) (Second Amendment) Ordinance (Karnataka Ordinance No.21 of 2020) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the Principal Act, as amended by this Act.
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