PART III
Registered No.DA-1
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Published by Authority
Saturday February 22, 1964
PART III- Acts of East Pakistan Assembly
GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN
LAW (LEGISLATIVE) DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
No. 139-L---22nd February, 1964---- The following Act of the East Pakistan Assembly having been assented
to by the Governor is hereby published for General information:
East Pakistan Act No. IX of 1964
EAST PAKISTAN AGRICULTRUAL PRODUCE MARKETS REGULATION ACT, 1964.
[ Passed by the East Pakistan Assembly on 30th January, 1964.]
[Assent of the Governor was first published in the’ Dacca gazette, Extraordinary’’, dated the 22nd
February, 1964.]
An Act to provide for the regulation of the purchase and sale of agricultural produce and of markets in
which such produce is purchased and sold in East Pakistan.
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the regulation of the purchase and sale of agricultural produce and
of markets in which such produce is purchased and sold in East Pakistan;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
Short title, extent and
commencement.
1. (1) This Act may be called the East Pakistan Agricultural Produce Markets
Regulation Act, 1964.
(2) It Extends to the Whole of East Pakistan.
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(3) It shall come into force in such areas and on such dates as the Provincial Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, specify and appoint.
Definitions. 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
(1) ‘’agricultural produce’’ means an agricultural produce specified in the schedule
appended to this Act, and includes a produce of horticulture, arboriculture and
animal husbandry so specified ;
(2) ‘’Director’’ means the Director of Agricultural Marketing, East Pakistan, and
includes such other officer or officers of the Agricultural Marketing Directorate
as the Provincial Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
authorise in this behalf to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the
Director under this Act ;
(3) ‘’Grower’’ means a person who either by himself or by members of his family
or by servants or by bargadars or by or with the aid of hired labourers or with
the aid of partners grows or produces any agricultural produce, but does not
include a wholesaler or aratdar or stockist in such produce ;
Explanation- A person who is a wholesaler or aratdar or stockist in respect of a notified
market shall not be a grower in respect of the same market, even if he grows
and produces an agricultural produce ;
(4) ‘’Market Advisory Committee’’ mean a Subdivisional Market Advisory
Committee constituted under section 9 of this Act ;
(5) ‘’market charge’’ means any commission or fee realised by any market
functionary in connection with the purchase or sale of or negotiation of a
purchase or sale of, any agricultural produce, or for rendering any services
incidental to such purchase or sale, such as, storage, weighing, measuring,
assorting, sampling and grading ;
(6) ‘’market functionary’’ means any person who operates as a middle-man in
connection with the purchase or sale of, or negotiation of a purchase or sale of,
any agricultural produce, or in connection with the rendering of any services
incidental to such purchase or sale, and includes a wholesaler, aratdar, stockist,
weighman, measurer, sampler, jachandar, grader, commission agent,
warehouse-man, broker and dalal ; and
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(7) “ notified market” means any market declared to be a notified market under sub-section (1) of section 3 of
this Act.
Declaration of
notified markets
and licensing of
market
functionaries.
3. (1) The Provincial Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare any market to be a
notified market in respect of such agricultural Produce and with effect from such date as may be specified in
the notification ;
(2) On and from the date specified in the notification under sub –section (1), no person shall act as a market
functionary in a notified market in respect of any agricultural produce specified in the notification except
under a licence under this Act and expect in accordance with the conditions specified in such licence;
Provided that the Provincial Government may, by any general or special order notified in the Official Gazette
exempt any market functionary from the operation of this section.
Licences 4 (1) The Director shall issue licences in such form as may be prescribed by rules to the market functionaries
for operating in a notified market under such terms and conditions as the Director may deem fit to fix.
(2) A licence issued under sub-section (1) may be either in general terms or in respect of such agricultural
produce and such notified markets as may be specified therein.
(3) Such licences shall be valid for one year from the date of issue and may thereafter be renewed annually.
(4) A licence issued in the name of a firm may be used by any person or persons, not exceeding two,
nominated by the firm.
Licence fee 5 For every licence issued under section 4 or for every renewal thereof, there shall be paid to the Provincial
Government such fee as may be prescribed by rules.
Application for
licences.
6 (1) Application for licences or renewal of licences shall be made to the Director in such form and in such
manner as may be prescribed by rules.
(2)Every application for licence or renewal of a licence shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
Production of
licence for
inspection.
7 Every market Functionary operating in any notified market under a licence under this Act shall, while
conducting business in such market, be bond to produce such licence for inspection on demand by any
member of the Market Advisory Committee or any officer of the Agricultural Marketing Directorate or other
officer or officers authorized by the Provincial Government in this behalf.
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Cancellation of
licence.
8 (1) A licence granted or renewed under section 4 may be suspended or cancelled by the Director on his
own motion or on the recommendations of the market Advisory Committee -
(i) if there is any contravention of any of the provisions of this Act and the rules or any breach of the
conditions subject to which the licence was granted or renewed, or
(ii) if the holder of the licence has ceased to carry on the business or has sold or otherwise transferred
his interest in the business in respect of which the licence was granted or renewed.
(2) The holder of a licence shall not be entitled to any compensation for any loss or damage suffered
by him as a result of such suspension or cancellation of his licence under this section.
Constitution of
Market Advisory
Committee
9 The Provincial Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette constitute a Subdivisional
Market Advisory Committee for a subdivision which shall consist of-
Chairman
(1) The Subdivision Officer or any other officer nominated by him – (ex-officio).
Secretary
(2) A local officer of the Agricultural Marketing Directorate to be nominated by the Director-(exofficio).
Members
(3) A representative from among the members, other than official members, of the District Council,
from the subdivision to be nominated by the District Council.
(4) One person from among the licensed market functionaries of the notified markets of the
subdivision to be nominated by the Subdivision Officer.
(5) A representative of the public to be nominated by the Subdivision Officer.
(6) Two representatives of growers to be nominated by the Subdivision Officer.
Term of the
Committee
procedure etc. for
meetings to be
prescribed by rules.
10 The term and office of the Market Advisory Committee, the procedure to be followed at its meetings,
the quorum for a meeting and the manner of filling casual vacancies, shall be such as may be
prescribed by rules.
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Functions of
the Committee.
11. The functions of the Market Advisory Committee shall be-
(a) to advise the Director in the matter of regulation of market practices;
(b) to advise the Director in the matter of fixation of market charges for different kinds of agricultural produce for
different market functionaries operating in the notified markets;
(c) to advise the Director in the matter of improvement of markets;
(d) to make arrangements for settlement of disputes between purchasers and sellers arising in a notified market;
(e) to undertake arbitration in respect of disputes between purchasers and sellers arising in a notified market;
(f) to maintain a set of standard weights and measures referred in sub-section (1) of section 15; and
(g) to perform such other duties as may be entrusted to it by the Director or as may be prescribed by rules.
Market
charges.
12. (1) The Director may, after consultation with the Market Advisory Committee concerned and with the approval
of the provincial Government, fix, by Notification in the Official Gazette, the maximum market charges payable by
the purchasers or sellers to various market functionaries on connection with the purchase or sale of different kinds of
agricultural produce in a notified market specified in such notification.
(2) No market charge in excess of the amount fixed under sub-section (1) shall be paid or received by any person in
respect of any transaction in a notified market specified under sub-section (1)
Trade
Allowance.
13. No trade allowance other than an allowance prescribed by rules, shall be made or received by any person for any
transaction of purchase or sale in a notified market.
Settlement of
disputes.
14. In case of a dispute arising between a purchaser and a seller on account of ---
(a) deviation from sample when the purchase is made by sample;
(b) deviation from standard when the purchase is made by reference to an accepted standard;
(c) difference between the actual weight of a container and the standard weight;
(d) payment of price;
(e) delivery of goods;
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(f) damage of goods;
(g) admixture of foreign matters;
(h) the presence of moisture in excess of the natural moisture content; and
(i) such other matters as may be prescribed by rules;
the dispute will be referred to the Market Advisory Committee for amicable settlement or, if necessary, for
arbitration.
Maintenance
of standard
weights and
measures.
15. (1) After such date as may be notified in the Official Gazette by the Provincial Government in this behalf, every
Market Advisory Committee shall maintain a set of standard weights specified in the Standards of weight Act, 1939,
and a set of standard measures as may be prescribed by rules, and shall ensure that such sets of standard weights and
measures are available free of charge to any purchaser of seller for taking any weighment of measurement in a
notified market.
(2) After the date so notified, no person shall use for weighing of measuring in any notified market any weight or
measure other than a standard weight or measure referred in sub-section (1)
(3) All weights and measures used in a notified market shall from time to time, be verified by the members of the
Market Advisory Committee or the officers of the Agricultural Marketing Directorate or other officer or officers
authorized by the provincial Government in this behalf.
Ix of
1939
Collection of
information
from a market
functionary.
16. (1) Any Officer of the Agricultural Marketing Directorate or other Officer authorized by provincial Government
may require any market functionary operating in a notified market to furnish information in regard to any transaction
of an agricultural produce in such notified market and to produce any document relating to price, supply position,
stock position, movement and marketing cost of such produce and other matter as he may, consider necessary ; and
such market functionary shall be bound to furnish the information and produce the documents required by such
Officer.
(2) NO market functionary shall, being required under sub-section (1) to furnish information or produce documents,
refuse of willfully omit to furnish information and produce documents required of him or supply information
knowing or having reason to believe such information to be false.
Penalty. 17. Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act specified in the first column of the following table, shall be
punished with fine or simple imprisonment, in default
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Of fine, which may extend to the amount or period specified in the third column of the table.
TABLE
Prevision of the
Act
Brief description of the offence Maximum fine or simple imprisonment
Section 3(2) Acting as a market functionary in a notified market except under a
licence.
Rs. 200 or, in default, simple imprisonment for 3
months.
Section 12(2) paying or receiving market charges in excess of the market charges
fixed under section 12(1).
Rs. 200 or, in default, simple imprisonment for 3
months.
Section 13 Making or receiving any trade allowance other than an allowance
prescribed by rules.
Rs. 200 or, in default, simple imprisonment for 2
months.
Section 15(2) Using any weight or measure other than a standard weight or
measure.
Rs. 100 or, in default, simple imprisonment for 2
months.
Section 16(2) Refusal or wilful omission to furnish information and to produce
documents or supplying of information knowing or having reason to
believe such information to be false.
Rs. 200 or, in default, simple imprisonment for 3
months for the first offence and Rs. 10 per day for
every day after the first offence during which the
information or documents are not furnished or
produced subject to a maximum of Rs. 500 or, in
default, simple imprisonment for 6 months.
power to make
rules
18. The provincial Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
Power to amend
the schedule
19. The Provincial Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the schedule, and in so amending the
schedule, may add to, or omit from, the schedule any agricultural produce which was previously not included or included, as
the case may be, in the schedule.
SCHEDULE
[Vide section 2(1).]
1. Cereals :
(1) Rice and Paddy
II. Pulses :
(1) Gram.
(2) Masur
(3) Mash kalai
(4) Mung
(5) Khesari
(6) Arhar
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III. Oilseeds :
(1) Rape and Mustard
(2) Sesamum (Til)
(3) Linseed
(4) Groundnut
(5) Cocoanut
(6) Castor seed.
iv.Narcotics:
1. Tobacco.
v. Sugarcane & Gur
vi. Fruits
All kinds of fruits
vii.Vegetables
All kinds of vegetables
viii. Animal husbandry products:
1. Egg
2. Poultry
3. Cattle
4. Sheep
5. Goat
6. Wool
7. Butter
8. Ghee
9. Milk
10. Hide & Skins
ix. Fish :
All kinds of fish, both fresh and dry.
x. Condiments, spices and others :
1. Turmeric
2. Ginger
3. Garlic
4. Corriander seed
5. Cuminseed-white & Black
6. Chillies
7. Cardamom
8. Black pepper.
9. Betel nut
10. Betel –leaves
11. Timber and firewood.
By order of the Governor,
B. AHMED
Dy. Secy. to the Govt. of East Pakistan.
Printed and Published by A. K. M. Zakariah, Officer on Special Duty, Service and General Asministration Department, In-charge, East Pakistan
Government Press, Dacca.
Registered No. DA-1
The
Dacca Gazette
Extraordinary
Published by Authority
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1964
PART 1- Orders and Notifications by the Governor of East Pakistan, the High Court, Government Treasury, etc.
GOVERNMENT OF EAST PAKISTAN
AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETING DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
No. V/4A-2/64/906-12th November 1964- In exercise of the power conferred by section 18 of the East Pakistan
Agricultural Produce Markets Regulation Act. 1964 (East Pakistan Act No. IX of 1964), the Governor is pleased to make the
following rules, namely:
THE EAST PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETS REGULATION RULES, 1964
1. Short title and commencement- (1) These Rules may be called the East Pakistan Agricultural Produce
Markets Regulation Rules, 1964.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions- (1) In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(a) ‘Act’ means the East Pakistan Agricultural Produce Markets Regulation Act, 1964.
(b) ‘Committee’ means a Subdivisional Market Advisory Committee constituted under section 9 of the Act;
and
(2) All other words and expressions used in these rules shall have the same meaning as are assigned to them
in section 2 of the Act.
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(A) Licence
3. Application for licence- (1) All applications for issue or renewal of licences under sub-section (1) of section 6 of
the Act shall be made to the Director in form I through the Secretary of the subdivisional Market Advisory
Committee. The applicant shall furnish such additional information as the Director may, at any time, deem
necessary for consideration of the application.
(2) Every application shall be accompanied by a Treasury Chalan showing payment under head of the fee
prescribed under rule 5.
(3) An application for renewal of a licence shall be made one month before the date of expiry of the licence :
Provided that the Director may entertain an application made after the expiry of the date prescribed under this subrule
if he is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for so doing
(4) The Secretary of the Committee shall forward the application, together with his comments, to the Director
within 7 days of the receipt thereof in his office.
4. Issue and Renewal of Licence - The Director shall, on being satisfied that an applicant has fully and correctly
furnished the particulars in his application and that the application is otherwise in order and that the prescribed fee
has been paid, issue or renew a licence, as the case may be, in form II.
5. Licence Fee - Rates of fee for licences or renewal thereof shall be as follows:
Category of market functionaries Fee for 1st licence Fee for renewal
(i) Wholesaler, aratdar and stockist. Rs. 50.00 Rs. 25.00
(ii) Commission agent, broker, dalal and
warehouseman.
Rs. 30.00 Rs. 15.00
(iii) Weighman, measurer, sampler, jachandar and
grader.
Rs. 10.00 Rs. 5.00
(B) Market Advisory Committees.
6. Term of office - The term of office of the Market Advisory Committee shall be a period of three years commencing
on the day on which its constitution is notified in the official Gazette.
7. Resignation of members - A member of a Committee may resign his office by tendering his resignation to the
Chairman of the Committee through the Secretary.
8. Cessation of membership - A member shall cease to be a member of the Committee if he-
(a) leaves the Subdivision;
(b) fails to attend four consecutive meetings of the Committee;
(c) has been adjudged by a competent Court to be insolvent or of unsound mind; and
(d) has been punished with imprisonment for an offence involving moral turpitude.
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9. Vacancy - If the scat of a member becomes vacant during the term of office of the Committee, a new member
shall be nominated for the residue of such term.
10. Quorum -No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless three members, including Chairman and
Secretary, are present.
11. Chairman - The Chairman of the Committee shall preside over all meetings of the Committee. In the absence
of the Chairman the members present shall elect one of them to be the Chairman of the Committee.
12. Session - The Committee shall meet at least once in every there months.
13. Notification of meetings - Notice of a meeting of the Committee shall be given in writing by the Secretary,
with the approval of the Chairman, to every member specifying the place, date and hour of the meeting
together with an agenda for the meeting at least seven days before the date of the meeting.
14. Proceedings of the meetings - The proceedings of every meeting of the Committee shall be recorded in a
minute book by the secretary. The Chairman or other presiding member shall sign the proceedings. A copy of
the proceedings of every meeting of the Committee shall be forwarded by the Secretary to the director of
Agricultural Marketing, East Pakistan, and the Deputy Commissioner of the district.
15. Appointment of Sub-Committee - The Committee may appoint Sub-Committees to assist it in the discharge
of its functions.
FORM 1
(See Rule 3)
Application form for licence or renewal of licence for operating as a Market Functionary in a notified market.
To
The director of Agricultural Marketing, East Pakistan,
(Through the Secretary, Subdivisional Market Advisory Committee).
Sir,
I/We..................................................................................being market functionary, whose particulars are furnished below,
hereby apply for the annual licence/renewal thereof for one year from...................................................... to....................... ..........
........................under the East Pakistan Agricultural Markets Regulation Act, 1964.
(1) Name under which the business is carried on or the name (a) with nationality of the applicant(s) with his/her
father’s/husband’s name, address and nationality.
(2) Station of business or working place where he/she/they has/have established office.
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[PART 1
(3) Nature of business (whether a wholesaler/aratdar/stockist/weighman/measurer/sampler/
jachandar/grader/commission agent/warehouseman/broker/ dalal, etc.
(4) Full postal address.
(5) Name of proprietor or partners or directors of the firm or company with his/her/their nationality and
addresses, both present and permanent (in the case of firm or company only).
(6) Name (s) of the agricultural produce for which licence is wanted.
(7) How long the applicant(s) has/have been trading/acting as a market functionary.
(8) Name of the notified market in which the applicant is operating/wil operate.
(9) Particulars of licence (in case of renewal).
(a) Book No.
(b) Licence No.
(c) Station of business
I/We declare that the foregoing particulars are complete and correct to the best of my/our knowledge.
I/We further declare that I/We have carefully read the East Pakistan Agricultural Produce Markets Regulation Act,
1964 and the Rules made thereunder relating to the issue and renewal of liecence, and agree to abide by them.
I/We have duly paid through treasury chalan of......................................Treasury a sum of Rs.................... (Rupees
..................................... only being the fee for licence/renewal of licence applied for above. the relevant receipted treasury
chanal bearing No............................. is enclosed.
Place..............................
Date...............................
Signature of the applicant.
N.B- (1) In the case or a company of firm the application must be signed by a partner or a Director or the Principal Officer
managing the business
(2) Particulars against any of the above items may be shown in a separate sheet duly signed and attested where the
space provided is not sufficient.
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FORM II
(See Rule 4)
Licence form for Market functionaries operating in notified markets.
SI. NO. of the application Book No...................................
......................................... Licence.....................................
Subject to the provision of the East Pakistan Agricultural Produce Markets Regulation Act, 1964 and the Rules made thereunder Mr. /M/S
.................................................................. is/are hereby granted the licence for conducting business/profession in respect of the Agricultural Produce (s) as shown
below for a period of one year from.............................................
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
Name under which the business is carried on or name of the
market functionary with his/her/father’s/ husband’s name with
full postal address.
Station of business
with full postal
address
Nature of business/ profession
(whether wholesaler/aratdar/
stockist/weighman).
Name of the
agricultural Produce
to be handled.
Seal of the Officer Signature of Director of Agricultural Marketing
Date..............................
Form of Renewal of Licence.
(I) (II) (III) (IV)
Date of expiry of the renewed
licence
Period for which the licence is
renewed
Remarks Signature and designation of the renewing officer with office
seal and date.
By order of the Governor,
M. F. BARI
Dy. Secy. to the Govt. of East Pakistan
Printed and Published by A. K. M. Zakariah, Officer on Special Duty, Service and General Administration Department, In-charge, East Pakistan Government
Press, Dacca.
Registered No. DA-1
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BANGLADESH GAZETTE
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Published by Authority
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1974
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
Section XIV
Dacca, the 11th December 1974,
NO. S.R.O. 143-L/74/ XIV/ Mark-24/74-252. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Agricultural Produce Markets Regulation Act,
1964 (E.P.Act, lX of 1964) the Government is pleased to make the following amendment in the East Pakistan Agricultural produce Markets Regulation Rules.
1964, namely:
In the aforesaid Rules:-
(a) the words “East Pakistan” wherever occurring shall be omitted;
(b) for the letters “Rs.” wherever occurring the word “Taka” shall be substituted in all places.
(c) in rule 5, under the heading “Fee for Renewal” for the figures “25”, “15” and “5” the figures “50”, “30” and “10” shall respectively be substituted;
and
(d) in Form I, for the word “Rupees” the word “Taka” shall be substituted,
By order of the President
(Illegible)
Deputy Secretary
(6367)
Registered No. DA-1.
The
Bangladesh
Gazette
Extraordinary
Published by Authority
SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 1985
GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
NOTIFICATION
Dhaka, the 7th April, 1985
No. 430-Pub.- The following Ordinance made by the President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, on the 27th March,
1985, is hereby published for general information :-
THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETS REGULATION (AMENDEBT) ORDINANCE, 1985
Ordinance No. XIX of 1985
AN
ORDINANCE
to amend the Agricultural Produce Markets Regulation Act, 1964
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Agricultural Produce Markets Regulation Act, 1964 (E.P. Act IX of 1964),
for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Now, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Proclamation of the 24th March, 1982, and in exercise of all powers
enabling him in that behalf, the President is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance :-
1. Short title.- This Ordinance may be called the Agricultural Produce Markets Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance,
1985.
2. Amendment of long title and preamble, E. P. Act IX of 1964.- In the Agricultural Produce Markets Regulation
Act, 1964 (E.P. Act IX of 1964), hereinafter referred to as the said Act, in the long title and preamble ; for the words “East
Pakistan” the word “Bangladesh” shall be substituted.
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Price: 25 Paisa
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3. Amendment of section 1, E. P. Act IX of 1964.- In the said Act, in Section 1,-
(a) in sub-section (1), the words “East Pakistan” shall be omitted ;
(b) in sub-section (2), for the words “East Pakistan” the word “Bangladesh” shall be substituted ; and
(c) in sub-section (3), for the words “Provincial Government” the word “Government” shall be substituted ;
4. Amendment of section 2, E. P. Act IX of 1964.- In the said Act, in section 2, -
(a) in clause (2), -
(i) for the words “East Pakistan” the word “Bangladesh” shall be substituted.
(ii) for the words “Directorate” the word “Department” shall be substituted ; and
(iii) for the words “Provincial Government” the word “Government” shall be substituted ; and
(b) in clause (4), for the words “Sub divisional” the word “District” shall be substituted ;
5. Amendment of section 3, E. P. Act IX of 1964. - In the said Act, for the words “Provincial Government” wherever
occurring the word “Government” shall be substituted;
6. Amendment of section 4, E. P. Act IX of 1964.- In the said Act, in section 4, in sub-section (1), after the words
“the Director” the words “or any officer of the Agricultural Marketing Department authorized by him” shall be
inserted.
7. Amendment of section 5, E. P. Act IX of 1964.- In the said Act, in section 5, for the words “Provincial
Government” the word “Government” shall be substituted ;
8. Amendment of section 7, E. P. Act IX of 1964.- In the said Act, in sub-section 7,-
(a) for the words “Directorate” the word “Department” shall be substituted ; and
(b) for the words “Provincial Government” the word “Government” shall be substituted ;
9. Substitution of section 9, E. P. Act IX of 1964.- In the said Act, for section 9 the following shall be substituted,
namely :-
“9. Constitution of Market Advisory Committee.- The Government may, by notification in the official
Gazette, constitute a District Market Advisory Committee for a district which shall consist of the following
members, namely:-
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(a) the Deputy Commissioner or any other officer nominated by him who shall also be its Chairman;
(b) a local officer of the agricultural Marketing Department to be nominated by the Director who shall also be its
Secretary;
(c) one representative from among the elected members of the Zilla Parishad, if any, to be nominated by the
Chairman of Zilla Parishad;
(d) one representative from among the licensed market functionaries from each of the notified markets to be
nominated by the Deputy Commissioner;
(e) one representative of the public to be nominated by the Deputy Commissioner;
(f) two representative of the growers to be nominated by the Deputy Commissioner;
10. Amendment of section 11, E. P. Act 1X of 1964- In the said Act, in section 11, clause (c) shall be omitted.
11. Amendment of section 12, E. P. Act 1X of 1964- In the said Act, in section 12, in sub-section (1) for the words
“provincial Government’’ the word “Government’’ shall be substituted.
12. Amendment of section 15, E. P. Act 1X of 1964 - In the said Act, in section 15-
(a) in sub-section (1) for the words “Provincial Government” the word “Government” shall be substituted; and
(b) in sub-section (3) -
(i) for the word “Directorate” the word “Department” shall be substituted and.
(ii) for the words “Provincial Government” the word “Government” shall be substituted.
13. Amendment of section 16, E. P. Act 1X of 1964-In the said Act, in section 16, in sub-section (1), -
(a) for the word “Directorate” the word ”Department” shall be substituted
(b) for the words “Provincial Government” the word “Government” shall be substituted; and
(c) for the words and comma “may”, the word “may” shall be substituted.
14. Amendment of section 17, E. P. Act 1X of 1964-In the said Act, in section 17, in the table, in the third column, for
the letters and figure “Rs. 200”, Rs. 100” Rs. 10” and Rs. 500”, wherever occurring, the word and figure “Taka
500”, “Taka 200”, “Taka 10” and “Taka 1,000” shall respectively be substituted.
2576 THE BANGLADESH GAZETTE, EXTRA, APRIL 7, 1985
15. Insertion of a mew section 17A E. P. Act 1X of 1964 -In the said Act, after section 17 the following new section
shall be inserted, namely-
“17A. Cognizance of offence - No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except upon a written
complaint made by the Director or any officer authorized by him, by general or special order, in this behalf”
16. Amendment of sections 18 and 19, E, P. Act IX of 1964- In the said Act, in sections 18 and 19, for the words
“Provincial Government” the words “Government” shall be substituted.
17. Amendment of the Schedule, E, P. Act IX of 1964- In the said Act, in the Schedule, -
(a) under the heading “I. Cereals” after entry (1), the following new entries shall be added, namely:-
“(2) Chira and Muri.
(3) Wheat, flour and atta”;
(b) under the heading “II. Pulses”, after entry (6), the following new entry shall be added, namely:-
“(7) Motar”; and
(c) under the heading “X. Condiments Spices and others”, after entry
(11), the following new entries shall be added, namely:-
“(12) Onion.
(13) Cotton.
(14) Kapok.
(15) Tortoise.
(16) Frog.
(17) Bamboo.”.
DHAKA
The 24th March, 1985
H M ERSHAD, ndc, psc
LIEUTENANT GENERAL
President
Md. ABUL BASHAR BHUIYAN
Deputy Secretary (Drafting).
Printed by Kanadker Obaidul Muqtader, Deputy Controller, Bangladesh Government press, Dhaka
Published by Md, Abdul Matin Sirker, Deputy Controller, Bangladesh Forms and Publications Office, Tejgaon, Dhaka,
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