State Act
Section 5. Principal market yard, sub-market yard, market sub-yard, private market yard, private market sub-yard, farmer-consumer market yard, private farmer- consumer market and electronic trading platform.
The Goa Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007
5. 18[5. Principal market yard, sub-market yard, market sub-yard, private market yard, private market sub-yard, farmer-consumer market yard, private farmer- consumer market and electronic trading platform. (1) In this State, there may be— (a) principal market yard(s) managed by the Marketing Board; (b) sub-market yard(s) managed by the Marketing Board; (c) market sub-yard(s) managed by the Marketing Board; (d) private market yard(s) managed by a person, holding a licence under section 5C; (e) private market sub-yard(s) managed by a person holding a licence under section 5F; (f) farmer-consumer market yard(s) managed by the Marketing Board; (g) private farmer-consumer market yard(s) managed by a person, holding a licence under section 5D; (h) electronic trading platform. (2) The Government shall, as soon as possible after the issue of notification under sections 3 and 4, by a notification, declare any ‘place’ in the market area as principal market yard or sub-market yard or market sub-yard or farmer-consumer market yard, as the case may be, managed by a Marketing Board, for the purpose of regulation of marketing of notified agricultural produce and livestock, expressly or impliedly in physical, electronic or other such mode, under this Act. Explanation.— In this sub-section (2), the expression ‘place’ shall include any structure, enclosure, open space locality, street including warehouse/silos/pack house/cleaning, grading and packaging and processing unit vested in the Marketing Board of the delineated market area. (3) The Government may, by notification, declare a ‘place’, licenced under section 51, to be private market yard, private market sub-yard, private farmer-consumer market yard, as the case may be, for marketing of notified agricultural produce and livestock, expressly or impliedly in physical, electronic or other such mode, under this Act. Explanation.— In this sub-section (3), the expression ‘place’ shall include any structure, enclosure, open space locality, street including warehouse/silos/pack house/cleaning, grading and packaging and processing unit vested in the person licenced for the purpose under this Act.