State Act
Section 50. Grant/Renewal of licence to market functionaries other than trader.
The Goa Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007
50. Grant/Renewal of licence to market functionaries other than trader.— (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and Rules made in this behalf, every person who, in respect of notified agricultural produce including livestock, desires to operate in the principal market yard or sub-market yard or market subyard as commission agent, weighman, measurer, hammal (loader-unloader) or such other market functionary, except trader, shall apply to the Marketing Board for grant or renewal of licence in such form, with such fees and in such manner as prescribed. (2) The Marketing Board or its Chairperson, if so authorized by the Marketing Board may, on an application made under sub-section (1) and after making such inquiries as it deemed fit, grant or renew the licence, or may refuse to grant or renew any such licence on the basis of one or more of the following reasons:— (i) the applicant is minor or not bonafide; (ii) the applicant has been declared defaulter under the Act or Rules made thereunder and Bye-laws; (iii) the applicant has been found guilty under the Act; (iv) any dues relating to Marketing Board and/or Board and/or Government are outstanding against the applicant; (v) any other reason(s) as may be prescribed. (3) The application received under subsection (1) shall be dispose of within twenty working days from the date of receipt of application complete in all respects. (4) The Marketing Board may grant the licence or reject the same after recording the reason(s) in writing therefore. (5) On expiry of a period specified in subsection (3), if the application has not been disposed off, the licence deem to have been granted or renewed, as the case may be. (6) The Marketing Board or its Chairperson if so authorized may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing suspend or cancel the licence, granted under this section: Provided that no order for suspension or cancellation of licence shall be passed without giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the licensee.