State Act

The Goa Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007

53. Grant/Renewal of unified single trading licence.— (1) 53[There shall be a single licence applicable to the whole of the State, for the trader to be granted/ renewed by the State Marketing Officer or such Officer as may be authorized by him] in such manner and in such form, as prescribed, to operate as trader in any principal market yard, sub-market yard, market sub-yard private market yard and sub-yard, e-trading platform or any other space identified for the purpose, in the State. 54[The existing trader licences granted by the Marketing Board before commencement of the Goa Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 shall be deemed to be State wide single trader licences granted by the State Marketing Officer.] Explanation.— Private market licensee or other such licensee or its management committee may, register the unified single trading licensee, to allow to operate in such market yards. (2) Any person desirous of obtaining or renewing a licence under sub-section (1) as trader, shall apply to the 55[State Marketing Officer or such officer as may be authorized by him] in such form and with such fee, as prescribed. (3) Subject to provisions of this Act and the Rules made thereunder, the 56[State Marketing Officer or such officer as may be authorized by him], on application made under sub-section (2), after making such inquiries as deemed fit, may grant or renew the licence in such form and for such a period, as prescribed: Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and the Rules, there shall be no consideration of domicile, compulsory requirement of purchase/collection center and minimal quantity for grant/renew of such licence: Provided further that such licence granted or renewed shall entail to the licensee to carry out trade of any form i.e. primary or secondary or whatsoever, without any discrimination. (4) The licence issued by the 57[State Marketing Officer or such officer as may be authorized by him] under this section shall bear Unicode, as prescribed.