State Act

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

55. Recognition of unified single trading license granted/renewed under section 53 for inter-state trade.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, Government may allow holder of unified single trading licence bearing Unicode, issued by any other State or Union Territory to undertake trade transactions within its geographical jurisdiction on e- platform or any other format that may be in operation, as trader. (2) Such licensee shall be liable to pay the market fee and other marketing charges at the rate applicable, where trade transactions has taken place, in the manner as prescribed. (3) In case of contravention of any of the provisions of this Act/Rules/Bye-laws, instructions or orders, the 60[State Marketing Officer] shall, after giving an opportunity of being heard, blacklist such licensee for trading purpose only within their respective jurisdiction, when a contravention has occurred, for a certain period or forever based on the gravity of breach/violation of provisions of this Act/Rules/Bye-laws, instructions or orders. Explanation.— The expression ‘blacklisting’ of licence for a certain period means temporary suspension of licence for certain period and blacklisting the licensee forever means permanent cancellation of licence. (4) The 61[State Marketing Officer] of the respective jurisdiction, wherein the contravention occurs, may simultaneously submit a proposal detailing the type and nature of contravention with evidence, to the concerned licence issuing State or Union Territory as the case may be, for taking further appropriate action against the contravener.