State Act

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

5B. Establishment and notification of “Market Yard of National Importance (MNI).— The Government may designate and notify any existing market yard established under sub-section (2) of section 5 as “Market Yard of National Importance” or establish and notify any market as “Market Yard of National Importance” after consideration of such aspects as total throughout, value, upstream catchment area, down-stream number of consumers served and special infrastructure requirements thereof: Provided that the market yard handling not less than such annual tonnage or such annual values, as may be prescribed, may be considered for conferring the status as the “Market Yard of National Importance”; Provided further that out of such annual tonnage or such annual value, 30 percent may arrive from not less than two other States.