State Act

The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 1963.

5-1A. Establishment of Market of National Importance.— (1) The State Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, designate any existing market established under section 5 as “Market of National Importance” or establish any market as “Market of National Importance”, after consideration of such aspects regarding marketing of agricultural produce like total throughput value, upstream catchment area, down-stream number of consumers served and special infrastructure requirements therefor, requiring regulation by Market of National Importance: Provided that, the market handling not less than eighty thousand metric tons agricultural produce or such annual tonnage or such annual value, as may be specified by the Government by an order, from time to time, and in which agricultural produce arrives from not less than two other States, may be considered for designating the Market of National Importance. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the regulation of marketing in Market of National Importance shall be in such manner as may be prescribed.