Section 4 in Jharkhand Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 2000
4. Declaration of market area.
(1)After the expiry of the period specified in the notification issued under section 3 and after considering such objection and suggestions as may be received before such expiry and after holding such enquiry as it may consider necessary, the Jharkhand Government may by notification, declare the area specified in the notification under section 3 or any portion thereof to be a market area for the purposes of this Act, in respect of all or any of the kinds of agricultural produce specified in the notification under section 3.(2)[ On and after the date of publication of the notification under subsection (1), or such later date as may be specified therein, no municipality or other local authority, or other person, notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, shall, within the market area, or within a distance thereof to be notified in the official Gazette in this behalf set up, establish, or continue, or allow to be set up, established or continued, any place for the purchase, sale, stores or processing of any agricultural produce so notified, except in accordance with the provision of this Act, the rules and bye-laws.Explanation. - A municipality or other local authority or any person shall not be deemed to set up, establish or continue or allow to be set up, established or continued a place as a place for the purchase, sale, storage or processing of agricultural produce within the meaning of this section, if the quantity is as may be prescribed and the seller is himself the producer of the agricultural produce offered for sale at such place or any person employed by such producer to transport the same and the buyer is a person who purchases such produce for his own use or if the agricultural produce is sold by retail sale to a person who purchases such produce for his own use.] [Substituted by Act 60 of 1982.](3)Subject to the provisions of section 3, the Jharkhand Government may at any time by notification exclude from a market area, any area or any agricultural produce specified therein or include in any market area or agricultural produce included in a notification issued under sub-section (1).(4)Nothing in this Act shall apply to a trader whose daily or annual turnover does not exceed such amount as may be prescribed.
