
 State of Madhya Pradesh - Act
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 The M.P. State Agricultural Marketing Board (Term of Office and Powers of President, Vice-President and Members) Rules, 1976
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 MADHYA PRADESH
   
 India
 
 The M.P. State Agricultural Marketing Board (Term of Office and Powers of President, Vice-President and Members) Rules, 1976
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 Rule THE-M-P-STATE-AGRICULTURAL-MARKETING-BOARD-TERM-OF-OFFICE-AND-POWERS-OF-PRESIDENT-VICE-PRESIDENT-AND-MEMBERS-RULES-1976 of 1976
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* Published on 18 June 1976
* Commenced on 18 June 1976
 The M.P. State Agricultural Marketing Board (Term of Office and Powers of President, Vice-President and Members) Rules, 1976
 
 Published vide Notification No. 1585-2663-14-3, dated 18-6-1976, M.P. Rajpatra Part 4 (Ga) , dated 23-7-1976 at pages 551-553
 
 In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (xxx) , (xxxi) and (xxxii) of sub-section (2) of Section 79 of the Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi Adhiniyam, 1972 (No. 24 of 1973), the State Government hereby makes the following rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (1) of Section 79, namely :-
 
### 1. Short title.
 - These rules may be called the Madhya Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board (Term of Office and Powers of President, Vice-President and Members) Rules, 1976.
 
### 2. Definitions.
 - In these rules, unless the context otherwise, requires,-
 
(a) "Act" means the Madhya Pradesh Krishi Upaj Mandi Adhiniyam, 1972 (24 of 1973);
 
(b) "President" means the President of the Board;
 
(c) "Section" means a section of the Act;
 
(d) "Vice-President" means the Vice-President of the Board.
 
### 3. Term of Office of the President, Vice-President and members of the Board.
(1) The term of office of the President, Vice-President and members of the Board shall be five years from the date of their appointment under sub-section (1) of Section 41 :
 
 Provided that the President, Vice-President or a member appointed under sub-section (1)  of Section 41 by virtue of holding certain position, he shall cease to be the member as also the President, Vice-President of the Board from the date he ceases to hold the said position and a casual vacancy shall be deemed to have accrued in such office.
 
### 4. Powers of the President and the Vice-President.
(1) Powers of the President :-
 
(i) The President shall be the Chief Controlling and Supervising Officer of the Board. All Officers and servants of the Board shall, subject to the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder, be subject to his control.
 
(ii) The President shall:-
 
(a) preside over the meeting of the Board and sub-committee and conduct business at such meetings;
 
(b) watch over the finances and administration of the Board and perform such executive functions as are assigned to him by or under the Act;
 
(c) exercise supervision and control over acts and proceedings of all officers and servants of the Board in matters of executive administration and in matters concerning the accounts and records and disposal of all questions relating to the service matters of employees of the Board;
 
(d) in case of emergency, direct the execution or stoppage of any work or the doing of any act which requires the sanction of the Board;
 
(iii) The President may :-
 
 (a) by an order in writing delegate to the Vice-President any powers conferred upon him by these rules;
 
 (b) invite any officer of the Public Works Department, Town and Country Planning Department, Agriculture Department, Revenue Department, Economic and Statistics Department, Food Department and Local Authority, Corporation or institution to any meeting the Board for tendering advice in matters within the purview of such officer;
 
 (c) issue or authorise any officer of the Board to issue directions to Market Committee in respect of :-
 
 (i) general improvement of conditions of buying and selling of agricultural produce;
 
 (ii) efficient management of the market;
 
 (iii) the manner in which date relating to arrivals and despatches of agricultural produce should be compiled and maintained;
 
(iv) any matter for implementing the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder;
 
 (d) call for or authorise any officer of the Board to call for any information or return relating to agricultural produce from a Market Committee or a trader or a dealer or a godown keeper or other market functionary;
 
(e) inspect or may authorise any officer of the Board to inspect the records and accounts of the Market Committee and accounts of any dealer, godown keeper or other functionary;
 
(f) appoint one or more sub-committees consisting of one or more members of the Board for giving opinion on any matter.
 
(2) Powers of the Vice-President:-
 
 (1) The Vice-President of the Board shall:-
 
 (a) in the absence of the President, preside over the meeting of the Board;
 
 (b) exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties of the Presidents as the President may from time to time, delegate to him.
 

