The FARMERS’ PRODUCE TRADE AND COMMERCE (PROMOTION AND FACILITATION) ACT, 2020

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Farmers’ Produce Trade and commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020.

(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 5th day of June, 2020.

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  1. 1.Short title and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Freedom to conduct trade and commerce in a trade area.
  4. 4.Trade and commerce of scheduled farmers’ produce.
  5. 5.Electronic trading and transaction platform.
  6. 6.Market fee under State APMC Act, etc., in trade area.
  7. 7.Price Information and Market Intelligence System.
  8. 8.Dispute Resolution Mechanism for farmers.
  9. 9.Suspension or cancellation of right to operate in electronic trading and transaction platform.
  10. 10.Appeal against cancellation of right to operate.
  11. 11.Penalty for contravention of Act and rules.
  12. 12.Powers of Central Government to issue instructions, directions, orders or guidelines.
  13. 13.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  14. 14.Act to have overriding effect.
  15. 15.Bar of jurisdiction of civil court.
  16. 16.Act not to apply to certain transactions.
  17. 17.Power of Central Government to make rules.
  18. 18.Laying of rules.
  19. 19.Power to remove difficulties.
  20. 20.Repeal and savings.