LAW DEPARTMENT - TAMIL NADU ORDINANCE No. 3 OF 2018. An Ordinance further to amend the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987.

No. 393] cheNNai, Friday, November 30, 2018 Karthigai 14, vilambi, Thiruvalluvar aandu–2049

Part IV—Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances

The following ordinance which was promulgated by the governor on the 29th November 2018 is hereby published for general information:—

TAMIL NADU ORDINANCE No. 3 OF 2018.

An Ordinance further to amend the Tamil Nadu Agricultural

Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987.

WhereaS the Legislative assembly of the State is not in session and the Governor of Tamil Nadu is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action for the purpose hereinafter appearing;

NoW, ThereFore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 213 of the constitution, the governor hereby promulgates the following ordinance:—

Short title and

commencement.

1. (1) This ordinance may be called the Tamil Nadu agricultural Produce marketing (regulation) Second amendment ordinance, 2018.

(2) it shall come into force at once.

Tamil Nadu act 27 of

1989.

amendment of section 33.

2. in section 33 of the Tamil Nadu agricultural Produce marketing (regulation) act, 1987, in the proviso to sub-section (1), for the expression "seven years and six months", the expression "eight years and six months" shall be substituted.

baNWariLaL PUrohiT, 29th November 2018. Governor of Tamil Nadu.

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

Sub-section (1) of Section 33 of the Tamil Nadu agricultural Produce marketing (regulation) act, 1987 (Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 1989) empowers the Government to appoint a Special Officer to manage the affairs of the market committee pending the constitution of a new market committee for a period not exceeding three years in the aggregate.

By virtue of the said provision, Special Officers were appointed to 23 market committees to manage the affairs of the said market committees and their tenure was extended beyond the said three years period, by amending the proviso to sub-section (1) of the said Section 33, from time to time. Lastly their tenure was extended up to seven years and six months by Tamil Nadu Act 38 of 2018. The tenure of Special Officers is due to expire on 29th November 2018. As it will take some more time to nominate members to the market committees, it is necessary to extend the tenure of the said Special Officers for a further period of one year beyond 29-11-2018 or till the reconstitution of the market committees, whichever is earlier.

The government have, therefore, decided to amend the said Tamil Nadu act 27 of 1989 for the above purpose.

2. The Ordinance seeks to give effect to the above decision.

(by order of the governor)

S.S. PoovaLiNgam,

Secretary to Government,

Law Department.