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CHENNAI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019

Purattasi 14, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050

TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2019

[Price: Rs. 9.60 Paise.

Part IV—Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances

375-Ex-IV-2—1

THE TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AND LIVESTOCK CONTRACT FARMING AND SERVICES

(PROMOTION AND FACILITATION) ACT, 2019.

Arrangement of Sections.

CHAPTER I.

PRELIMINARY.

Short title and commencement.

Deﬁ nitions.

CHAPTER II.

CONTRACT FARMING AND SERVICES (PROMOTION AND

FACILITATION) AUTHORITY.

Establishment and incorporation of Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Authority.

Composition of the Authority.

Term of oﬃ ce and conditions of service of the Chairperson and members.

Allowances to non-oﬃ cial members.

Meetings of Authority, its proceedings and quorum.

Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Authority.

Oﬃ cers and employees of Authority.

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CHAPTER III.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF AUTHORITY AND ITS CHAIRPERSON.

10.

Powers and functions of Authority.

11.

Powers and functions of Chairperson.

CHAPTER IV.

REGISTRATION, RECORDING OF AGREEMENT AND FACILITATIVE FRAMEWORK.

12.

Registration of purchaser and Recording of Agreement.

13.

Produce under Contract Farming.

14.

Support to agricultural production and rearing of livestock.

15.

Purchaser prohibited from raising permanent structure on producers' land or premises.

16.

No title, rights, ownership or possession shall be transferred or alienated or vest in the purchaser etc.,.

17.

Object and period of agreement.

18.

Quality grade standards.

19.

Principles to determine pre-agreed price for produce.

20.

Principles to determine sale–purchase price of produce.

21.

Levy of facilitation fee.

22.

Sale–purchase of produce.

23.

Insurance of Produce.

24.

Other parties to contract.

25.

Obligation of Contracting parties.

26.

Alteration and termination of contract.

CHAPTER V.

DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, APPEAL AND FINE.

27.

Negotiation or third party mediation or conciliation.

28.

Dispute Settlement Committee.

29.

Appeal.

30.

Fine.

31.

Power of Government to supercede the Authority.

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CHAPTER VI.

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT.

32.

Grants by the Government, constitution of fund and audit of accounts.

CHAPTER VII.

MISCELLANEOUS.

33.

Submission of annual or periodical reports of accounts.

34.

Recovery of dues from any party to agreement.

35.

Recovery of loans and advances given b y the purchaser to the contract farming producer.

36.

Power to order production of accounts and powers of entry, inspection and search.

37.

The Chairperson and the members or employees of the Authority to be public servants.

38.

Protection of action taken in good faith.

39.

Action taken by the Government on recommendations of Authority.

40.

Power to give direction.

41.

Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts.

42.

Delegation of powers.

43.

Act to have overriding eﬀ ect.

44.

Power to make rules.

45.

Power to make Regulations.

46.

Power to remove diﬃ culties.

47.

Savings.

THE SCHEDULE

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The following Act of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly received the assent

of the President on the 25th September 2019 and is hereby published for

general information:-

ACT No. 37 of 2019.

An Act to provide for improved production and marketing of agricultural produce,

livestock and its products through holistic contract farming and to facilitate the

contracting parties to develop mutually beneﬁ cial and eﬃ cient contract farming

system and also promote services contract, by putting in place a friendly and

eﬀ ective institutional mechanism and conducive regulatory and policy frame

work for contract farming and lay down procedures and systems and the matters

connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Bඍ it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Tamil Nadu in the Seventieth

Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

CHAPTER I.

PRELIMINARY.

Short title and

commence-

ment.

1. (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce and Livestock

Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2019.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notiﬁ cation,

appoint.

Deﬁ nitions.

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) "agreement" means the contract farming agreement between the contract

farming purchaser, who oﬀ ers to purchase the agricultural produce or livestock or its

products and the contract farming producer, who agrees to produce the crop or rear the

livestock, under which the production or rearing and marketing of an agricultural produce or

livestock or its product as the case may be, is carried out as per the conditions laid down in

the agreement not inconsistent with this Act or any other law for the time being in force, and

includes the agreement between the service contract purchaser, or such other purchaser

and contract farming producer made under this Act;

(b) “agriculture” means growing or cultivation of plants or produce of agriculture,

horticulture, apiculture, sericulture, or forest or any other such activity for the purpose of

food, fodder, ﬁ ber, bio-fuel and raw materials for agro-industries;

of agriculture, horticulture, apiculture, sericulture, animal husbandry or forest or any other

such activity identiﬁ ed for contract under this Act;

(d) "Authority" means the Tamil Nadu State Contract Farming and Services

(Promotion and Facilitation) Authority established under section 3;

(e) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the State Contract Farming and

Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Authority, appointed by the Government under

section 4;

(f) “committee” means “Dispute Settlement Committee” constituted under section 28;

(g) "company" means a public limited company registered under the Companies

Act, 2013;

Central Act 18

of 2013.

(h) “contract” means legally enforceable agreement made under this Act;

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(i) "contract farming" means farming by a contract farming producer as speciﬁ ed

under written agreement with contract farming purchaser to the eﬀ ect that agricultural

produce including livestock or its product shall be purchased by the contract farming

purchaser or by his duly authorised agent therefor;

(j) "contract farming producer" means a farmer or farmer producer organisation,

who or which has agreed to produce or rear the crop or livestock or its product as speciﬁ ed

and in the manner set forth in the agreement and supply the same to the purchaser or his

duly authorised agent therefor, as per the terms and conditions speciﬁ ed in the agreement;

(k) "contract farming purchaser" means a person, who has entered into contract

farming agreement under this Act;

(l) “farmer” means a person, who is engaged in production of agricultural produce or

rearing of livestock by himself or by hired labour or otherwise, including lessee, tenant and

sharecropper;

Central Act 1 of

1956.

(m) “farmer producer company” means a company of farmer producer members as

deﬁ ned in Part-IXA of the Companies Act, 1956, including any amendments thereto and

re-enactment thereof and incorporated with the Registrar of Companies;

(n) “farmer producer organisation” means an association of farmers, by whatever

name or form it is called, registered under any law for the time being in force, which is

to mobilise farmers and build their capacity to collectively leverage their production and

marketing strength;

Central Act IX

of 1932.

(o) "ﬁ rm" means a ﬁ rm as deﬁ ned under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932;

(p) “force majeure” means an event that is unforeseeable, unavoidable and outside

the control of the contracting parties, comprising ﬂ ood, drought, bad weather, earthquake,

epidemic outbreak of disease and insects-pests attack and other like events;

(q) “fund” means the Tamil Nadu State Contract Farming and Services (Promotion

and Facilitation) Authority Fund constituted under section 32;

(r) "Government" means the State Government;

(s) “lease” means a contract between the land or premises owner, the lessor and

the contract farming purchaser the lessee under this Act, not inconsistent with any other law

for the time being in force;

(t) “livestock” includes domesticated animals like cattle, buﬀ alo, goat, sheep, pig,

and also includes other species like poultry, ﬁ sh and other aquatic species, birds and such

other animal species as permissible under law, as decided by contracting parties under

section 13 for the purpose of this Act;

(u) “livestock product” means all products of livestock, as decided by the contracting

parties under section 13 for the purpose of this Act ;

(v) "marketing" means all activities involved in the ﬂ ow of agricultural produce

or livestock or its product from production point commencing at the stage of harvest or

otherwise, as the case may be, till the same reaches the ultimate consumer viz. grading,

processing, storage, transport, channels of distribution and all other functions involved in

the process;

(w) "person" includes individual, Hindu Undivided Family, a co-operative society or

a company or ﬁ rm or an association or a body of individuals, whether incorporated or not;

(x) “notiﬁ cation” means a notiﬁ cation published in the Tamil Nadu Government

Gazette;

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(y) “premises” include building, structure, enclosure and surroundings thereof

meant for rearing of livestock and activities connected therewith or incidental thereto;

(z) "prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act;

(za) “price volatility” refers to the degree to which prices rise or fall over a period of

time;

(zb) “processing" means any one or more of a series of treatments including drying,

powdering, crushing, de-corticating, de-husking, parboiling, aging, polishing, ginning,

pressing and curing or any other manual, mechanical, chemical or physical treatment to

which raw agricultural produce, livestock or its product is subjected to and also includes

post-harvest management including cleaning, sorting, grading and such other value

additions;

(zc) "processor" means a person who undertakes processing of any agricultural

produce, livestock or its product on his own accord or on payment of a charge;

(zd) “produce” includes agricultural produce, livestock or its product, agreed by

the contracting parties for contract farming, services contract or any such other contract

consistent with this Act;

(ze) “purchaser” includes contract farming purchaser and service contract purchaser

or such other purchaser under this Act;

(zf) "recording of agreement" means recording of contract farming agreement made

between the purchaser and the contract farming producer under section 12;

(zg) "registration" means registration of purchaser made under section 12;

(zh) “regulations” means the regulations made by the Authority under

section 45;

(zi) "rules" means the rules made under this Act;

(zj) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to this Act;

(zk) “services contract” means the agreement between the farmer or farmer producer

organisation or farmer producer company and the services contract purchaser wherein

the former supplies the produce and the latter provides the post-harvest management

and marketing services to the produce like storage, primary value addition and such

other services in the food value chain including marketing linkages to organised retailers,

processors, exporters, futures or option trading;

(zl) “services contract purchaser” means a person who has entered into post-

harvest management and marketing services contract under this Act.

CHAPTER II.

CONTRACT FARMING AND SERVICES (PROMOTION AND FACILITATION)

AUTHORITY.

Establish-

ment and

incorporation

of Contract

Farming and

Services

(Promotion

and

Facilitation)

Authority.

3. (1) With eﬀ ect on and from such date as the Government may, by notiﬁ cation, specify

in this behalf, there shall be established an Authority to be called the Tamil Nadu State

Contract Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Authority, to exercise the

powers conferred on, and to perform the functions assigned to it by or under this Act.

(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a

common seal with powers to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and

immovable, and to contract and shall, by the said name, sue or be sued.

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(3) The head quarters of the Authority shall be at Chennai and the Authority may

also establish its oﬃ ces at other places in the State.

4. (1) The Authority shall consist of,—

Composition of

the Authority.

(a) a Chairperson to be appointed by the Government, from amongst

the persons holding the post of Agricultural Production Commissioner or Secretary to

Government, Agriculture department;

(b) ﬁ ve ex-oﬃ cio members, namely:—

(i) Commissioner or Director, Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business as

Member Secretary;

(ii) the Commissioner or Director of Agriculture;

(iii) the Commissioner or Director of Horticulture and Plantation Crops;

(iv) the Commissioner or Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary

Services; and

(v) Joint Commissioner of Revenue Administration

Processors or Exporters or Bulk contract farming purchasers linked with retail chain, as

non- oﬃ cial members;

(d) two members to be nominated by the Government, to represent

the farmers or farmers groups or association, by whatever name it is called, as

non-oﬃ cial members;

(e) an expert in Agricultural Economics nominated by the Government:

Provided that no person shall be nominated as a non-oﬃ cial member more than twice.

(2) One amongst the chairperson and members of the Authority shall be a woman.

(3) The Commissioner or Director, Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business shall

be the Chief Executive Oﬃ cer and have administrative control over the employees of the

Authority.

5. (1) (a) The Chairperson shall cease to hold oﬃ ce as soon as he vacates the oﬃ ce of

the Agricultural Production Commissioner or Secretary to Government, as the case may be.

Term of

oﬃ ce and

conditions

of service of

the Chair-

person and

members.

(b) Every ex-oﬃ cio member shall cease to be a member of the Authority as

soon as he vacates the oﬃ ce by virtue of which he is a member of the Authority.

(2) (a) The term of oﬃ ce of a non-oﬃ cial member of the Authority shall be for three

years:

Provided that he shall cease to hold oﬃ ce if he completes the age of sixty-ﬁ ve

years.

(b) A non-oﬃ cial member of the Authority shall hold oﬃ ce at the pleasure of

the Government and the Government may, if they deem ﬁ t, remove him before expiry of the

term of oﬃ ce:

Provided that no non-oﬃ cial member shall be removed from oﬃ ce, unless he has

been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

6. The non-oﬃ cial members of the Authority shall be paid from the fund, sitting fee and

allowances as may be prescribed for attending its meeting or any other work as may be

assigned to them by the Chairperson or the Government.

Allowances to

non-oﬃ cial

members.

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Meetings of

Authority, its

proceedings

and quorum.

7. (1) The Authority shall meet for the transaction of its business at least once in two

months on such date and at such time, as the Chairperson may determine:

Provided that the Authority may, in special circumstances meet at any time and at

any place in the State, as may be determined by the Chairperson.

(2) The Chairperson may, in his absence by reason of leave or illness or for any other

reason, authorise any of the other member of the Authority to function as the Chairperson

and the member so authorised, shall preside over its meeting. In case of vacancy of

Chairperson arising out of suspension, resignation, dismissal or death, the Government

shall nominate any other member of the Authority to function as the Chairperson till such

time a regular incumbent assumes the oﬃ ce.

(3) The member so authorised or nominated to discharge the functions and powers

of the Chairperson under sub-section (2) shall not be entitled to any compensation,

allowances or facility in addition to what he would be entitled to as a member.

(4) Not less than half of the total number of members of the Authority shall form the

quorum for transacting the business at the meeting of the Authority.

(5) All questions which come up before any meeting of the Authority shall be

decided by a majority of the members present, and in the event of a tie, the Chairperson, or

the person presiding the meeting shall have the second or casting vote.

Vacancies, etc.,

not to invali-

date procee-

dings of

Authority.

8. No act or proceeding of the Authority shall be invalid merely by reason of,—

(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of, the Authority; or

(b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as a member of the

Authority; or

case.

Oﬃ cers and

employees of

Authority.

9. (1) The Government shall provide the Authority with such oﬃ cers and employees as

may be necessary for the eﬃ cient discharge of its functions under this Act.

(2) The terms and conditions of service of oﬃ cers and employees of the Authority

appointed under sub-section (1) shall be governed by the regulations to be approved by the

Government.

CHAPTER III.

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF AUTHORITY AND ITS CHAIRPERSON.

Powers and

functions of

Authority.

10. (1) It shall be the duty of the Authority to ensure proper implementation of this

Act and to make suggestions to the Government for promotion and better performance of

contract farming. For this purpose the Authority shall,—

(a) entertain and dispose of appeal under section 29;

(b) take suo-motu notice of failure to perform as per agreement and refer such

cases for taking decision to the Dispute Settlement Committee or the Authority itself may

pass such orders, as it may deem ﬁ t;

service contract and such other contracts and also the oﬃ ce of the Dispute Settlement

Committee;

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(d) recommend changes in procedures for contract farming which will make the

contract farming more transparent, easier and successful;

(e) categorise the produce and place in the Schedule under section 13 and also

add or delete the produce from the Schedule; and

(f) issue general instructions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act for

the guidance of the Dispute Settlement Committee.

(2) Where the Authority is satisﬁ ed that there are reasonable grounds to inquire

into a matter arising out of the provisions of this Act, it may, suo-motu, initiate an inquiry in

respect thereof.

Central Act V

of 1908.

(3) The Authority shall, while inquiring into any matter under this section, have

the same powers as are vested in a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil

Procedure, 1908, in respect of the following matters, namely:—

(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of persons, compelling them to

give oral or written evidence on oath and producing documents or things;

(b) requiring the discovery and inspection of documents;

(d) requisitioning any public records or copies thereof from any court or oﬃ ce;

(e) issuing summons for examination of witness or documents; and

(f) any other matter which may be prescribed.

(4) The Authority shall ensure that not less than twenty ﬁ ve percent of the total

annual facilitation fee collected under section 21 is spent on promotion of contract farming

like training, engaging specialists for formulation of grade standards, research and other

like activities.

(5) Every year, the Authority shall also prepare,—

(a) a general report covering all the activities of the Authority in the previous

year;

(b) programmes of work;

(d) the Budget for the coming year clearly indicating the probable revenue

including grants from the Government, if any, and expenditure to constitute the fund

under section 32.

(6) The Authority shall forward the general report and the programmes to the

Government and also publish it.

(7) The Authority shall approve its ﬁ nancial expenditure for the contract farming in

the State as well as for the day to day activities of the Authority and report the same to the

Government.

(8) The Authority may prepare and undertake extensive and periodical publicity

programmes to publicise contract farming and upgrade skill, knowledge among farmers

with focus on youth and women processors and such other stakeholders.

(9) The Authority as a neutral facilitator shall foster a dialogue between contract

farming producers and purchasers, by organising joint meetings and workshops, to

discuss contractual terms, their duties, obligations and also doubts, apprehensions and

misconceptions, if any, and suggest appropriate remedies.

(10) The Authority may endeavour to popularise the contracted product under this

Act in domestic and overseas markets as brand of contract farming produce.

(11) The Authority may maintain suitably designed Management Information System

(MIS) of contract farming operations in the State.

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(12) The Authority may, on its own or by engaging experts, formulate grade

standards for produce to be contracted upon.

(13) The Authority may also represent in the meetings or workshops of farmers or

farmer producer organisations, organised by purchaser to facilitate them to understand the

contracts under this Act, the relevant law and other things incidental thereto.

Powers and

functions of

Chairperson.

11. (1) The Chairperson shall have powers of general superintendence and direction in

the conduct of the aﬀ airs of the Authority. The Chairperson shall preside over the meetings

of the Authority as well as exercise and discharge the powers and functions of the Authority

vested in him in accordance with the rules framed under this Act.

(2) The Chairperson shall also be responsible for,—

(a) the day-to-day administration of the Authority;

(b) drawing up of proposal for the Authority’s work programmes in the State;

(d) ensuring that the Authority carries out its tasks in accordance with the

requirements of its users, in particular with regard to the adequacy of the services provided

and the time taken;

(e) the preparation of the statement of revenue and expenditure and the

execution of the budget of the Authority; and

(f) any other activity as may be necessary to carry out the aﬀ airs of the Authority

in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.

(3) In case of absence of the Chairperson or vacancy in the oﬃ ce of the Chairperson,

the member, so authorised or nominated, under section 7, shall perform the functions and

exercise the powers vested in the Chairperson.

CHAPTER IV.

REGISTRATION, RECORDING OF AGREEMENT AND FACILITATIVE

FRAMEWORK.

Registration of

Purchaser

and

Recording of

Agreement.

12. (1) Every purchaser shall be registered and agreement recorded in such manner

as may be prescribed and no such agreement shall be valid under this Act unless the

purchaser is so registered and agreement recorded with the designated Registering and

Agreement Recording Oﬃ cer.

(2) The Government shall designate such number of oﬃ cers not below Group ‘B’

from the Department of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business, as may be necessary,

called as Designated Oﬃ cers to exercise the powers and to perform the functions assigned

to them under this Act.

(3) The Designated Oﬃ cer shall facilitate registration of purchaser and recording of

agreement, as may be prescribed.

(4) The purchaser, shall digitally register and get its agreement recorded with the

Designated Oﬃ cer of the jurisdiction within which the produce is to be grown or raised,

as the case may be, in such form and in such manner with a requisite fee, as may be

prescribed, and for such period as speciﬁ ed in section 17:

Provided that if the produce is partly or fully grown or raised in jurisdictions of more

than one Designated Oﬃ cer, the purchaser shall digitally register and get its agreement

recorded with any one of the oﬃ cer who in turn shall forward the same to the concerned

Designated Oﬃ cers, considering it a single point registration and agreement recording.

(5) There may be more than one agreement as per categorisation of produce under

section 13. The agreement shall be prepared in local language clearly understandable to

the contract farming producer and shall be in such legally acceptable form containing such

particulars and terms and conditions, as may be speciﬁ ed in the rules.

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(6) The contract farming producer may enter into contract with one purchaser or

with multiple purchasers without any overlap of same produce.

(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force,

agreement under this Act shall be made on one legal stamp paper only in denomination of

rupees one hundred or in denomination as required in the law.

(8) The farmer producer organisation may, on behalf of farmers on being so

authorised, be a party to the contract.

(9) While recording the agreement, the Registering and Agreement Recording

Oﬃ cer shall ensure that the title of land is, as reﬂ ected in latest record of rights.

13. (1) Considering the signiﬁ cance of a produce for the purpose of contract farming

and services contract under this Act, the contracting parties may mutually decide the name

of a produce mentioned in the Schedule and the said produce shall be mentioned in the

agreement:

Produce under

Contract

Farming.

Provided further that if the said produce is not categorised and mentioned in the

Schedule, contracting parties shall be free to mutually decide the pre-agreed price and the

sale-purchase price, mention the same in the agreement.

(2) The Authority may, based on varied factors such as price volatility or other

such criteria, as may be prescribed in the rules, recommend for inclusion or exclusion

of a produce in the Schedule to the Government, so as to guide the contracting parties

to benchmark the pre-agreed price and the sale-purchase price. The Government may,

by notiﬁ cation on the recommendation of the Authority may add, delete the produce from

Schedule or alter its categorisation, as it deems ﬁ t.

14. (1) The contract farming producer may get support from the contract farming

purchaser for improving production and productivity by way of inputs, feed and fodder,

technology and other services related thereto as speciﬁ ed in the agreement.

Support to

agricultural

production

and rearing of

livestock.

(2) The latitude of the contract under the Act may include holistically from

pre-production to post-production or any components thereof with all terms and conditions,

mentioned in the agreement, not inconsistent with this Act.

(3) Farmer-producers organisations or farmer producer companies shall be

promoted among small and marginal farmers and such other farmers engaged in rearing of

livestock for scale of economy in production and post-production activities.

(4) There shall be a contract farming facilitation group at the village panchayat level

for every contract, comprising the members, as may be prescribed, to facilitate in selection

of inputs, good agriculture practices, sorting, grading, packing and delivery of produce and

such other production and post-production activities of contracted produce. The contract

farming facilitation group may comprise of,—

(a) representative of contract farming producers or group thereof;

(b) representative of purchasers;

(d) jurisdictional oﬃ cer prescribed by the Government.

(5) Save as provided in sub-sections (1) and (2), farmer or farmer producer

organisation or farmer producer company may also enter into services contract or any

other such contract with service contract purchaser or such other purchaser, as may be

prescribed and speciﬁ ed in the agreement, not inconsistent with this Act and rules made

thereunder.

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Purchaser

prohibited

from raising

permanent

structure on

producers’

land or

premises.

15. Notwithstanding anything contained in the agreement, the purchaser is prohibited

from raising any permanent structure or creating any kind of leasehold rights or any kind of

charge of whatever nature on the land of the contract farming producer:

Provided that any kind of temporary structure shall be raised as agreed upon in the

agreement which is related to production process of produce or its marketing and shall be

removed before the expiry of the agreement, if not removed, then its ownership shall vest

in the contract farming producer, after the expiry of the agreement.

No title, rights,

ownership

or possessi-

on shall be

transferred

or alienated

or vest in the

purchaser

etc.,.

16. Notwithstanding anything contained in the agreement, no title, rights or interest,

ownership or possession of land or premises or other such property shall be transferred or

alienated or vested in the purchaser or his successor or his agent, as the case may be, as

a consequence arising out of the agreement. As a corollary to this, no charge, whatsoever,

on the land of the contract farming producer shall be validly created by any act or omission

of the contracting parties.

Object and

period of

agreement.

17. (1) The agreement shall be made by the contract farming purchaser exclusively

for the purchase of the produce and may include production activities like supply of

material inputs, land use, the advice or any other activity related thereto as speciﬁ ed in the

agreement.

(2) The minimum period of the agreement shall be for one crop season or one

production cycle of contracted produce and further continuance subject to renewal

thereafter, as mutually decided by the contract farming producer and contract farming

purchaser and mentioned in the agreement:

Provided that in case of multiple produce contract, the produce with more than one year

production cycle may have separate agreements.

(3) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (1), there may be a services contract

for the period as may be mutually agreed by the contracting parties, not exceeding ﬁ ve

years and renewable thereafter.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) and (3), contract farming

producer, the lessor, may lease out his agricultural land or premises to the contract farming

purchaser, the lessee under this Act, not inconsistent with any other law for the time being

in force.

Quality grade

standards.

18. (1) The contracting parties may, considering the channel of outlet, end use, agronomic

practices, agro-climate and such other factors, also work out mutually acceptable quality

grade standards or adopt any such standards formulated by an agency of the State or

Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices of Government of India or any other agency

authorised by the Authority, mentioned in the agreement, to execute the sale-purchase.

(2) Save as provided under sub-section (1), the Authority may also formulate quality

grade standards for produce, for adoption by the contracting parties mentioned in the

agreement.

(3) The quality grade standards shall be categorised into,—

(i) premium quality;

(ii) fair average quality; and

(iii) below fair average quality.

(4) While identifying and deﬁ ning quality parameters and their values, generic and

speciﬁ c use of the produce shall be taken into consideration.

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Explanation.— In case of contract farming for seed production, genetic purity,

germination percentage, viability, and other like activities, as the case may be in the

contract, may be important parameters.

19. To provide reasonable protection to the contract farming producer, the

pre-agreed price, category wise as under section 13 shall be determined in accordance

with the guiding criteria as may be prescribed in the rules and mentioned in the agreement.

Principles to

determine

pre-agreed

price

for produce.

20. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being

in force, there shall be sale price, mentioned in the contract, determined in accordance with

the guiding criteria as may be prescribed in the rules.

Principles to

determine

sale–

purchase

price of

produce.

21. The Authority shall levy and collect facilitation fee from the purchaser, in respect

of contracted produce, at such nominal rate, as may be notiﬁ ed, but not exceeding 0.10

percent advalorem on contracted produce:

Levy of facilita-

tion fee.

Provided that the Government may, in consultation with the Authority, exempt levy of

facilitation fee at initial stage of implementation of the Act, as they deem ﬁ t, or at any time

in the course on any or all contracted produce.

Tamil Nadu Act

27 of 1989.

22. (1) The contracted produce, livestock and its product shall be outside the ambit of

the regulation of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987.

Sale–purchase

of produce.

(2) The contract farming purchaser shall buy the entire pre-agreed quantity of one

or more produce of the contract farming producer,—

(a) in case, production support under section 14 has been provided for the

contract, the contract farming purchaser shall buy the pre-agreed quantity of the produce

at pre-agreed rate, as may be prescribed, considering the quantity to be at par with fair

average quality, owning responsibility of maintaining the quality. The contract farming

purchaser shall also buy the rest of the pre-agreed quantity at a rate mutually acceptable to

both the parties but not lower than the ﬁ xed percentage of the price as may be prescribed,

payable for fair average quality, as provided in the agreement:

Provided that below fair average quality produce may be bought by other buyers for its

or their speciﬁ c purposes as under section 24 and as mentioned in the agreement;

(b) in case of contract only for buying, the contract farming purchaser shall

buy the pre-agreed quantity at pre-agreed rate to the extent, commensurate to fair average

quality, as mentioned in the agreement. The contract farming purchaser shall also buy the

rest of the produce over and above the pre-agreed quantity at a rate mutually acceptable to

both the parties.

Central Act 10 of

1955.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and

Control Orders issued thereunder and any other law for the time being in force, the provision

of stock limit shall not be applicable on such contract farming purchaser purchasing produce

for trade or processing or export to the extent of quantity purchased under contract farming.

Central Act 60 of

1976.

(4) Only electronic weighing instruments or other such instruments, which also

satisfy the requirements of such weights and measures as are prescribed by the Standards

of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 and the rules made thereunder, or any other provision

of law in force for such purpose, shall be used for weighing or measuring produce.

(5) Weighing instruments, weights and measures to be used for weighing or

measuring of contracted produce under this section may at any time be inspected,

examined and checked by the Chairperson, ex-oﬃ cio members of the Authority or by any

other authorised oﬃ cer.

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(6) The contract farming purchaser shall have to make all arrangements for purchase

and provide materials required for ﬁ lling and weighing or measuring of the produce, in

advance, when the produce is to be taken by the contract farming producer for delivery

to the contract farming purchaser at the agreed place. The contract farming purchaser

shall also be responsible to make the weighment or measurement immediately and after

the weighment or measurement is over, shall take the delivery of the produce, forthwith by

issuing a receipt slip with the details of sale proceeds, as may be prescribed.

(7) The contract farming purchaser shall be considered to have thoroughly inspected

the produce at the time of delivery and have no right to retract it.

(8) The contract farming purchaser shall make the payment to the contract farming

producer of the value of the produce delivered by the contract farming producer as agreed

to in the agreement, and the same shall be made through electronic clearance on the spot

or as per the terms laid down in the contract, not inconsistent with this Act or the rules made

thereunder:

Provided that in case of seed and such other produce where quality is to be assessed

later on, payment of two-third of the value of the produce is to be made at the time of

delivery of the produce and the remaining one-third of payment after assessment of the

quality as prescribed.

(9) In case, payment is not made on the spot as per the terms of the contract, as

under sub-section (8), a penal interest as prescribed, shall be levied for late payment upto

thirty days. If the said payment is not made within thirty days, it shall be recovered as an

arrear of land revenue with interest as prescribed, till such time as it is recovered and paid

to the contract farming producer.

Insurance of

Produce.

23. (1) The produce under contract farming shall be covered under production linked

agricultural insurance scheme in operation or such other scheme, as may be prescribed.

(2) Save as provided under sub-section (1), the produce under contract farming may

be covered under price or market linked insurance scheme or any other such scheme, as

and when it may come to be implemented by the Central Government or the Government

or any other agency.

Other parties to

contract.

24. Save as otherwise provided in the Act, insurance company, banking institution

providing credit, agri-input supplier, knowledge partner, buy-back buyer and other buyer

intending to purchase the produce below fair average quality may be parties to the contract,

and their roles and services be mentioned in the agreement.

Obligation of

contracting

parties.

25. The contracting parties shall either perform, or oﬀ er to perform, their respective

promises, unless such performance is dispensed with or excused as under section 26, or

of any other law for time being in force.

26. (1) On reasonable cause, the contracting parties may, in the course, alter or

terminate the contract with mutual consent and shall intimate the same to the authority or

the oﬃ cer authorised in this behalf.

Alteration and

termination of

contract.

(2) In the event of a force majeure or the change in the policy of the Government, the

aﬀ ected contracting party, to the extent of adverse impact, shall not be bound to honour the

contract and can accordingly alter the terms with mutual consent or terminate the contract,

with the approval of the Authority or the oﬃ cer authorised in this behalf.

CHAPTER V.

DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, APPEAL AND FINE.

Negotiation or

third party

mediation or

conciliation.

27. (1) In case of any dispute arising out of an agreement made in conformity to

this Act, the parties to the contract may seek a mutually acceptable solution through the

process of negotiation or through third party mediation or conciliation in the manner, as may

be prescribed.

(2) The contracting parties may mutually identify the conciliator or mediator in

the manner as speciﬁ ed in the agreement.

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28. (1) The Government may, by notiﬁ cation, constitute a Dispute Settlement

Committee, comprising an oﬃ cer in-charge of Revenue Sub-division of the District

concerned as the Chairman and three Members, one each representing farmers or farmer

producer organisations, agro-industry representatives and a domain expert.

Dispute

Settlement

Committee.

(2) Failing to reach a mutually acceptable solution under section 27, the

aggrieved party may refer the dispute to the designated Dispute Settlement Committee.

(3) The Dispute Settlement Committee shall resolve the dispute democratically

by the majority present, and in the event of tie, the Presiding Oﬃ cer shall have a second or

casting vote.

(4) The Dispute Settlement Committee shall resolve the dispute in summary

manner within thirty days, after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(5) The decision of the Dispute Settlement Committee under sub-section (3), shall

have the force of a decree of a civil court and shall be enforceable as such, and the decretal

amount shall be recovered as an arrear of land revenue.

29. (1) Any person aggrieved by the order passed under section 28 may prefer

appeal to the District Collector in such manner as may be prescribed, in this behalf, within

ﬁ fteen days or within thirty days by submitting reasons for delay, if any, from the date of

receipt of the order. The District Collector shall dispose of the appeal within thirty days from

the date of preferring the appeal, after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being

heard.

Appeal.

(2) The decision of the District Collector in the appeal shall have the force of a

decree of a civil court and shall be enforceable as such and the decretal amount shall be

recovered as an arrear of land revenue.

(3) Any person aggrieved by the order passed under sub-section (1) above may

make an application to the Authority for appeal, in the manner as may be prescribed, within

ﬁ fteen days or within thirty days by submitting reasons for delay, if any, from the date of

receipt of the order. The Authority shall dispose of the appeal within thirty days from the

date of making the application after giving the parties a reasonable opportunity of being

heard and the decision of the Authority shall be ﬁ nal:

Provided that the purchaser and contract farming producer, while making an

application for appeal shall have to deposit with the Authority, an amount equal to twenty

per cent and ten per cent, respectively, of the amount as decided by the Dispute Settlement

Committee under section 28. If the Authority dismisses the appeal, the Authority shall

forthwith transfer the twenty per cent or ten per cent, as the case may be, deposited with it

and the balance amount be paid by the petitioner within ﬁ fteen days to the beneﬁ ciary, and

if not complied with, it shall be recovered as an arrear of land revenue.

(4) The decision of the Authority in the appeal shall have the force of a decree

of a civil court and shall be enforceable as such and the decretal amount shall be recovered

as an arrear of land revenue.

30. (1) The purchaser and the contract farming producer shall, on contravention or

breach of contract made under this Act, in addition to un-liquidated damages, or compensation

and liquidated damages, be liable to pay a ﬁ ne of not exceeding ﬁ fteen thousand rupees

and one thousand ﬁ ve hundred rupees, respectively, as may be prescribed.

Fine.

(2) The damages, compensation and ﬁ ne under sub-section (1), shall be

recovered from the purchaser and contract farming producer as an arrear of land revenue.

31. (1) If, at any time, the Government is of the opinion,—

(a) that on account of circumstances beyond the control of the Authority, it is

unable to discharge the functions or perform the duties imposed on it by or under the

provisions of this Act; or

Power of

Government

to supercede

the Authority.

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(b) that the Authority has persistently defaulted in complying with any direction

given by the Government under this Act or in the discharge of the functions or performance

of the duties imposed on it by or under the provisions of this Act and as a result of such

default, the ﬁ nancial position of the Authority or the administrative function of the Authority

has suﬀ ered; or

so to do; the Government may, by notiﬁ cation and for reasons to be speciﬁ ed therein,

supercede the Authority for such period not exceeding six months, as may be speciﬁ ed in

the notiﬁ cation, and appoint an Administrator or Board of Administrators or any person, as it

deems ﬁ t, to look after the functions of the Authority during the period of its supersession:

Provided that before issuing any such notiﬁ cation, the Government shall give

a reasonable opportunity to the Authority to make representations against the proposed

supersession and shall consider the representation, if any, of the Authority.

(2) Upon the publication of a notiﬁ cation under sub-section (1) superceding the

authority,—

(a) the Chairperson and other members shall, as from the date of

supersession, be deemed to have vacated their oﬃ ces;

(b) all the powers, functions and duties which may, by or under the provisions

of this Act, be exercised or discharged by or on behalf of the Authority shall, until the

Authority is reconstituted be exercised by the Administrator or Board of Administrators or

by person appointed by the Government under sub-section (1); and

Authority is reconstituted under sub-section (3), vest in the Government.

(3) On or before the expiration of the period of supersession speciﬁ ed in the

notiﬁ cation issued under sub-section (1), the Government shall reconstitute the Authority by

a fresh appointment of its Chairperson and other members, and in such case, any person

who had vacated his oﬃ ce under clause (a) of sub-section (2) shall not be deemed to be

disqualiﬁ ed for reappointment.

(4) The Government may cause a copy of the notiﬁ cation issued under

sub-section (1) and a full report of any action taken to be laid before the Legislative Assembly

as soon as may be after it is issued.

(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or any contract or

Memorandum or Articles of Association, a person on removal, from oﬃ ce under this section,

shall not be entitled to claim any compensation for the loss or termination of oﬃ ce.

CHAPTER VI.

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT.

Grants by the

Government,

constitution

of fund and

audit of

accounts.

32. (1) The Government may, after due appropriation made by the State by law in

this behalf, make to the Authority grants of such sums of money, at the initial stage, as may

be prescribed, for being utilized for the purposes of this Act.

(2) There shall be constituted a fund to be called the Tamil Nadu State Contract

Farming and Services (Promotion and Facilitation) Authority Fund and shall be credited

thereto,—

(a) all grants provided by the Government, fees received by the Authority;

(b) all sums received by the Authority from such other sources as may be

decided upon by the Government;

(3) The fund shall be applied for meeting,—

(a) the salaries, allowances and other remuneration of the members,

oﬃ cers and other employees of the Authority;

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(b) the other expenses of the Authority in connection with the discharge of

its functions and for the purposes of this Act.

(4) The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and

prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form and manner as may be prescribed

by the Government.

(5) The accounts of the Authority shall be subject to audit by an agency as the

Government deems ﬁ t. The Authority may also make arrangement for internal audit of

accounts.

(6) The Authority shall furnish to the Government at such time and in such form

and manner as may be prescribed, or as the Government may direct, returns, statements

and other particulars in regard to any proposed or existing programme for the promotion

and development of contract farming and services, as the Government may, from time to

time, require.

CHAPTER VII.

MISCELLANEOUS.

33. The purchaser shall submit reports of accounts in relation to agreement entered

into and executed for contract farming to the Designated Oﬃ cer as well as to the Authority,

in such manner as may be prescribed.

Submission of

annual or

periodical

reports of

accounts.

34. If there is any due from any party to the agreement, it shall be recovered as an

arrear of land revenue.

Recovery of

dues from

any party to

agreement.

35. The loans and advances given by the purchaser to the contract farming producer

can be recovered from sale proceeds of the produce in accordance with the procedure and

manner as may be prescribed and in no case, be realised by way of sale or mortgage or

lease of the land regarding which the agreement has been entered into.

Recovery of

loans and

advances

given by the

purchaser to

the contract

farming

producer.

36. (1) Any oﬃ cer empowered by the Authority in this behalf may, for the purposes

of this Act, ask the purchaser to produce the accounts and other documents and to furnish

any information relating to the stock of the contracted produce or purchase, sale, storage

and processing thereof; and also to furnish any other information relating to the payment to

the contract farming producer under this Act.

Power to order

production

of accounts

and powers

of entry,

inspection

and search.

(2) All accounts and registers maintained by the purchaser and documents

relating to the stock of produce or purchase, sale, storage and processing of such

contracted produce in possession and the oﬃ ce, establishment, godown or vehicle of such

person shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times, by such oﬃ cer authorised in this

behalf.

(3) For the purpose of sub-section (2), such oﬃ cer may enter and search any

place of business, warehouse, oﬃ ce, establishment, godown or vehicle where there is

suﬃ cient reason to believe that such person keeps, or is for the time being keeping, any

accounts, registers, documents or stock of the business.

Central Act 2

of 1974.

(4) The provisions of section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973,

shall, so far as may be, apply to a search under sub-section (3).

Central Act XLV

of 1860.

37. The Chairperson, the ex-oﬃ cio members and the employees of the Authority

shall, when acting or purporting to Act in pursuance of the provisions of this Act, be deemed

to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.

The

Chairperson

and the

members or

employees

of the

Authority to

be public

servants.

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Protection of

action taken in

good faith.

38. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for

anything which is done in good faith or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act or any

rule made thereunder.

Action taken

by the

Government

on recommen-

dations of

Authority.

39. (1) The Government may consider the recommendations made by the Authority

under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 10 and send information to the Authority of

action taken within thirty days or such longer time as may be decided in consultation with the

Authority. In case the Government decides not to implement any of the recommendations of

the Authority, it shall communicate its decision to the Authority with reasons thereof.

(2) The Authority shall prepare an annual report of the recommendations made

by it under section 10 along with the action taken and reasons for not taking action, if any.

The Government shall cause a copy of this report to be laid on the table of the Legislative

Assembly of the State.

Power to give

direction.

40. (1) Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this Act, the Authority shall,

in exercise of its powers and performance of its functions under this Act, be bound by such

directions on questions of policy, other than those relating to technical and administrative

matters, as the Government may give in writing to it from time to time:

Provided that the Authority shall, as far as practicable, be given an opportunity to

express its views before any direction is given under this sub-section.

(2) The decision of the Government, whether a question is one of policy or not,

shall be ﬁ nal.

Bar of

jurisdiction of

Civil Courts.

41. No Civil Court shall have jurisdiction to decide or deal with any question which is

by or under this Act required to be decided or dealt with by any Authority or oﬃ cer mentioned

in this Act.

Delegation of

powers.

42. The Government may, by notiﬁ cation, delegate all or any of the powers vested

in them under this Act or the rules made thereunder, except those powers conferred upon

them by sections 31, 40, 44 and 46 to any oﬃ cer or authority subject to such conditions and

to such control and revision by the Government or by such authority as may be speciﬁ ed in

the notiﬁ cation and in the like manner withdraw any power so delegated.

Act to have

overriding

eﬀ ect.

43. The provisions of this Act shall have eﬀ ect notwithstanding anything inconsistent

therewith contained in any other law made by the legislature of the State for the time being

in force.

Power to make

rules.

44. (1) The Government may, by notiﬁ cation, make rules for carrying out all or any

of the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers,

the Government may make rules relating to the matters which may be or is required to be

prescribed by rules.

(3) (a) All rules made under this Act shall be published in the Tamil Nadu Government

Gazette and unless they are expressed to come into force on a particular day shall come

into force on the day on which they are so published.

(b) All notiﬁ cations issued under this Act shall, unless they are expressed to

come into force on a particular day, come into force on the date on which they are so

published.

(4) Every rule made or notiﬁ cation or order issued under this Act shall, as soon as

possible after it is made or issued, be placed on the table of the Legislative Assembly and

if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so placed or the next session, the Assembly

makes any modiﬁ cation in any such rule or notiﬁ cation or order or the Assembly decides

that the rule or notiﬁ cation or order should not be made or issued, the rule or notiﬁ cation or

order shall thereafter have eﬀ ect only in such modiﬁ ed form or be of no eﬀ ect, as the case

may be, so, however that any such modiﬁ cation or annulment shall be without prejudice to

the validity of anything previously done under that rule or notiﬁ cation or order.

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215

45. (1) The Authority may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act and the

rules made thereunder.

Power to make

Regulations.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,

such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters:—

(a) summoning and holding of meetings of the Authority;

(b) powers and duties of the oﬃ cers and other employees of the Authority;

(d) maintenance of accounts and the preparation of balance sheet by the

Authority;

(e) procedure for carrying out the functions of the Authority under this Act; and

(f) any other matter which is to be, or may be provided in the regulations.

46. If any diﬃ culty arises in giving eﬀ ect to the provisions of this Act, the Government

may, by order, make provisions or give such directions, not inconsistent with the provisions

of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of the diﬃ culties:

Power to

remove

diﬃ culties.

Provided that no such order shall be issued after the expiry of two years from the date

of commencement of this Act.

47. Nothing herein contained shall aﬀ ect the provisions of any Statue, Act or

Regulation not hereby expressly repealed, nor any usage of or customs of trade, nor any

incident or any contract, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

Savings.

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THE SCHEDULE

[ See sections 10(1)(e), 13(1) and (2) ]

Class of agricultural produce

Name of agricultural produce

(1)

(2)

I. Cereals

1. Paddy.

2. Rice in all forms.

3. Wheat in all forms.

4. Cholam (Jowar) in all forms.

5. Cumbu (Bajra) in all forms.

6. Ragi in all forms.

7. Maize in all forms.

8. Thina.

9. Kudiraivali.

10. Varagu.

11. Samai.

II. Pulses

1. Redgram (Thuvarai) in all forms.

2. Blackgram (Ulundu) in all forms.

3. Greengram (Pachaipairu) in all forms.

4. Bengalgram (Kondakadalai) in all forms.

5. Peas (Pattani) in all forms.

6. Lab (Mochai) in all forms.

7. Cowpea (Karamani) in all forms.

8. Soya Beans in all forms.

9. Horsegram (Kollu) in all forms.

III. Oil seeds

1. Groundnut (Pods and Kernals) whole or split.

2. Gingelly or Seasamum seed or Ellu.

3. Castor (Pods or seeds).

4. Sunﬂ ower seeds or Kernals.

5. Coconut (in all forms except tender coconut).

6. Cotton seed.

7. Mustard (Kadugu) seeds.

8. Niger seeds.

9. Neem seeds.

10. Pungam seeds.

IV. Fibres

1. Cotton (Kapas, lint, waste).

2. Coconut coir.

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217

THE SCHEDULE

[ See sections 10(1)(e), 13(1) and (2) ]

Class of agricultural produce

Name of agricultural produce

(1)

(2)

V. Vegetables

1. Brinjal

2. Bhendi.

3. Potato.

4. Onion.

Gourds (Snake gourd or Pudalai, Bitter gourd or Pagal, Bottle gourd

or Surai, Pumpkin or Parangikai, Ribbed gourd or Peerkankai, Ash

gourd or Pusanikai).

6. Tomato.

7. Moringa (Murungai).

8. Greens (Keeraigal).

9. Green chillies.

10. Yams (all kinds).

11. Lab Avarai.

12. Cabbage.

13. Cauliﬂ ower.

14. Radish (all kinds).

15. Carrot.

16. Beans (all kinds).

17. Sweet Potato.

18. Green Banana (Valaikkai).

19. Chow Chow.

20. Kari leaf (Karuveppilai).

21. Knol-khol.

22. Turnip.

23. Green peas.

24. Cluster beans (Kothavarakai).

25. Beetroot.

26. Agathi.

27. Green Mango (Mongai in all kinds).

VI. Fruits

1. Banana.

2. Mango.

3. Guava.

4. Grapes (Kodimundhari).

Citrus (Sathugudi, Loose Jacket Orange, Lime, Lemon and Grape).

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THE SCHEDULE

[ See sections 10(1)(e), 13(1) and (2) ]

Class of agricultural produce

Name of agricultural produce

(1)

(2)

6. Pomegranate (Mathulai).

7. Jack.

8. Melons.

9. Pine Apple.

10. Apple.

11. Pears.

12. Plums.

13. Papaya.

14. Sapota (Chikoo).

15. Cucumber.

VII. Drugs and Narcotics

Tobacco in all forms.

VIII. Tubers

Tapioca-tubers, tapioca chips, tapioca ﬂ our, tapioca starch.

IX. Condiments and spices

1. Chillies or red chilles.

2. Garlic.

3. Turmeric in all forms.

4. Coriander (Dhania seeds).

5. Cardamom.

6. Arecanut (Whole or splits).

7. Tamarind in all forms.

8. Cashewnuts in all forms.

9. Ginger in all forms.

10. Betal leaves or Vetrilai.

X. Animal husbandry products

1. Butter.

2. Cattle.

3. Eggs.

4. Ghee.

5. Goat.

6. Hides and Skins.

7. Milk.

8. Pig.

9. Poultry.

10. Sheep.

11. Wool.

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THE SCHEDULE

[ See sections 10(1)(e), 13(1) and (2) ]

Class of agricultural produce

Name of agricultural produce

(1)

(2)

XI. Apiculture

Honey.

XII. Pisciculture

Fish.

XIII. Forest products

1. Bamboo.

2. Bidi leaves.

3. Lac.

4. Gum.

5. Kadukai (Myrobalan) (gali nut).

XIV. Sericulture

1. Cocoons.

2. Silk yarn.

XV. Silviculture

1. Tree species used as a raw material in industries

XVI. Miscellaneous

1. Sugarcane Jaggery in all forms.

2. Palmgur Jaggery in all forms.

Raw rubber in all forms, pale latex crepe sole crepe and centrifuged

latex rubber, Manufacturers Association grades on rubber sheets

and estates brown crepe grades.

(By Order of the Governor)

C. GOPI RAVIKUMAR,

Secretary to Government (FAC),

Law Department.

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