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

ACT NO. 21 OF 2020 · Enacted [24th September, 2020.] · 20 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

PROMOTION AND FACILITATION OF TRADE AND COMMERCE OF FARMERS’ PRODUCE

Section 3.Freedom to conduct trade and commerce in a trade area.

Section 4.Trade and commerce of scheduled farmers’ produce.

Section 5.Electronic trading and transaction platform.

Section 6.Market fee under State APMC Act, etc., in trade area.

Section 7.Price Information and Market Intelligence System.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 8.Dispute Resolution Mechanism for farmers.

Section 9.Suspension or cancellation of right to operate in electronic trading and transaction platform.

Section 10.Appeal against cancellation of right to operate.

PENALTIES

Section 11.Penalty for contravention of Act and rules.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.Powers of Central Government to issue instructions, directions, orders or guidelines.

Section 13.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 14.Act to have overriding effect.

Section 15.Bar of jurisdiction of civil court.

Section 16.Act not to apply to certain transactions.

Section 17.Power of Central Government to make rules.

Section 18.Laying of rules.

Section 19.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 20.Repeal and savings.