THE PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETS (GENERAL) RULES, 1962 — The Haryana Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961

THE PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETS (GENERAL) RULES, 1962 Short title and commencement -(1) These rules may be called the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets (General) Rules, 1962. They shall come into force at once. Definitions, In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- “Act” means the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961; 5 "(1A) Agency means an individual society registered as such under the provisions of the Haryana Co-operative Societies Act 1984 (22 of 1984) or company registered as such under the companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) a firm registered as such under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932) authorised by the Market committee to collect fee in case of fruits & vegetables in notified market area." "buyer" includes a person buying any agricultural produce on behalf of any other person as his agent or servant or as commission agent; "bye-law" means a bye-law made under sub-section (14) of section 3 or sub-section (1) of section 44, as the case may be; "commission agent" means a dealer who, on behalf of any other person and in consideration of a commission makes or offers to make a purchase or sale of any agricultural produce or does or offers to do anything for carrying out such purchase or sale; (4A) "certified seed" means seed that fulfils all requirement for certification provided by the Seeds Act, 1966 (54 of 1966) and the Seeds Rules 1968 and to the container of which the certification tag is attached; “Director of Agriculture” means the Director of Agriculture, Haryana; "Deputy Commissioner" means the Deputy Commissioner of the district having jurisdiction over the notified market area or, if such area is situated in more than one district, such Deputy Commissioner of one of these districts as may be specified by the Stat