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Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020

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5
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20

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Chapter I

Preliminary

2 sections
§ 1 Short title and commencement
§ 2 Definitions
Chapter II

Promotion and Facilitation of Trade and Commerce of farmers Produce

5 sections
§ 3 Freedom to conduct trade and commerce in a trade area
§ 4 Quality, grade and standards of farming produce
§ 5 Electronic trading and transaction platform
§ 6 Market fee under State APMC Act, etc., in trade area
§ 7 Price Information and Market Intelligence System
Chapter III

Dispute Resolution

3 sections
§ 8 Dispute Resolution Mechanism for farmers
§ 9 Suspension or cancellation of right to operate in electronic trading and transaction platform
§ 10 Appeal against cancellation of right to operate
Chapter IV

Penalties

1 section
§ 11 Penalty for contravention of Act and rules
Chapter V

Miscellaneous

9 sections
§ 12 Powers of Central Government to issue instructions, directions, orders or guidelines
§ 13 Protection of action taken in good faith
§ 14 Act to have overriding effect
§ 15 Bar of jurisdiction of civil court
§ 16 Act not to apply to certain transactions
§ 17 Power of Central Government to make rules
§ 18 Laying of rules
§ 19 Power to remove difficulties
§ 20 Repeal and savings

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