S.L. 117.43 Art. 10Rules applicable to marketing centres.

(1) No person shall purchase or sell local agricultural produce from the marketing centre otherwise than by a sales method as approved by the Agency.

(2) No person purchasing local agricultural produce from the marketing centre shall remove such produce or cause it to be removed from the place at which the sale is held before he has obtained the relative purchase delivery note issued through a system authorised by the Agency.

(3) No person shall sell or keep for sale within the limits of any marketing centre any imported fruits or vegetables or any other product not related to local production.

(4) The Agency may issue standards and shall also determine:

(a) which standardised containers have been approved for use in the marketing centre;

(b) which local agricultural produce entering or AGRICULTURAL MARKETING CENTRES

leaving the marketing centre shall be carried in the said standardised containers;

(c) the weights and measures to be used; and

(d) the exact times when sales of local agricultural produce may be held which shall be notified by the Agency periodically.

(5) The Agency may impose a service fee on farmers who deliver produce which fee shall be deducted from the payment due to him and as published by virtue of a notice in the Gazette.