Section 9
Suspension or cancellation of right to operate in electronic trading and transaction platform.
The Farmers Produce Trade and commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
About this Act
An Act to provide for the creation of an ecosystem where the farmers and traders enjoy the freedom of choice relating to sale and purchase of farmers produce which facilitates remunerative prices through competitive alternative trading channels; to promote efficient, transparent and barrier-free inter-State and intra-State trade and commerce of farmers produce outside the physical premises of markets or deemed markets notified under various State agricultural produce market legislations; to provide a facilitative framework for electronic trading and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) The Agriculture Marketing Adviser, Directorate of Marketing and Inspection,
Government of India or an officer of the State Government to whom such powers are delegated by the
Central Government in consultation with the respective State Government may, on its own motion or
on a petition or on the reference from any Government Agency, take cognizance of any breach of the
procedures, norms, manner of registration and code of conduct or any breach of the guidelines for fair trade practices by the electronic trading and transaction platform established under section 5 or
contravenes the provisions of section 7 and, by an order within sixty days from the date of receipt and
for the reasons to be recorded, he may--
(a) pass an order for the recovery of the amount payable to the farmers and traders;
(b) impose a penalty as stipulated in sub-section (2) of section 11; or
(c) suspend for such period as he deems fit or cancel the right to operate as an electronic trading and transaction platform:
Provided that no order for recovery of amount, imposition of penalty or suspension or cancellation of the right to operate shall be passed without giving the operator of such electronic trading and transaction platform an opportunity of being heard.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall have force of the decree of a civil court and shall be enforceable as such and the decretal amount shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue.
(a) pass an order for the recovery of the amount payable to the farmers and traders;
(b) impose a penalty as stipulated in sub-section (2) of section 11; or
(c) suspend for such period as he deems fit or cancel the right to operate as an electronic trading and transaction platform:
Provided that no order for recovery of amount, imposition of penalty or suspension or cancellation of the right to operate shall be passed without giving the operator of such electronic trading and transaction platform an opportunity of being heard.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall have force of the decree of a civil court and shall be enforceable as such and the decretal amount shall be recovered as arrears of land revenue.