Section 12
Powers of Central Government to issue instructions, directions, orders or guidelines.
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.
The Central Government may, for carrying out the provisions of this Act, give such instructions,
directions, orders or issue guidelines as it may deem necessary to any authority or officer subordinate
to the Central Government, any State Government or any authority or officer subordinate to a State
Government, an electronic trading and transaction platform or to any person or persons owning or
operating an electronic trading and transaction platform, or a trader or class of traders.