Act Number: 21

Act Name: The Farmers Produce Trade and commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020

Year: 2020

Enactment Date: 2020-09-24

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Section 19: Power to remove difficulties.
    (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act as may appear to it to be necessary for removing the difficulty:
     Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of the period of three years from the date of commencement of this Act.
     (2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of Parliament.
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