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ACT I OF 1991 ACT I OF 1991 BALOCHISTAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETS ACT, 1991 An Act to provide for the better regulation of purchase and sale of agricultural produce and the establishment of markets for agricultural produce in the Balochistan Province [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 25th November, 1991] No. PAB/Legis.III(3)/91, dated 25-11-1991.--The Balochistan Agricultural Produce Markets Bill, 1991 having been passed by the Province Assembly of Balochistan on 9th October, 1991 and assented to by the Governor of Balochistan, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly. 9. Duties of the market committee.--(1) The market committee shall enforce the provisions of this Act and the rules and bye-laws, made thereunder in the notified market area and when so required by the Government, shall establish a market therein providing such facilities for persons visiting it in connection with the purchase, sale, storage, weighment, passing and processing of agricultural produce as the Government may from time to time direct. (2) Subject to such rules as Government may make in this behalf, the market committee shall issue licence to brokers, weighmen, measurers, surveyors, warehousemen, changers, palledars, bonitos, rolas, tokriwalas and rehriwalas for carrying on their occupation in the market area in respect of agricultural produce and to renew, suspend or cancel such licences. (3) No broker, weighman, measurer, surveyor, warehouseman, changer, palledar, bonitos, tola, tokriwala and rehriwala shall unless duly authorized by licence carry on his occupation in a notified market area in respect of agricultural produce.