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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. 16. Appointment and salaries of officers and servants of market committee.-----(1) Subject to such rules as may be made by the Government in this behalf, a market committee may employ such persons as may be necessary for the management of the market including seasonal and part-time staff, may pay such persons such salaries and wages as it may think fit and shall have power to control, remove and punish them. The market committee may also in such manner as may be prescribed, grant to its employees such leave, allowances, pension, gratuities or compassionate allowance as it deems proper; and may contribute to any provident fund which may be established for the benefit of such employees. (2) The Government may constitute a market committee employees cadre for such employees and on such terms and conditions of service as may be prescribed. (3) Subject to such rules as may be made by the Government, every employee of a market committee shall be liable to be transferred for service in any market committee of the province. (4) The committee shall, in the case of any Government servant whom it employs pay to Government such contribution towards pension and leave allowances of such servant as may be payable under rules applicable to that Government servant.