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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. 27. Power to annul proceedings.--(1) Government may by order in writing call for the record and annul any proceeding of a market committee or its sub committees which it considers not to be in conformity with law or rules or bye laws and may do all things necessary to secure such conformity, or may suspend any resolution which it considers likely to lead to breach of peace, or to cause injury or annoyance to public or to any class or body of persons, or is likely to effect adversely the interest of the market committee or of growers or dealers transacting business -in agricultural produce or of any class of functionaries working in the notified market areas. (2) An officer authorized by Government may by order in writing, suspend within the limits of the notified market area, the execution of any resolution or order of a market committee or its sub-committees or prohibit the doing within these limits, of any act which is being done or is about to be done in pursuance of or under cover of this act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder, if in his opinion the resolution, order or Act is in excess of the powers conferred by law or is likely to lead to breach of peace or to cause injury or annoyance to public or to any class or body or persons, or is likely to affect adversely the interest of the market committee or of growers or dealers transacting business in agricultural produce or of any class of functionaries working in the notified market area concerned. (3) The officer making an order under this section, shall forthwith forward a copy thereof, with a statement of his reasons for marking it and the explanation, if any, of the market committee concerned, to the Government who may thereupon rescind the order or direct that it shall continue in force with or without modification, permanently or for such period as it thinks fit.