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THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE CESS ACT, 1940 THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE CESS ACT, 1940 ACT No. XXVII OF 1940 [15th April, 1940] [An Act to provide for setting up and financing a Committee for promoting scientific, technological, social and economic research and education relating to food, agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries.] ( Subs. by the Agricultural Produce Cess (Amdt.) Act, 1950 (12 of 1950), s. 2, for the original long title.) [WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for setting up and finan cing a Committee for promoting scientific, technological, social and economic research and education relating to food, agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries;] (Subs. ibid., s. 3, for the original preamble.) It is hereby enacted as follows:‑ [5A. Committee to be set up---‑( Ss. SA, 5B and 5C ins. ibid. s. 8.)(1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the Central Government shall set up the Committee. (2) The Central Government may at any time, by notifica tion (For Notifn. setting up the Agricultural Research Council, see Gaz. of P., 1964, Pt. 1, pp. 552‑553.) in the official Gazette, replace the Committee by such other body as it may consider necessary and that body shall thereafter be deemed to be the Committee for the purposes of this Act (Ins. by the Agricultural Produce Cess (Amdt.) Act; 1952 (7 of 1952) s. 2.)[and the Oilseeds Committee Act, 1946, the Coconut Committee Act, 1944, and the Lac Cess Act, 1930]. IX of 1946 1944 XXIV of 1930. (3) The Committee shall consist of such members as the Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint to be members and the Central Government shall appoint from among them one to be the Chairman and one to be the Vice Chairman of the Committee.