AGRICULTURE-FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT -- Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Rules, 1991.

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—— NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT —— CONTENTS Pages AGRICULTURE-FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Rules, 1991. 48-49

[47] DTP—III-1(a)–(41)48 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part III-Sec.1(a) NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURE-FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Rules, 1991.

[G.O. Ms. No. 151, Agriculture-Farmers Welfare (AM3), 25th September 2026, புரட்டாாசி 8, பராபவ, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2057.] No. SRO A- 19/2026.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 52 of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1987 (Tamil Nadu Act 27 of 1989), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Rules, 1991.

Amendments In the Said Rules,—

(1) in rule 24, for sub-rule (3), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) Every application for the grant or renewal of a licence under section 8-A of the Act shall be made through online in the web portal notified by the Government under sub-section (1) of section 8-A of the Act, subject to the conditions specified therein, and upon payment of the fee specified in rule 27. The application shall, after due verification by the concerned Market Committee, be forwarded to the Director through that web portal.

(4) Every application under sub-rule (3) shall be accompanied by the following documents, namely:-

(a) Photo identity proof;

(b) Permanent Account Number (PAN) document;

(c) Proof of business address;

(d) Bank account details;

(e) Bank guarantee or solvency certificate;

(f) GST registration certificate; and

(g) Proof of status of the applicant.

(5) Every application under sub-rule (3) shall contain a declaration by the applicant to the effect that -

(a) he agrees to abide by the Act and the rules made there under and the amendments made thereto from time to time and the directions or orders issued by the Director of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business from time to time;

(b) he agrees to keep all necessary records and information about the functioning of his business and to co-operate in producing whatever information and documents are asked for inspection by the appropriate authority;

(c) he agrees to pay whatever charges, fees or amounts are liable and due from him legally;

(d) he agrees not to do business with the persons doing illegal business and will co-operate in taking legal action against such persons;

(e) he has not been guilty of any offence or misconduct in any of the market committees working under the Directorate of Agricultural Marketing;

(f) he is not a partner with any person to whom a licence has been refused;

(g) he has not applied for the licence just to avail of advantages accruing therefrom; and

(h) he has not caused any disturbance hitherto for the smooth and healthy functioning of any market committee or entered into any disreputable or fraudulent transaction with any person in the State.";

(2) in rule 25-A, for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:- "(1) The Director or the officer authorized by him shall grant or renew a licence under section 8-A of the Act through online in the web portal notified by the Government under sub-section (1) of section 8-A of the Act, in Form 4-A, subject to the conditions specified therein.";Oct. 14, 2026] TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 49

(3) in rule 26, for the proviso to sub-rule (1), the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:- "Provided that, for good and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of a licence applied for under section 8, and through the web portal notified by the Government under sub-section (1) of section 8-A of the Act, in the case of a licence applied for under section 8-A, the Market Committee or the Director, or the officer authorised by him, as the case may be, may condone the delay in submitting an application for renewal of the licence for a period not exceeding one month from the date of expiry of the licence, on payment of a fee of Rs. 10 (Rupees Ten only).";

(4) in rule 27, -

(a) in sub-rule (1), for the expression "three years", the expression "five years" shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-rules (2) and (3), for the expression "one year", the expression "five years" shall be substituted;

(c) in sub-rule (7), for the expression "three years", the expression "five years" shall be substituted;

(5) for rule 29, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:- "29. Issue of duplicate licence.- (1) If the licensee establishes to the satisfaction of the licensing authority that licence granted to him has been lost or destroyed beyond recovery, the market committee or the Director or the officer authorized by him, as the case may be, may issue a duplicate licence on payment of fee of Rs.10 (Rupees ten only) on an application made in Form 1 or 2, as the case may be.

(2) The licence granted or renewed under section 8-A of the Act through the web portal notified by the Government may be downloaded by the licensee. The downloaded licence shall be valid for the period specified therein

and shall be treated as the original licence:

Provided that in respect of a licence granted or renewed under section 8-A of the Act in physical mode prior to the commencement of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Second Amendment Act, 2026 (Tamil Nadu Act 20 of 2026), if the licensee establishes to the satisfaction of the Director or the officer authorized by him that the licence has been lost or destroyed beyond recovery, the Director or the officer authorized by him may issue a duplicate licence on payment of a fee of Rs.10/- (Rupees ten only) on an application made through online in the web portal notified by the Government under sub-section (1) of section 8-A of the Act.

(6) in rule 32, in sub-rule (2), after the expression "section 8", the expression "or sub-section (1) of section 8-A" shall be inserted.

N. SUBBAIYAN, Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government (FAC).

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