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Power of the Provincial Government to make rules. \r\n13. Power of the Provincial Government to make rules. \r\n14. Power to reject unmarked bales in fulfillment of contracts. \r\n15. Protection for acts done under Act. \r\nTHE COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT \r\n1925 \r\n(XII of 1925) \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1925 \r\n(XII of 1925) \r\n[21 March 1925] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for the better regulation of cotton ginning and cotton pressing factories. \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the better regulation of cotton ginning and cotton \r\npressing factories; It is hereby enacted as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may b e called the Cotton \r\nGinning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925. \r\n (2) \r\n2\r\n[It extends to the whole of \r\n3\r\n[the Province of the Punjab].] \r\n (3) It shall come into force on such date as the \r\n4\r\n[\r\n5\r\n[Provincial Government]] may, \r\nby notification in the \r\n6\r\n[Official Gazette], appoint. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or \r\ncontext,– \r\n(a) “bale” means any pressed package of cotton of whatever size or density; \r\n(b) “cotton” means ginned or unginned cotton, or cotton waste; \r\n(c) “cotton ginn ing factory” means any place where cotton is ginned or where \r\ncotton fibre is separated from cotton seed by any process whatever involving \r\nthe use of steam, water or other mechanical power or of electrical power; \r\n(d) “cotton pressing factory” means any fact ory as defined in the Indian Factories \r\nAct, 1911\r\n7\r\n, in which cotton is pressed into bales; \r\n \r\n1For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1924, Part. V, at p. 115; and for report of Select Committee, see \r\nibid., 1925, Part V, at p. 59. This Act has been extended to the Leased Areas of Baluchistan, see the Leased Areas (Laws) \r\nOrder, 1950 (G.G.O. III of 1950); and applied in the Federated Areas of Baluchistan, see Gazette of India, 1937, Part I, at p . \r\n1499. This Act was published in the Gazette of India, Part IV, dated 21.3.1925, at pp. 19-21. \r\n2The original sub -section (2) of Section 1 “(2) It extends to the whole of British India (except Burma) including British \r\nBaluchistan and the Sonthal Parganas.” was amended successively: Fi rstly, The words (except Burma) is omitted by the \r\nGovernment of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, w.e.f. 1.4.1937 as amended by the Government of India \r\n(Adaptation of Indian Laws) Supplementary Order, 1937. Secondly, the words “and the Sonthal Parganas” by the Adaptation of \r\nCentral Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 (G.G.O. 4 of 1949) , published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary) dated \r\n28.3.1949, pp. 223-283, see Article 3 read with Schedule. Thirdly, the words “British Baluchistan” is sub stituted for the word “ \r\nBaluchistan” by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act, 1951 (XXVI of 1951) , published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 12.5.1951, pp. 340-388, see s. 8. Fourthly, sub-section (2) was substituted by the Cen tral Laws (Statute \r\nReform) Ordinance, 1960 (XXI of 1960) , published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated 9.6.1960, see s. 3 read \r\nwith Second Schedule. \r\n3Substituted for the word “Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974) , published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2 and Entry No. 19 of Part-I of Schedule. \r\n4Substituted for the words “Governor General in Council” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws ) Order, 1937, \r\npublished in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 4, 1937, p p. 75-344, Article 4 (1) read with Table of General \r\nAdaptations. \r\n5Substituted for the words “Central Government” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, p p. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2 and Entry No. 19 of Part -I of \r\nSchedule. \r\n6Substituted for the words “Gazette of India” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 193 7, published in \r\nthe Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-344, Article 4(1) read with Table of General Adaptations. \r\n7Now the Factories Act, 1934 (XXV of 1934) as the Factories Act, 1911 (XII of 1911) was repealed by the Schedule of the \r\nFactories Act, 1934. \r\n(e) “cotton waste” means droppings, strippings, fly and other waste products of a \r\ncotton mill or of a cotton ginning factory or of a cotton pressing factory, but \r\ndoes not include yarn waste; \r\n(f) “\r\n1\r\n[Pakistan Central Cotton Committee]” means the \r\n2\r\n[Pakistan Central Cotton \r\nCommittee] constituted under the \r\n3\r\n[Cotton Cess (Amendment) Act, 1948], and \r\nincludes any sub -committee appointed by it to perform any function of the \r\n4\r\n[Pakistan Central Cotton Committee] under this Act; and \r\n(g) “Occupier” includes a managing agent or other person authorised to represent \r\nthe occupier; \r\n(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by or under rules made under this Act. \r\n3. Maintenance of registers .– (1) The owner of every cotton ginning factory shall \r\ncause to be maintained at the factory in such form, if any, as may be prescribed, a ginning \r\nregister containing a record of all cotton ginned in the factory and of the names of the \r\npersons for whom and the dates on which the cotton has been ginned and of the amount \r\nginned for each person. \r\n (2) The owner of every cotton pressing factory shall cause to be maintained at \r\nthe factory in such form, if any, as may be prescribed, a press register containing a daily \r\nrecord of the number of bales pressed in the factory, the serial number of each bale, and the \r\nname of the person for whom it has been pressed. \r\n (3) The owner or the person in charge of a cotton ginning or cotton pressing \r\nfactory shall be bound to produce a ny ginning register or press register maintained under \r\nthis section when required to do so by any person appointed by the \r\n5\r\n[Provincial \r\nGovernment] in this behalf, and the owner or person in charge of any cotton pressing factory \r\nshall be bound to furnish t o the \r\n6\r\n[Pakistan Central Cotton Committee], if so required by it in \r\nwriting, a copy, certified as correct by the owner or person in charge of the factory, of the \r\nentry in any press register maintained at the factory relating to any specified bale. \r\n (4) No register required to be maintained by this section shall be destroyed until \r\nafter the expiration of three years from the date of the last entry therein. \r\n(5) If– \r\n(a) in any factory any register required by this section to be maintained is \r\nnot maintained or is maintained in any form other than the form, if any, \r\nprescribed for the purpose, or \r\n(b) any entry in any such register is proved to be false in any material \r\nparticular, or \r\n(c) any such register is destroyed before the expiration of the period \r\nreferred to in sub-section (4), \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “Indian Central Cotton Committee” by the Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 vide Notification \r\nNo. G.G.O. 4, dated March 25, 1949, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 28, 1949 pp. 223-283, \r\nArticle 3 read with the Schedule. \r\n2Ibid. \r\n3Substituted for the words “Indian Cotton Cess Act, 1923” ibid. \r\n4Substituted for the words “Indian Central Cotton Committee” ibid. \r\n5Substituted for the words “Local Government” by the Government o f India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, published \r\nin the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, at pp. 75-344, Article 4(1) read with Table of General Adaptations. \r\n6Substituted for the words “Indian Central Cotton Committee” by the Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 vide Notification \r\nNo. G.G.O. 4, dated March 25, 1949, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 28, 1949 p p. 223-283, \r\nArticle 3 read with the Schedule. \r\nthe owner of the factory shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees or, if he \r\nhas previously been convicted of any offence under this sub-section, to five hundred rupees. \r\n (6) If the owner or the person in charge of a ny factory fails to produce any \r\nregister, or to furnish a certified copy of any entry, when required to do so under sub -section \r\n(3), or furnishes a certified copy of an entry knowing or having reason to believe such copy \r\nto be false, he shall be punished w ith fine which may extend to fifty rupees or, if he has \r\npreviously been convicted of any offence under this sub-section, to five hundred rupees. \r\n4. Marking of bales.– (1) The owner of every cotton pressing factory shall cause every \r\nbale pressed in the fact ory to be marked in such manner as may be prescribed, before it is \r\nremoved from the press -house, with a serial number and with the mark prescribed for the \r\nfactory. \r\n (2) If any bale is removed from the press -house of any cotton pressing factory \r\nwithout having been marked as required by sub-section (1), the owner of the factory shall be \r\npunished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. \r\n5. Returns.– (1) The owner of every cotton pressing factory shall submit to the \r\nprescribed authority, within such time and in such form as may be prescribed, weekly returns \r\nshowing the total number of bales of cotton pressed during the preceding week and from the \r\ncommencement of the season to the end of that week, and the approximate average net \r\nweight of the bales pressed in that week. \r\n (2) The \r\n1\r\n[Provincial Government] shall compile from the weekly returns, and shall \r\npublish in such manner as \r\n2\r\n[it thinks fit], a statement showing the total number of bales \r\npressed in the Province during the week and from the commencement of th e season to the \r\nend of the week, to which the returns relate: \r\n Provided that the number of bales pressed in any individual factory shall not be \r\npublished. \r\n (3) If default is made in submitting any return as required by sub -section (1), the \r\nowner of the factory shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. \r\n (4) Where the owner of a cotton pressing factory has notified to the prescribed \r\nauthority that the work of pressing bales in that factory has been suspended, it shall not be \r\nnecessary for the owner to submit returns under sub -section (1) until such work has been \r\nresumed. \r\nExplanation.– In this section “season” means the period notified in this behalf by the \r\n3\r\n[Provincial Government] in the \r\n4\r\n[Official Gazette]. \r\n5\r\n[5A. Returns from cotton ginning factories.– \r\n6\r\n[\r\n7\r\n[(1) The Provincial Government may, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, bring this section into force in any part of the Province.]] \r\n (2) The owner of every cotton ginning factory shall submit to the prescribed \r\nauthority, within such time and in such form as may be prescribed, weekly returns showing \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “Local Government” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, published \r\nin the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-344, Article 4(1) read with Table of General Adaptations. \r\n2Substituted for the words “the Governor-General in Council may direct” ibid., Article 3 read with Schedule I. \r\n3Substituted for the words “Local Government” ibid., Article 4(1) read with Table of General Adaptations. \r\n4Substituted for the words “local official Gazette” ibid. \r\n5Inserted by the Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories (Amendment) Act, 1942 (IX of 1942), published in the Gazette of India, \r\nPart-IV, dated March 21, 1942, p. 20, s. 2. \r\n6Substituted by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (XXI of 1960), published in the Gazette of Pa kistan \r\n(Extraordinary), dated June 9, 1960, pp. 725-845, s. 3 read with Schedule. \r\n7Substituted by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated \r\nNovember 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, s. 2 and Entry No. 19 of Part-I of Schedule. \r\nthe quantity of cotton ginned in the factory during the preceding week and from the \r\ncommencement of the season to the end of that week. \r\n(3) The Provincial Government shall compile from th e weekly returns so \r\nsubmitted and shall publish in such manner as it thinks fit, a statement showing the total \r\nquantity of cotton ginned in the Province during the week and from the commencement of \r\nthe season to the end of the week, to which the returns relate: \r\nProvided that the quantity of cotton ginned in any individual factory shall not be \r\npublished. \r\n(4) If default is made in submitting any return as required by sub -section (2), the \r\nowner of the factory shall be punished with the fine which may extend to fifty rupees. \r\n(5) The provisions of sub-section (4) of section 5 apply to cotton ginning factories \r\nand the returns referred to in sub -section (2) of this section as they apply to cotton pressing \r\nfactories and the returns referred to in sub -section (1) of section 5, and “season” in this \r\nsection means the season as notified for the purposes of section 5.] \r\n6. Scales and weights.– (1) No scales or weights shall be used in any cotton ginning \r\nor cotton pressing factory other than the scales or weights, if any, prescribed by the \r\n1\r\n[\r\n2\r\n[Federal] Government] as standard for the district in which the factory is situated. \r\n (2) If in any factory any scale or weight is used in contravention of the provisions \r\nof sub-section (1), the owner of the factory shall be punished w ith fine which may extend to \r\nfifty rupees or, if he has been previously convicted of any offence under this sub -section, to \r\nfive hundred rupees. \r\n7. Liability of lessee as owner .– (1) Where the owner of a cotton ginning or pressing \r\nfactory has leased the factory for a period of not less than one month, in the case of a cotton \r\nginning factory or three months, in the case of a cotton pressing factory, and the lessor \r\nretains no interest in the management or profits of the factory and notice of the lease has \r\nbeen given by the lessor and the lessee to the prescribed authority, the lessee shall be \r\ndeemed to be the owner of the factory, from the date of the notice and for the period of the \r\ncontinuance of the lease, for the purposes of section 3, in respect of the registers maintained \r\nor to be maintained from that date and for that period, and for the purposes of sections 4, 5 \r\n3\r\n[, 5A] and 6. \r\n (2) On the termination of the lease the lessee shall hand over to the lessor the \r\nregisters maintained under section 3, and the lessor shall forthwith report to the prescribed \r\nauthority any default of the lessee in complying with the provisions of this sub -section or in \r\nmaintaining the registers in accordance with the provisions of section 3. \r\n (3) If default is made in handing over any register or making any report as \r\nrequired by this section, the lessor or the lessee, as the case may be, shall be punished with \r\nfine which may extend to fifty rupees. \r\n8. Liability on transfer of ownership .– (1) On a transfer of the ownership of a cott on \r\nginning or pressing factory, the transferor shall hand over to the transferee the registers \r\nmaintained under section 3, and the transferee shall forthwith report to the prescribed \r\nauthority any default of the transferor in complying with the provisions of this sub-section or \r\nin maintaining the registers in accordance with the provisions of section 3. \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “Local Government” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, published \r\nin the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-344, Article 3 read with Schedule I. \r\n2Substituted for the word “Central” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, s. 2 and Entry No. 19 of Part-I of Schedule. \r\n3Inserted by the Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories (Amendment) Act, 1942 (IX of 1942), published in the Gazette of India, \r\nPart-IV, dated March 21, 1942, p. 20, s. 3. \r\n (2) If default is made in handing over any register or making any report as \r\nrequired by sub -section (1), the transferor or the transferee, as the case may be, shall be \r\npunished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. \r\n9. Structural requirements for factories .– (1) In the case of cotton ginning factories \r\nthe construction of which is commenced after the commencement of this Act– \r\n(a) gin-houses shall be prov ided with separate entrances and exits for the \r\nbringing in of unginned and the taking out of ginned cotton respectively, and \r\n(b) the factories shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications \r\napproved by the prescribed authority: \r\n Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to any factory in which only roller \r\ngins are used where the number of such gins is not more than four. \r\n \r\n1\r\n[(1A) In any cotton ginning factory, whether erected before or after the \r\ncommencement of this Act– \r\n(a) no structural alterations or additions, the construction of which commenced \r\nafter the 27 th day of February, 1939, shall be made so as to minimise the \r\ndegree of compliance of the factory as a whole with the requirements set forth \r\nin clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (1), and \r\n(b) every structural addition (whether actually attached to any existing structure in \r\nthe factory or not), the construction of which commenced after the last \r\nmentioned date, shall be constructed in accordance with plans and \r\nspecifications approved by the prescribed authority: \r\nProvided that nothing in this sub -section shall apply to any factory in which, \r\nafter any alteration or addition has been made, only roller gins are used where the \r\nnumber of such gins is not more than four.] \r\n (2) Within such period after the commencement of this Act as may be prescribed, \r\nthe owner of every cotton pressing factory in which cotton is handled on the ground floor \r\nshall cause the press -house to be paved or provided with other suitable flooring to the \r\nsatisfaction of the prescribed authority. \r\n (3) If the owner of any factory fails to comply with any provision of this section \r\nwhich is applicable to the factory, he shall be punished with fine which may extend to one \r\nhundred rupees. \r\n (4)(a) Where the owner of a factory has been convicted under sub -section (3), the \r\nprescribed authority may serve on the owner of the factory an order in writing directing that \r\nsuch alterations shall be made in the factory, before a specified date, as in the opinion of the \r\nsaid authority are necessary to secure compliance with the provisions of sub -section (1) \r\n2\r\n[, \r\nsub-section (1A)], or sub-section (2) as the case may be. \r\n(b) Where the alterations are not made in accordance with the order served \r\nunder clause (a) of this sub -section, the prescribed authority may serve on \r\nthe owner and on the occupier, if any, of the factory an order in writing \r\ndirecting that the work of ginning or pressing cotton in such factory shall be \r\nsuspended until the alterations have been made in accordance with the order \r\nserved under clause (a) of this sub-section and the owner and the occupier, if \r\nany, shall be jointly and severally liable to fine which may extend to fifty \r\n \r\n1Inserted by the Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories (Amendment) Act, 1939 (XIV of 1939), published in the Government \r\nGazette, Punjab, Part-IV, dated April 14, 1939, pp. 73-74, clause (a) of s. 2. \r\n2Inserted by the Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories (Amendment) Act, 1939 (XIV of 1939), published in the Government \r\nGazette, Punjab, Part-IV, dated April 14, 1939, pp. 73-74, clause (b) of s. 2. \r\nrupees for each day on which cotton is ginned or pressed in the factory in \r\ncontravention of the order served under this clause. \r\n10. Liability of officers of a company .– Where the person, guilty of an offence under \r\nthis Act is a company, every director, manager, secretary and other officer thereof, who is \r\nknowingly a party to the default shall also be guilty of the like offence and liable to the like \r\npunishment. \r\n11. Cognizance of offences .– (1) No prosecution under this Act shall be instituted \r\nexcept by or with the previous sanction of the District Magistrate \r\n1\r\n[* * *] or a Magistrate of the \r\nfirst class specially empowered in this behalf by the \r\n2\r\n[Provincial Government]. \r\n (2) No offence punishable under this Act shall be tried by any Court inferior to \r\nthat \r\n3\r\n[* * * *] of a Magistrate of the first class. \r\n12. Power of the \r\n4\r\n[\r\n5\r\n[Provincial] Government] to make rules .– The \r\n6\r\n[\r\n7\r\n[Provincial] \r\nGovernment] may make rules to provide for– \r\n(a) the allotment of a special mark to be used by each pressing factory for the \r\npurpose of the marking of bales; \r\n(b) the manner in which bales shall be marked; and \r\n8\r\n[(c) the stan dard weights and scales to be used in cotton ginning and cotton \r\npressing factories in any part of \r\n9\r\n[\r\n10\r\n[Pakistan]] and the inspection of the same.] \r\n13. Power of the \r\n11\r\n[Provincial Government ] to make rules .– The \r\n12\r\n[\r\n13\r\n[Provincial] \r\nGovernment] may by notification in the \r\n14\r\n[Official Gazette], make rules consistent with this \r\nAct to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:– \r\n \r\n1Omitted the words “or Chief Presidency Magistrate” by the Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 vide Notification No. G.G.O. 4, \r\ndated March 25, 1949, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated Ma rch 28, 1949 pp. 223-283, Article 3 read with the \r\nSchedule. \r\n2Substituted for the words “Local Government” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, published in the \r\nGazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-344, Article 4(1) read with Table of General Adaptations. \r\n3Omitted the words “of a Presidency Magistrate or” by the Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 vide Notification No. G.G.O. 4, \r\ndated March 25, 1949, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordin ary), dated March 28, 1949 pp. 223-283, Article 3 read with the \r\nSchedule. \r\n4Substituted for the words “Governor General in Council” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, \r\npublished in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 4, 1937, pp. 75-344, Article 4(1) read with Table of General Adaptations. \r\n5Substituted for the word “Central” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, s. 2 and Entry No. 19 of Part-I of Schedule. \r\n6Substituted for the words “Governor General in Council” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, \r\npublished in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 4, 1937, pp. 75-344, Article 4(1) read with Table of General Adaptations. \r\n7Substituted for the word “Central” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, s. 2 and Entry No. 19 of Part-I of Schedule. \r\n8Substituted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, published in the Gazette of India (Extraordin ary), \r\ndated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-344, Article 3 read with Schedule I. \r\n9Substituted for the words “British India” by the Central Acts and Ordinances Order, 1949 vide Notification No. G.G.O. 4, dated March \r\n25, 1949, published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated March 28, 1949 pp. 223-283, Article 3(2) read with Article 4. \r\n10Substituted for the words “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation” by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 \r\n(XXI of 1960), published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 9, 1960, see s. 3 read with Second Schedule. \r\n11Substituted for the words “Local Government” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, published \r\nin the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, pp. 75-344, Article 4(1) read with Table of General Adaptations. \r\n12Ibid. \r\n13Substituted for the word “Central” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, s. 2 and Entry No. 19 of Part-I of Schedule. \r\n14Substituted for the words “local official Gazette” by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, \r\npublished in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary), dated April 1, 1937, p p. 75-344, Article 4 (1) read with Table of General \r\nAdaptations. \r\n(a) the forms in which registers, records and returns are to be maintained or \r\nsubmitted, and the inspection of records and registers; \r\n(b) the appointment of the authority to whom and the time within which the returns \r\nrequired by \r\n1\r\n[sections 5 and 5A] shall be made; \r\n2\r\n[(c) * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n(d) the appointment of authorities for the purposes of sections 7, 8 and 9; \r\n(e) the manner of service of orders made under section 9; \r\n(f) the powers of entry and inspection which may be exercised by District \r\nMagistrates or by any officer specially empowered in this behalf by the \r\n3\r\n[Provincial Government]; \r\n(g) any other matter which is to be or may b e prescribed or for which provision is \r\nnecessary in order to carry out the purposes of this Act. \r\n14. 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