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Returns of a ginning factory. \r\n11. Returns of a pressing factory. \r\n11-A. Submission of monthly returns by cotton ginning and cotton pressing \r\nfactories. \r\n12. Returns of a cotton seed oil factory. \r\n13. Marking of bales. \r\n14. Scales and weights. \r\n15. Structural requirements. \r\n16. Prohibition on admixture of different varieties of cotton. \r\n17. Punishment for admixture, adulteration, contamina tion and watering \r\ncotton. \r\n18. Determination of occupiers for purposes of punishments under this \r\nOrdinance. \r\n19. Cognizance and prosecution of offences. \r\n20. Power to reject un-marked bales in fulfillment of contracts. \r\n21. Growing of particular varieties. \r\n22. Power to issue notification prohibiting import of cotton into specified \r\nareas. \r\n23. Refusal to carry unlicensed cotton. \r\n24. Procedure when cotton arrives at a place within a notified area. \r\n25. Pure seed. \r\n26. Regulation of the price of cotton. \r\n27. Grading and marketing of cotton. \r\n28. Protection of persons acting under this Ordinance. \r\n29. Power to exempt from the Ordinance and rules. \r\n30. Power of Government to frame rules. \r\n31. Repeal and savings. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] COTTON CONTROL ORDINANCE, 1966 \r\n(XX of 1966) \r\n[11 May 1966] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto amend and consolidate the law relating to control over the production, processing \r\nand sale of cotton, and other matters incidental thereto. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law relating to \r\ncontrol over the production, processing and sale of cotton, and other matters \r\nincidental thereto; \r\n AND WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly of West Paki stan is not in session, \r\nand the Governor of West Pakistan is satisfied that circumstances exist which render \r\nimmediate legislation necessary; \r\n Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by clause (1) \r\nof Article 79 of the Constitution, the G overnor of West Pakistan is p leased to make \r\nand promulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe \r\n3\r\n[Punjab] Cotton Control Ordinance, 1966. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of the Province of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab] , except the \r\nTribal Areas. \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “admixture of cotton” means such mixture of different varieties of cotton \r\nas may be prescribed; \r\n(b) “Advisory Committee” means a committee established under section 3; \r\n(c) “bale” means any pressed package of cotton \r\n5\r\n[with standard net weight \r\nof 170 kgs . and variation of 5% plus/mi nus at 8.5% moisture content, \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on May 8, 1966 , published in the Gazette of West \r\nPakistan (Extraordinary), dated June 8, 1966, pp. 1297-1234; approved by the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan on June \r\n8, 1966, under clause (3) of Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 88. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Ibid. \r\n5Substituted for the words “ of whatever size or density ” by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 2(i). \r\nand with average weight of 17000 kgs. for a lot of 100 bales with \r\nvariation upto plus/minus 3%]; \r\n(d) “Board” means the Cotton Control Board established under section 3; \r\n1\r\n[(dd) “contamination” means mixture of any foreign matte r, especially the \r\nfibre other than cotton, as may be prescribed;] \r\n(e) “cotton” means ginned or unginned cotton or pressed and baled cotton \r\nor cotton waste; \r\n(f) “cotton dealer” means a person or a firm or a company, dealing in \r\ncotton, which received five hundred mounds or more of cotton or cotton \r\nseed in any one month during the cotton year; \r\n(g) “cotton ginning factory” means any premises including the precincts \r\nthereof, where cotton is ginned or where cotton fibre is separated f rom \r\ncotton-seed, by any process whatever involving the use of power; \r\n(h) “cotton pressing factory” means any premises, including the precincts \r\nthereof, in which cotton is pressed into bales with the aid of power; \r\n(i) “cotton seed oil factory” means any pre mises including the precincts \r\nthereof, where cotton seed is pressed, with the aid of power, for the \r\nextraction of oil, whether or not the same machinery is used for the \r\nextraction of oil from any other type of seed; \r\n(j) “cotton waste” includes droppings, s trippings, fly, fuzz and othe r waste \r\nproducts of a cotton mill, or of a cotton ginning factory, or of a cotton \r\npressing factory, but does not include yarn waste; \r\n(k) “cotton year” means the year beginning from \r\n2\r\n[1st August] to \r\n3\r\n[31st July] \r\nof the following year; \r\n(l) “\r\n4\r\n[Director General of Agriculture (Ext. & AR) Punjab, Executive District \r\nOfficer Agriculture, District Officer Agriculture (Extension) and Deputy \r\nDistrict Officer Agriculture (Extension)”] respectively mean the persons \r\nappointed by Government t o perform the functions of a \r\n5\r\n[Director \r\nGeneral of Agriculture (Ext. & AR) Punjab, Executive District Officer \r\nAgriculture, District Officer Agriculture (Extension), Deputy District \r\nOfficer Agriculture (Extension)], as the case may be; \r\n(m) “factory” means a cotton ginning or cotton pressing or a cotton seed oil \r\nfactory, as the context may require; \r\n \r\n1Added for the words “of whatever size or density” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 2(ii). \r\n2Substituted for the words “1st September” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 2(iii). \r\n3Substituted for the words “31st August” by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n4Substituted for the words “Direct or of Agriculture, Deputy D irector of Agriculture and Extra Assistant Director of Agriculture” by the \r\nPunjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 (XXIV of 2001), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated August \r\n13, 2001, pp. 1711-1712, s. 2(i). \r\n5Substituted for the words “Director of Agriculture, Deputy Director of Agriculture, an Extra Assistant Director of Agriculture” by \r\nthe Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 (XXIV of 2001), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary ), \r\ndated August 13, 2001, pp. 1711-1712, s. 2(ii). \r\n(n) “Government” means the \r\n1\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n2\r\n[(nn) “Inspector” means an officer or person appointed as Inspector under \r\nsection 5 of this Ordinance;] \r\n(o) “licence” means a licence granted under this Ordinance; \r\n(p) “cotton market” means any building or area where transactions in \r\nginned or unginned cotton, or in cotton seed, whether spot or forward, \r\nare conducted for the time being; \r\n(q) “notified area” means an area notified as such under section 22; \r\n(r) “occupier” means the person who has ultimate control of the affairs of a \r\nfactory, \r\n3\r\n[whether as owner or otherwise] and includes the Manager or \r\nManaging Agent of the factory and any other person or persons \r\nauthorised to represent the occupier; \r\n4\r\n[(rr) “owner” means a person who owns a factory and includes an allottee \r\nthereof;] \r\n(s) “power” means power generated by electricity or heat engine, and \r\nincludes any other power except animal and human power; \r\n(t) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; \r\n(u) “pure seed” means such cotton seed as has been declared pure by the \r\nprescribed authority; \r\n(v) “variety” means any variety of cotton approved by Government and \r\nnotified under this Ordinance. \r\n3. Constitution of Co tton Control Board and Advisory Committees .– (1) \r\nGovernment shall establish for the whole of \r\n5\r\n[the Punjab] a Cotton Control Board. \r\n (2) Government may also constitute Advisory Committees for the Province \r\nor parts thereof. \r\n (3) The Board and each Advisory C ommittee shall be constituted in such \r\nmanner and shall consist of such number of members as may be prescribed. \r\n4. Powers and duties of the Board and the Advisory Committees .– The \r\nBoard and the Advisory Committees shall exercise such powers and perform such \r\nfunctions and their business shall be conducted in such manner and in accordance \r\nwith such procedure as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. \r\n14.8.1973), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974 , pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read \r\nwith Schedule, Part III, Serial No. 88. \r\n2Added by the West Pakistan Cotton Control (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1972 (V of 1972), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated March 24, 1972, pp. 266-A-266-D, s. 2(i). \r\n3Inserted by the Ordinance ibid., s. 2(ii). \r\n4Added by the Ordinance ibid., s. 2(iii). \r\n5Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974) (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extrao rdinary), dated November 20 , 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2(1) read with \r\nSchedule, Part III, Serial No. 88. \r\n5. Inspectors.– (1) Every \r\n1\r\n[Director General of Agriculture (Ext. & AR) Punjab, \r\nExecutive District Off icer Agriculture, District Of ficer Agriculture (Extension), Deputy \r\nDistrict Officer Agriculture (Extension) and Cotton Inspector] , shall be an ex-officio \r\nInspector for the purposes of this Ordinance within his respective jurisdiction. \r\n (2) Government may, by notification, \r\n2\r\n[appoint any person] to exercise and \r\nperform all or any of the powers and duties conferred or imposed upon an Inspector \r\nby or under this Ordinance, within such local limits as Government may specify. \r\n (3) An Inspector may– \r\n(a) on his own motion or on receipt of a com plaint that there has been a \r\ncontravention of any provision of this Ordinance, cause any cotton or \r\nthe contents of any package or bale or a sample of cotton taken from a \r\nfactory in the process of ginning to be examined by the p rescribed \r\nauthority; and \r\n(b) enter into and inspect during the usual working hours any factory for \r\nthe purpose of ascertaining whether there is, or has been, any \r\ncontravention therein of any of the provisions of this Ordinance or of \r\nany rule made thereunde r, or of any of the condition s subject to which \r\na licence has been granted to the factory and take samples from all \r\nsuch articles in respect of which an offence punishable under this \r\nOrdinance appears to have been committed. \r\n (4) An Inspector shall exercis e such other powers and perfo rm such \r\nfunctions as may be prescribed. \r\n \r\n3\r\n[(5) An Inspector appointed under sub -section (2), shall be deemed to be a \r\npublic servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code.] \r\n6. Administration of the Ordinance.– Government may, by notification, appoint \r\nan officer to exercise and perform all or any of the powers and duties conferred or \r\nimposed on Government under this Ordinance. \r\n7. Licence for working cotton ginning or cotton pressing or cotton seed oil \r\nfactories.– \r\n4\r\n[(1) No factory shall b e worked without a licence and an identification \r\nnumber granted to the owner thereof by such authority, in such form, on payment of \r\nsuch fees payable for each year or otherwise, as may be prescribed, and subject to \r\nthe conditions that the factory shall have– \r\n(a) an adequate number of raised and ‘pucca’ platforms as specified by \r\nGovernment through notification; \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “Director of Agriculture, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Extra Assistant Director of Agriculture” by the \r\nPunjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ord inance, 2001 (XXIV of 2001), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated \r\nAugust 13, 2001, pp. 1711-1712, s. 3. \r\n2Substituted for the words “appoint any other officer under its control” by the West Pakistan Cotton Contro l (Punjab \r\nAmendment) Ordinance, 1972 (V of 1972), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated March 24, 1972, pp. 266-A-\r\n266-D, s. 3(i). \r\n3Added by the West Pakistan Cotton Control (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1972 (V of 1972), published in the P unjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated March 24, 1972, pp. 266-A-266-D, s. 3(ii). \r\n4Substituted by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 2(iii) which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution \r\n(Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article \r\n128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n(b) a pre -cleaning machinery as specified by Government through \r\nnotification; \r\n(c) a lint clearing machinery; \r\n(d) proper maintenance and upkeep of ginning machinery; \r\n(e) availability of technical staff as specified by Government through \r\nnotification; \r\n(f) availability of PCSI standard grade boxes for seed, cotton and lint; and \r\n(g) any other condition that may be specified by Government through \r\nnotification.] \r\n (2) A licence granted under this section shall be valid for such period and \r\nshall be subject to such conditions as may be prescribed. \r\n1\r\n[\r\n2\r\n[(3) The authority competent to grant a licence under this section may, after \r\ngiving the owner an opportunity of being heard, cancel or suspend the licence or \r\nrefuse its renewal, for such period as it may deem fit, on the ground of non -fulfilment \r\nof any condition laid down under sub -section (1) and non -payment of any fee \r\nspecified under c lause (l) of sub -section (2) of section 30 or violation of any other \r\nprovision of this Ordinance.]] \r\n \r\n3\r\n[(3-A) Any owner aggrieved by an order passed under sub -section (3) may, \r\nwithin seven days of the order, prefer an appeal before Government, whose decisio n \r\nshall be final.] \r\n \r\n4\r\n[Provided that no order under this sub -section shall be passed unless an \r\nopportunity of being heard is given to the appellant.] \r\n (4) A licence granted under this section shall cease to have effect seven \r\ndays after the expiry of the co tton year for which the presc ribed annual fee payable \r\nin respect of the licence has been paid. \r\n \r\n5\r\n[(5) If any person works a factory in respect of which a licence has not \r\nbeen granted or renewed or has been suspended or cancelled, the Inspector shall \r\nseal t he factory and occupier there of shall be punishable with imprisonment which \r\nmay extend to six months but not less than one month and with fine which may \r\nextend to fifteen thousand rupees.] \r\n8. Maintenance of registers .– (1) The occupier of every cotton ginn ing factory \r\nshall maintain at the factory, in such form as may be prescribed– \r\n \r\n1Substituted by the West Paki stan Cotton Control (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1972 (V of 1972), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated March 24, 1972, pp. 266-A-266-D, s. 4(ii). \r\n2Substituted by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance , 2002 (LVI of 2002), publi shed in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 3(ii). \r\n3Added by the West Pakistan Cotton Control (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1972 (V of 1972), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated March 24, 1972, pp. 266-A-266-D, s. 4(iii). \r\n4Added by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985 (VII of 1985), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated February 23, 1985, s. 2. \r\n5Substituted by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 200 2 (LVI of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 3(iii) which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution \r\n(Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, not withstanding the maximum li mit of three months prescribed under Article \r\n128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n(a) a register containing the record of the amount of cotton received daily \r\nin the factory for ginning, the names of persons from whom it is \r\nreceived, and the quantity received from each person, and \r\n(b) a ginning register containing a record of the dates on which the cotton \r\nhas been ginned for each person. \r\n (2) The occupier of every cotton pressing factory shall maintain at the \r\nfactory, in such form as may be prescribed, a press r egister containing a daily record \r\nof the number of bales pressed in the factory, the serial number of each bale, and \r\nthe name of the person for whom it has been pressed. \r\n (3) The occupier of every cotton seed oil factory shall maintain such \r\nregisters as may be prescribed. \r\n (4) The occ upier of a factory shall be bound to produce the registers \r\nmaintained under this section whenever so required by an Inspector and the \r\noccupier of a cotton pressing factory shall be bound to furnish to the prescribed \r\nauthority, if so required by it in writi ng, a copy, certified as correct by the occupier, of \r\nthe entry relating to any specified bale, made in the press register maintained at the \r\nfactory under the provisions of sub-section (2). \r\n (5) No register required to be mainta ined under this section shall be \r\ndestroyed until after the expiration of three years from the date of the last entry borne \r\nby it. \r\n (6) If– \r\n(i) in any factory, any register required to be maintained under this section \r\nis not maintained or is maintained in a form other than the prescrib ed \r\nform; or \r\n(ii) any entry in any such register is proved to be false in any material \r\nparticular; or \r\n(iii) any such register is destroyed before the expiration of the period \r\nreferred to in sub-section (5), \r\nthe occupier of the factory shall be punishable with \r\n1\r\n[imprisonment which may extend \r\nto three months and with fine not less than fifteen thousand rupees]. \r\n (7) If the occupier of any factory fails to produce any register or to furnish a \r\ncertified copy of an entry when so requ ired under sub -section (4), o r furnishes a \r\ncertified copy of such entry knowing or having reason to believe such copy to be \r\nfalse, he shall be punishable with fine \r\n2\r\n[not less than fifteen thousand rupees] , and if \r\nhe has previously been convicted of any off ence under this sub-section, \r\n3\r\n[he shall be \r\npunishable with imprisonment not less than three months]. \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “fine which may extend to five hundred rupees” by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. \r\n4(i) which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, \r\nnotwithstanding the maximum limit of three months pre scribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of \r\nPakistan. \r\n2Substituted for the words “which may extend to five hundred rupees” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 4(ii). \r\n3Substituted for the words “the fine may extend to one thousand rupees” by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n9. Liability on change of occupancy .– (1) A change in the occupancy of any \r\nfactory shall be intimated, in writing to the prescribed authority by both the p revious \r\nand the new occupier, within thirty days of the date on which the change takes place. \r\n (2) On a change in the occupancy of any factory– \r\n(a) the previous occupier shall hand over to the new occupier the registers \r\nmaintained in respect of the factory under section 8 and obtain from the \r\nnew occupier a receipt in this behalf; and \r\n(b) the new occupier shall forthwith report to the prescribed authority any \r\ndefault on the part of the previous occupier in complying with the \r\nprovisions of this sub -section or in maintaining the registers in \r\naccordance with the provisions of section 8. \r\n (3) If default is made by the previous occupier in handing over to the new \r\noccupier any register which he is required to hand over to him, or either of them \r\nmakes default in mak ing any report, the previous or the new occupier, as the case \r\nmay be, shall be punishable with fine \r\n1\r\n[not less than fifteen thousand rupees]. \r\n10. Returns of a ginning factory .– (1) The occupier of every cotton ginning \r\nfactory shall furnish to the prescribe d authority, within such time and in such form as \r\nmay be prescribed, weekly returns showing the quantity of cotton ginned in the \r\nfactory– \r\n(a) during the preceding week; and \r\n(b) since the commencement of the cotton year to the end of that week. \r\n (2) The prescribed authority shall compile from the weekly returns received \r\nunder sub-section (1), a statement showing the total quantity of cotton ginned in the \r\nProvince during the week to which the returns relate and from the commencement of \r\nthe cotton year to the end of that week and publish such statement in such manner \r\nas Government may direct: \r\n Provided that the quantity of cotton ginned in any individual factory shall not \r\nbe published. \r\n (3) If default is made in furnishing any return as required by sub -section \r\n(1), the occupier of the fact ory shall be punishable with fine \r\n2\r\n[not less than fifteen \r\nthousand rupees]. \r\n (4) Where the occupier of a ginning factory has notified to the prescribed \r\nauthority that the work of ginning cotton in that factory has been suspende d, it shall \r\nnot be necessary for him to submit weekly returns under sub -section (1) until such \r\nwork has been resumed. \r\n11. Returns of a pressing factory .– (1) The occupier of every cotton pressing \r\nfactory shall furnish to the prescribed authority, within su ch time and in such form as \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “which may extend to five hundred rupees” by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, \r\n2002 (LVI of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 5 which will \r\nremain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the \r\nmaximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n2Ibid., s. 6. \r\nmay be prescribed, weekly returns showing the total number of bales of cotton \r\npressed in the factory– \r\n(a) during the preceding week and their approximate average net weight; \r\nand \r\n(b) since the commencement of the cotton year to the end of that week. \r\n (2) The prescribed authority shall compile from the weekly returns received \r\nunder sub-section (1), a statement showing the total number of bales pressed in the \r\nProvince during the week to which the returns relate and from the commence ment of \r\nthe cotton year to th e end of that week, and publish such statement in such manner \r\nas Government may direct: \r\n Provided that the number of bales pressed in an individual factory shall not be \r\npublished. \r\n (3) If default is made in furnishing any retur n as required by sub -section \r\n(1), the occupier of the factory shall be punishable with \r\n1\r\n[imprisonment which may \r\nextend to three months but not less than one month and with fine not less than \r\nfifteen thousand rupees]. \r\n (4) Where the occupier of a cotton pre ssing factory has notified to the \r\nprescribed authority that the work of pressing bales in that factory has been \r\nsuspended, it shall not be necessary for him to submit weekly returns under sub -\r\nsection (1) until such work has been resumed. \r\n2\r\n[11-A. Submission of monthly returns by cotton ginning and cotton pressing \r\nfactories.– (1) The occupier of every cotton ginning factory and cotton pressing \r\nfactory shall furnish to the prescribed authority, within such time and in such form as \r\nmay be prescribed, monthly re turns showing quantity of cot ton received in the \r\nfactory– \r\n(a) during the preceding month; and \r\n(b) since the commencement of the cotton year to the end of that month. \r\n (2) If default is made in furnishing any return as required by sub -section \r\n(1), the occup ier of the factory shall be p unished with \r\n3\r\n[imprisonment which may \r\nextend to three months but not less than one month and with fine not less than \r\nfifteen thousand rupees]. \r\n (3) Where the occupier of the factory has notified to the prescribed \r\nauthority that the work of ginning cotton o r pressing cotton bales in that factory has \r\nbeen suspended, it shall not be necessary for him to submit monthly returns under \r\nsub-section (1) until the work is resumed.] \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “fine which may extend to five hundred rupees” by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. \r\n7 which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding \r\nthe maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n2Added by the West Pakistan Cotton Control (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1972 (V of 1972), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated March 24, 1972, pp. 266-A-266-D, s. 8. \r\n3Substituted for the words “fine which may extend to one thous and rupees” by the Punjab C otton Control (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. \r\n8 which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Ord er 1999 (9 of 1999), Articl e 4, notwithstanding \r\nthe maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n12. Returns of a cotton seed oil factory.– (1) The occupier of every cotton seed \r\noil factory shall furnish to the prescribed authority, within such time and in such form \r\nas may be prescribed, weekly returns showing the quantity of cotton seed crushed in \r\nthe factory– \r\n(a) during the preceding week; and \r\n(b) since the commencement of the cotton year to the end of that week. \r\n (2) The prescribed authority shall compile from the weekly returns received \r\nunder sub-section (1), a statement showing the total quantity of cotton seed crushed \r\nin the Province during the week to which the returns relate and from the \r\ncommencement of the cotton year to the end of that week, and publish such \r\nstatement in such manner as Government may direct: \r\n Provided that the quantity of cotton seed crushed in any individual factory \r\nshall not be published. \r\n (3) If default is m ade in furnishing any return as required by sub -section \r\n(1), the occupier of the factory shall be punishable with fine \r\n1\r\n[not less than fifteen \r\nthousand rupees]. \r\n (4) Where the occupier of a cotton seed oil factory has notified to the \r\nprescribed authority t hat the work of crushing cotton seed in that factory has been \r\nsuspended, it shall not be necessary for him to submit weekly returns under sub -\r\nsection (1) until such work has been resumed. \r\n13. Marking of bales .– (1) The occupier of every cotton pressing factory shall \r\ncause every bale pressed in the factory to be marked, in such manner as may be \r\nprescribed, before it is removed from the factory, with a serial number and with the \r\nmark prescribed for the factory. \r\n (2) Every bale wh ich contains cotton from the crop relating to the current \r\ncotton year mixed with cotton from the crop relating to any previous cotton year shall \r\nbe clearly marked, in the prescribed manner, to distinguish it from the bales \r\ncontaining exclusively cotton from the crop relating to the current cotton year. \r\n (3) If any bale is removed from the premises of any cotton pressing factory \r\nwithout having been marked \r\n2\r\n[or is stored without marking beyond one week] , as \r\nrequired by sub -section (1) or sub -section (2), the occupier of the factory shall be \r\npunishable with imprisonment which may extend to \r\n3\r\n[three months but not less than \r\none month]. \r\n14. Scales and weights .– (1) No scales or weights shall be used in any factory \r\nother than the scales and weights prescribed under the \r\n4\r\n[Punjab Weights and \r\nMeasures (International System) Enforcement Act, 1975 (LII of 1975)]. \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “which may extend to five hundred rupees” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 9. \r\n2Inserted by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 10 which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution \r\n(Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 199 9), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article \r\n128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n3Substituted for the words “one month, or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, or with both, for e very bale of cotton in \r\nrespect of which such contravention has taken place” by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n4Substituted for the words, comma and bracket “Punjab Weights and Measures Ordinance, 1965 (XXXIII of 1965)” by the \r\nOrdinance ibid., s. 11(i). \r\n \r\n1\r\n[(1-a) The occupier of every cotton ginning factory shall install a weighbridge \r\nwithin the premises of his factory.] \r\n (2) If in any factory, any scales or wei ghts are used in contravention of the \r\nprovisions of sub-section (1), the occupier of the factory shall be punishable with fine \r\n2\r\n[not less than fifteen thousand rupees]. \r\n15. Structural requirements.– (1) No person shall commence the construction of \r\nany new factory or any extension of a n existing factory, which is likely to increase its \r\ncapacity for ginning or pressing cotton or crushing cotton seed, unless he has been \r\ngranted a licence under this sub -section by such authority, in such form, subject to \r\nsuch conditions and on payment of such fees, as may be prescribed. \r\n (2) A licence under sub -section (1) shall be valid for such period as may \r\nbe specified therein, and may be revalidated, on payment of the prescribed fee, \r\n3\r\n[by \r\nthe competent authority for a specified period]. \r\n (3) In the ca se of cotton ginning factories, the construction of which is \r\ncommenced after the commencement of this Ordinance– \r\n(a) gin-houses shall be provided with separate entrances and exit s for the \r\nbringing in of unginned and the taking out of ginned cotton, \r\nrespectively; and \r\n(b) the factories shall be constructed in accordance with plans and \r\nspecifications previously approved by the prescribed authority: \r\n Provided that nothing in this sub -section shall apply to any factory in which \r\nonly roller gins are used and where the number of such gins is not more than four. \r\n (4) In any cotton ginning factory, whether constructed before or after the \r\ncommencement of this Ordinance– \r\n(a) no alterations or additions, whether structural or in plant or mac hinery, \r\nshall be made so as t o minimise the degree of compliance of the \r\nfactory as a whole with the requirements set forth in clauses ( a) and (b) \r\nof sub-section (3); \r\n4\r\n[*] \r\n(b) every addition, whether structural or in plant or machinery, made after \r\nthe comme ncement of this Ordinance, sh all be made in accordance \r\nwith the plans and specifications previously approved by the prescribed \r\nauthority \r\n5\r\n[;] \r\n6\r\n[and] \r\n \r\n1Added by the Ordinance ibid., s. 11(ii). \r\n2Substituted for the words and comma “which may extend to five hundred rupees or, if he has been previously convicted of any \r\noffence under this sub-section with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 11(iii). \r\n3Substituted for the words “for subsequent periods not exceeding two years from the date of issue of the licence by the \r\nauthority competent to grant the same.” by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 20 02 (LVI of 2002), published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 12(i) which will remain in force under the \r\nProvisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum li mit of three months \r\nprescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n4Deleted the word “and” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 12(ii). \r\n5Substituted for colon by the Ordinance ibid., s. 12(iii). \r\n6Added by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n1\r\n[(c) the saws of each and every ginning machine shall be replaced with \r\nnew ones after ginning of three thousand bales:] \r\n Provided that nothing in this sub -section shall apply to any factory in which, \r\nafter any alteration or addition has been made, only single roller gins, not more than \r\nfour in number, are left. \r\n (5) The occupier of a cotton ginning factory, wh ether erected before or \r\nafter the coming into force of this Ordinance, shall provide in the factory such \r\nnumber of delinting machines as the prescribed authority may, by order in writing, \r\ndirect. \r\n (6) The occupier of every cotton pressing factory, in which cotton is \r\nhandled on the ground floor, shall cause the pressing-house to be paved or provided \r\nwith other suitable flooring to the satisfaction of the prescribed authority. \r\n (7) If the occupier of any \r\n2\r\n[small gin or middle gin] factory fails to comply \r\nwith any of the provisions of thi s section applicable to the factory or, an order made \r\nunder sub-section (5), he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend \r\nto \r\n3\r\n[six months but not less than one month]. \r\n (8) Where the occupier of a factory has been convicted of an offence \r\npunishable under sub -section (7), the prescribed authority may serve on him an \r\norder in writing directing that such alterations shall be made, or so many delinting \r\nmachines shall be provided in the factory, by a specified date, as i n the opinion of \r\nthe authority, are necessary to secure compliance with the provisions of sub -section \r\n(3), (4), (5) or (6), as the case may be. \r\n (9) Where the alterations are not carried out or the delinting machines are \r\nnot provided, in accordance with th e order served on the occupie r of the factory \r\nunder sub -section (8), the prescribed authority may serve on the occupier of the \r\nfactory an order in writing directing that the work of ginning or pressing of cotton in \r\nsuch factory shall be suspended until the alterations have been carrie d out or the \r\ndelinting machines have been provided in accordance with the order made under \r\nsub-section (8). \r\n (10) The occupier of a factory shall be liable to fine \r\n4\r\n[not less than five \r\nthousand rupees] for each day on which cot ton is ginned or pressed in t he factory in \r\ncontravention of an order served on him under sub-section (9). \r\nExplanation.– For the purposes of this section, the equivalents of other types of \r\ngins, such as double roller gins and saw gins, in terms of single ro ller gins, shall be \r\nsuch as may be prescribed. \r\n16. Prohibition on admixture of different varieties of cotton .– Government \r\nmay, by notification, declare that in any area specified in such notification, \r\n1\r\n[no \r\n \r\n1Inserted by the Ordinance ibid. \r\n2Inserted by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 12(iv) which will remain in force under the Provis ional \r\nConstitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed \r\nunder Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n3Substituted for the words and comma “ three months or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both ” by \r\nthe Ordinance ibid. \r\n4Substituted for the words “which may extend to fifty rupees” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 12(v). \r\nvariety except the one allowed shall be grown] no cotton which contains an \r\nadmixture of different varieties of cotton, in excess of the prescribed limits, shall be \r\nginned or pressed in any factory \r\n2\r\n[and no person shall sell seed of any variety/hybrid \r\nexcept the one allowed to be grown in the area]. \r\n3\r\n[17. Punishment for admixture, adu lteration, contamination and watering \r\ncotton.– (1) Any occupier of a factory or any other person– \r\n(a) who handles or facilitate handling cotton in any cloth made of other \r\nthan cotton fiber, uses twines made of any fiber other t han cotton, \r\nwaters seed cotto n or lint beyond specified limits (more than \r\n4\r\n[8.5]%) \r\nallows any foreign substance i.e. jute fiber, jute twines, polypropylene \r\nbags, human/animal hair, confectionary wrappers, etc. etc., gins or \r\npresses or allows such cotton to be ginned or pressed in such factory; \r\nor \r\n(b) who, in any area specified in the notification under section 16, gins or \r\npresses or allows to be ginned or pressed any cotton which he knows \r\nor has reasons to believe to contain an admixture of different variet ies \r\nof cotton; shall be punis hable with imprisonment which may extend to \r\nsix months and with fine which shall not be less than fifteen thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n (2) Any owner of cotton who knowingly waters or causes to be watered \r\nany cotton to be ginned, or which being already ginned, and is intended to be \r\npressed in a factory or mixes or causes to be mixed other varieties, seed, foreign \r\nsubstance or cotton waste with such cotton, or who abets or knowingly allows or \r\nconnives at any such act, shall be punishable wit h imprisonment which may exte nd \r\nto six months and with fine which may extend to fifteen thousand rupees. \r\nExplanation.– For the purposes of this section, cotton shall not be deemed to be \r\nwatered unless such cotton contains moisture in excess of the normal q uantity (not \r\nmore than 10%), that is to say, the amount of moisture that any given quantity of \r\ncotton is reasonably expected to have, regard being had to the place or places and \r\nthe time or times of the year in which such cotton has been picked, collected, stored, \r\nconveyed, left, ginned or pressed.] \r\n18. Determination of occupiers for purposes of punishments under this \r\nOrdinance.– (1) Where the occupier of a factory is– \r\n \r\n1Inserted by the Ordinance ibid., s. 13. \r\n2Inserted by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordina nce, 2002 (LVI of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 13 which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution \r\n(Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximu m limit of three months prescribed under Article \r\n128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n3Substituted by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001 (XI of 2001), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated July 18 , 2001, pp. 1245 -1246, s. 2 which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution \r\n(Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article \r\n128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n4Substituted for the figure “10” by the Punjab Cotton Control (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 14 which will remain in force under the \r\nProvisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months \r\nprescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n(a) a firm or other association of individuals, every partner of such firm or \r\nmember of s uch association shall be liab le to be prosecuted and \r\npunished under this Ordinance, for any offence for which the occupier \r\nof the factory is punishable; \r\n(b) a company, all the directors thereof, or, in the case of a private \r\ncompany, all the share-holders thereof, shall be liable to be prosecuted \r\nand punished under this Ordinance for any offence for which the \r\noccupier of the factory is punishable: \r\n Provided that the firm, association or company may give notice to the \r\nprescribed authority that it has nominate d one of its partners or memb ers, or, as the \r\ncase may be, a director (or, in the case of a private company, a share -holder) to be \r\nthe occupier of the factory for the purposes of this section, and such partner, \r\nmember, director or share -holder, as the case may be, shall thereupon be de emed \r\nto be the occupier of the factory for the purposes of this section, until further notice \r\ncancelling his nomination is received by the prescribed authority or until he ceases to \r\nbe a partner, member, director or share-holder. \r\n1\r\n[19. Cognizance and prose cution of offences .– (1) The offences punishable \r\nunder this Ordinance shall be cognizable and non -bailable; provided that a police \r\nofficer shall not register or investigate a case relating to an offence except on a \r\ncomplaint by the Inspector, and the Publi c Prosecutor shall be responsible for \r\nconducting prosecution of offences under this Ordinance. \r\n (2) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of first class shall try an offence \r\npunishable under this Ordinance.] \r\n20. Power to re ject un -marked bales in fulfi llment of contracts .– (1) Any \r\nperson, who has made a contract for the purchase of baled cotton, \r\n2\r\n[shall] require \r\nthat no bales other than bales marked with the mark prescribed under section 13 for \r\nthe factory in which they were pressed, shall be supplied i n fulfillment of such \r\ncontract, and, if he does so require, no bales not so marked shall be tendered in \r\nfulfillment of the contract. \r\n (2) Any bale marked in accordance with the provisions of section 13 shall, \r\nwithin the meaning of the Evidence Act, 1872 (I of 1872) be presumed for all \r\npurposes as between the parties to a contract for the purchase of baled cotton, to \r\nhave been so marked before leaving the factory in which it was pressed. \r\n21. Growing of particular varieties .– (1) Government may, by notificati on, \r\nprohibit the growing of all or any varieties of cotton in a particular area. \r\n (2) Whoever, in contravention of a notification issued under sub -section \r\n(1), grows any cotton or any variety of cotton in an area where its grow ing is \r\n \r\n1Substituted by the Pu njab Cotton Control (Amendm ent) Ordinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 15 which will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution \r\n(Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article \r\n128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n2Substituted for the word “may” by the Ordinance ibid., s. 16. \r\nprohibited shall be pu nishable with fine which may extend to \r\n1\r\n[not less than fifteen \r\nthousand rupees for every acre put under such prohibited variety]. \r\n22. Power to issue notification prohibiting import of cotton into specified \r\nareas.– (1) Government may for the purpose of avoi ding adulteration in the cotton \r\ngrown in any area in the Province, by notification, prohibit the import of any cotton or \r\ncotton seed or any specified variety or varieties of cotton or cotton seed into an area \r\nwhere their cultiv ation is forbidden under this Ordinance, by rail, road, air or sea, or \r\nby more than one of such means, save under and in accordance with the conditions \r\nof a licence granted in the manner, by the authority and on payment of such fee as \r\nmay be prescribed: \r\n Provided that no such notifica tion shall be deemed to prohibit the import into \r\nany notified area of packages containing any kind of cotton samples not exceeding \r\nten pounds avoirdupois in weight. \r\n (2) Delivery to, and the taking of delivery by, any person, a t any place \r\nsituated within a notified area, of any cotton, the import of which into that area is \r\nprohibited, shall be illegal unless such person holds a licence for the import of such \r\ncotton into that area. \r\n \r\n2\r\n[(3) Any violation made by a person under this section shall be punishable \r\nwith fine of five hundred rupees per kg. of cotton lint or seed imported into the \r\nprohibited zone.] \r\n23. Refusal to carry unlicensed cotton .– (1) Notwithstanding anything \r\ncontained in the Railways Act, 1890 (IX of 1890), or any other law for the time being \r\nin force, no person who receives goods for the purposes of transport, whether by rail, \r\nroad, river or any other means, shall so receive at, or forward or allow to be carried \r\nfrom, any place any cotton consigned to a place in a notified area, unless both \r\nplaces are in the same notified area, or unless the consignor produces a certified \r\ncopy of a licence for the import of the cotton into the notified area in which such \r\nplace is situated. \r\n (2) A certified copy of a licence where so produced shall be attached to the \r\ninvoice or way-bill, as the case may be, and shall accompany the consignment to its \r\ndestination, and shall there be dealt with in the prescribed manner. \r\n24. Procedure when cotton arrives at a place within a notified area .– (1) \r\nWhen any cotton, the im port of which into a notified area has been prohibited, has \r\nbeen consigned to and arrives at the destination in any such area, no person shall, \r\nunless both the place of despatch and the place of delivery are situated in the sam e \r\nnotified area, deliver the cotton to the consignee or any other person until he is \r\nsatisfied that the consignee holds a licence for the import of the cotton into the \r\nnotified area; and if the person receiving the cotton or cotton seed is not satisfied \r\nthat the consignee holds a lice nce for the import thereof into the notified area, or if \r\nwithin fourteen days from the receipt of the goods the consignee or some person \r\n \r\n1Substituted for the words “five hundred rupe es” by the Punjab Cotton Co ntrol (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002 (LVI of 2002), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated September 26, 2002, pp. 2811-2815, s. 17 which will remain in force \r\nunder the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, no twithstanding the maximum limit of three \r\nmonths prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n2Added by the Ordinance ibid., s. 18. \r\nacting on his behalf, does not appear in order to take delivery thereof, he shall return \r\nthe cotton to the place of des patch together with an intimation that delivery of the \r\ncotton has been refused or has not been taken, as the case may be. \r\n (2) Any person receiving any cotton returned under sub -section (1) shall \r\ncause to be served on the consi gnor a notice stating that th e cotton has been so \r\nreturned and requiring the consignor to pay the railway freight and any rates, \r\nterminal or other charges due in respect of the carriage of the cotton to and from the \r\nplace to which it was consigned, and suc h charges shall be deemed to be due from \r\nthe consignor. \r\n (3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 22 or section 23 \r\nor who, without reasonable excuse, the burden of proving which shall lie upon him, in \r\ncontravention of the provisions of sub -section (1) of this section, delivers any cotton \r\nto a consignee or other person, shall be liable on first conviction to a fine \r\n1\r\n[not less \r\nthan fifteen thousand rupees and upon any subsequent conviction, to imprisonment \r\nwhich may extend to six months but not less than one month]. \r\n25. Pure seed.– Government may direct that any cotton which has been reserved \r\nwholly or partially for procuring pure seed for sowing purposes by the prescribed \r\nauthority shall not be ginned without special permission from the author ity, which \r\nmay be granted subject to such conditions as may be prescribed in this behalf. \r\n26. Regulation of the price of cotton .– (1) Government may, by notification, fix \r\nthe maximum and minimum prices which shall be paid for any variety of cotton or \r\ncotton seed in any cotton market or notified area. \r\n \r\n2\r\n[(2) Whoever, in contravention of a notification issued under sub -section \r\n(1), pays less than support price, for any variety of cotton, shall be punishable with \r\nimprisonment which may extend to three months but not less than one month.] \r\n27. Grading and marketing of cotton .– Government may, by notification, \r\nregulate the grading \r\n3\r\n[, standardization] and marketing of cotton. \r\n28. Protection of persons acting under this Ordinance .– No suit or other legal \r\nproceedings shall be instituted agains t any person in respect of any action in good \r\nfaith taken under this Ordinance. \r\n29. 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