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  "title": "PUNJAB COTTON CONTROL (VALIDATION OF LEVY OF FEES) ORDINANCE, 1971",
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  "text": "THE PUNJAB COTTON CONTROL (VALIDATION OF LEVY \r\nOF FEES) ORDINANCE, 1971 \r\n(XIX of 1971) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and extent \r\n2. Validation of levy of fees from occupiers of cotton factories, etc. run by \r\ndiesel \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB COTTON CONTROL (VALIDATION OF LEVY OF FEES) \r\nORDINANCE, 1971 \r\n(XIX of 1971) \r\n[4th October, 1971] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto validate the levy, charging, collection and realization of fees from the occupiers of \r\ncotton factories run by diesel. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to validate the levy, charging, collection and \r\nrealization of fees under the West Punjab Cotton (Control) Act, 1949 and the \r\nBahawalpur Cotton (Control) Act, 1949 from the occupiers of cotton ginning factories \r\nrun by diesel; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE , in pursuance of the Martial Law Proclamation of 25th \r\nMarch, 1969, read with the Provisional Constitution Order, and in exercise of all \r\npowers enabling him in that behalf, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make \r\nand promulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title and extent.– (1) This Ordinance may be called the Punjab Cotton \r\nControl (Validation of Levy of Fees) Ordinance, 1971. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of the Punjab. \r\n2. Validation of levy of fees from occupiers of cotton fac tories, etc. run by \r\ndiesel.– (1) Notwithstanding any omission or anything to the contrary contained in \r\nthe West Punjab Cotton (Control) Act, 1949 or the Bahawalpur Cotton (Control) Act, \r\n1949 (both since repealed), before their amendment by the West Punjab and the \r\nBahawalpur Cotton (Control) (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1961 (also \r\nsince repealed) or the rules made thereunder, or anything to the C ontrary contained \r\nin any decree, judgment or order of any Court, the fees levied, charged, collected or \r\nrealised from the occupiers of cotton ginning factories run by diesel under the \r\nprovisions of the West Punjab Cotton (Control) Act, 1949, or the Bahwalpur Cotton \r\n(Control) Act, 1949, before their amendment by the West Punjab and the \r\nBahawalpur Cotton (Control) (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1961, shall be \r\ndeemed to have been validly levied, charged, collected or realized under the \r\nprovisions of the West Punjab Cotton (Control) Act, 1949 or, as the case may be, \r\nunder the Bahawalpur Cotton (Control) Act, 1949, as amended by the West Punjab \r\nand the Bahawalpur Cotton (Control) (West Pakistan Amendment) Ordinance, 1961. \r\n (2) Where any fee referred to in sub -section (1) has not been paid or \r\nrealised before the coming into force of this Ordinance or if so paid or realised, has \r\n                                                           \r\n1This Ordinance was  promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab, on 2nd October, 1971; published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated 4th October, 1971, pages 1237 -1238; saved by Article 281 of the Interim Constitution of the \r\nIslamic Republic of Pakistan (1972); and, v alidated by the Validation of  Laws Act, 1975 (LXIII of 1975); and \r\npublished in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), Part I, dated 29.7.1975, pages 177-178. \r\nbeen refunded to or adjusted against other fees payable by the occupiers of the \r\naforesaid factories, the same shall be recoverable in accordance with the provisions \r\nof the West Pakistan Cotton (Control) Ordinance, 1966.",
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