Making and mass/weight of bales.

(1) The owner of every cotton pressing factory shall cause every bale processed in the factory to be marked in such manner as may be prescribed, before it is removed from the press house, with a serial number and with the mark allotted to the factory. The mass (weight) of a bale shall be as under:-

July to September: 170kgs. + 5kgs. March to June: 170kgs. +7kgs.

(2) Every such bale which contains cotton from the crop relating to the current season mixed with cotton from the crop relating to any previous season, shall be clearly marked in such manner as may be prescribed to distinguish it from bales contain exclusively cotton from the crop relating to the current season. (3) If any bale is removed from the press house or any cotton pressing factory within having been marked as required by sub-section (1), the owner or person incharge of the factory shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees and if any bale to which the provisions of sub-section (2) are applicable is so removed without being marked as required by that sub-section (2) are applicable is so removed without being marked as required by that sub-section, the owner of the cotton pressing factory, if he was cognizant of the mixture, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.