Restriction on closure of factories.

17. The owner of a cotton ginning factory or cotton pressing factory, for which a license has been granted for the season, shall not have the factory closed or cause it to be closed, before the end of the cotton ginning or cotton pressing season, without the previous sanction of licensing authority obtained in the manner prescribed, except when the factory is closed in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (No. XIV OF 1947) or any other law for the time being in force, and in case of default, the owner shall, on conviction, be punishable with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for each day of closure without such sanction.