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Bare Act

The Maharashtra Raw Cotton (Procurement, Processing and Marketing) Act, 1971

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This Act establishes a state-controlled monopoly system for the procurement, processing, and marketing of raw cotton in Maharashtra. It mandates that cotton growers sell their produce exclusively to the State Government or its authorized agents at designated collection centers, rather than in the open market. The law aims to protect farmers from price exploitation by ensuring they receive a "guaranteed price" for their crop, with the potential for an "additional price" if market conditions allow. It regulates the entire supply chain, including ginning, pressing, and transport, to stabilize prices and ensure fair returns for agricultural producers.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent, commencement and duration
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT, PROCEEDINGS AND DUTIES OF THE STATE ADVISORY BOARD →

  1. 3Establishment of State Advisory Board
  2. 4Composition of the Board
  3. 5Headquarters of the Board
  4. 6Term of office and conditions of service of non-official Members
  5. 7Resignation of non-official Members
  6. 8Temporary absence of Members
  7. 9Disqualification of non-official Members
  8. 10Removal of Members
  9. 11Vacation of membership
  10. 12Filling of vacancies
  11. 13Provided that, during any such vacancy the continuing Members may act, as if no vacancy had occurred.
  12. 14The minutes shall be signed at the next ensuing meeting after confirmation at such meeting.
  13. 15Consultation or association with experts
  14. 16Duties of the Board

Chapter III Chapter III →

  1. 17Prohibition on carrying on business in Cotton
  2. 18Prohibition on cotton ginning and pressing factories
  3. 19Prohibition on transport of Cotton outside the State

Chapter IV PROCUREMENT, GRADING AND POOLING COTTON →

  1. 20Every grower of cotton to sell his produce to Government
  2. 21The decision of such Deputy Registrar shall be final.
  3. 21AThe labourers may tender the kapas so obtained either personally or through an agent authorised by the State Government in this behalf, at a collection centre.
  4. 22Any sums so payable shall be deemed to be sums due to the State Government and shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
  5. 23Weighment procedure and grant of receipt to the tenderer

Chapter V MODE OF FIXING AND PAYMENT OF PRICE FOR COTTON TENDERED AT COLLECTION CENTRES →

  1. 24Establishment of Cotton Co-ordination Committee and fixation of guaranteed price
  2. 25Advance price payable to tenderer
  3. 26Mode of payment of advance price and remaining guaranteed price
  4. 27Deduction to be made from the advance price and remaining guaranteed price for dues of co-operative societies and market committee
  5. 28Cotton pooled to be ginned or pressed into bales and to be sold or otherwise disposed of by Government at certain price
  6. 29Fixation of final price
  7. 30Settlement of account after final price is fixed and notified
  8. 31Mode of payment of difference
  9. 32Payment of additional bonus

Chapter VI PRICE FLUCTUATION FUND →

  1. 33Constitution of Price Fluctuation Fund

Chapter VI PRICE FLUCTUATION FUND →

  1. 33Constitution of Price Fluctuation Fund
  2. 34The interest shall be debited to the profit and loss account of the scheme and credited to the Price Fluctuation Fund.
  3. 35Other matters connected with the Fund to be regulated by rules
  4. 35AProvision for Capital Formation Fund

Chapter VII CONTROL OF COTTON-GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES →

  1. 36Power to issue directions to cotton ginning and pressing factories
  2. 37Power to appoint authorised controller

Chapter VIII SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES REGARDING BALED COTTON SOLD BY GOVERNMENT →

  1. 38Disputes regarding baled cotton sold by Government to be referred to authorities constituted and their decision to be final

Chapter IX DISPOSAL OF COTTON SEEDS →

  1. 39Disposal of Cotton seeds

Chapter X Chapter X →

  1. 40Recovery of amount due on account of purchase of ginned cotton, cotton bales and cotton seeds from Government
  2. 41Execution of certificate of recovery

Chapter XI MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 42Power to delegate and to appoint agents
  2. 43Offences
  3. 44Cognizance of offences
  4. 45Protection of action taken in good faith
  5. 46Power to make rules
  6. 47Declaration of stocks of ginned cotton not pressed into bales held at the commencement of the Act and their disposal
  7. 48Application of other laws not barred
  8. 49Power to suspend the operation of provisions of the Act

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