Bare Act
The Bombay Cotton Control Act, 1942
General194218 sections
The Bombay Cotton Control Act, 1942, is a regulatory statute designed to maintain the quality of cotton production in Maharashtra. It empowers the State Government to designate specific "controlled areas" where only approved varieties of cotton can be cultivated. The Act prohibits the cultivation of unauthorized varieties and restricts the mixing of different cotton types to prevent adulteration. It applies to farmers, traders, and factory owners handling cotton. By regulating these agricultural practices, the law ensures that high-quality cotton reaches the market, protecting the interests of the textile industry and consumers while maintaining agricultural standards across the state.
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Power to fix in any area variety of cotton which may be cultivated etc
- 3A. Permission to factories to mix standard cotton with any other standard cotton or any prohibited variety of cotton with standard cotton
- 4. Penalty
- 5. Confiscation
- 6. Procedure in confiscation
- 7. Compounding
- 8. Power of entry and seizure
- 9. Duty of owner, occupier and person in charge to give facilities for inspection by authorized officer
- 10. Previous sanction and limitation on prosecution
- 11. Cognizance of offences
- 11A. Magistrate's power to impose enhanced penalties
- 12. Protection for acts done under this Act
- 13. Officer acting under the Act to be public servant
- 14. Rules
- 15. Repeal
- 16. Repeal of M. P. Act XVII of 1954 and saving
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