Government may direct.

Restriction on publication of returns and information

1. (1) No return, and no part of any return, and no information obtained for the purposes of this Act shall, without the previous consent in writing of the trader or owner concerned, or his authorised agent, be published in such manner as would enable any particulars to be identified as referring to a particular cotton ginning or pressing factory or the business of a particular trader.
2. (2) Except for the purposes of a prosecution under this Act or under the Indian Penal Code, no person not connected with the checking of returns or the collection of information under this Act shall be permitted to see any return or information referred to in sub-section (1).