Restriction on closing of factories

15. The owner of a cotton ginning factory or pressing factory, for which a license has been granted for the season, shall not have the factory closed or caused to be closed, before the end of the cotton ginning or cotton pressing season, without the previous permission of the Central Government obtained in the manner prescribed, except when the factory is closed in accordance with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act (No. 14 of 1947), or any other law for the time being in force; in case of default, the owner shall, on conviction, be punishable with a fine which may extend to five hundred rupees; and the manager shall also be guilty of the offence and liable to punishment.