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Bare Act

The Punjab Sugarcane (Regulation of Purchase and Supply) Act, 1953

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This legislation regulates the supply, purchase, and distribution of sugarcane for sugar factories across the State of Punjab. It applies to sugar factory occupiers, licensed purchasing agents, local sugarcane growers, and growers cooperative societies. The Act establishes a Sugarcane Control Board and appoints a Cane Commissioner to oversee assigned supply areas, evaluate factory supply needs, prohibit unsuitable crop varieties, and enforce licensed purchasing procedures. It also empowers the state government to levy a tax on sugarcane purchases to raise revenue while offering tax refunds on sugar exported internationally. This framework ensures equitable trade, structured agricultural operations, and steady raw material supply for the sugar manufacturing industry.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Sugarcane Control Board
  4. 4. Appointment of Cane Commissioner
  5. 5. Determination of "occupier" for purposes of this Act
  6. 6. Appointment of an agent
  7. 7. Licensing of Purchasing Agent
  8. 8. Duties of an Agent
  9. 9. Penalty for contravention Not other wise provided for
  10. 10. Estimate of quantity of cane required by factory
  11. 11. Survey of Area
  12. 12. Powers to declare Varieties of cane to be unsuitable For use in factories
  13. 13. Prohibition of distribution of Certain kinds of Seed
  14. 14. Purchase of cane in assigned area
  15. 15. Purchase of cane outside the assigned area
  16. 16. Maintenance of Register
  17. 17. Tax on the purchase of cane
  18. 17-A. Prayer to refund Tax on cane utilized for manufacturing sugar exported out of India.
  19. 18. Institution of Proceedings
  20. 19. Bar of suit or other Proceedings
  21. 20. Power to make rules
  22. 21. Repeal of the Sugarcane Act, 1934 and the Sugarcane (Punjab Amendment Act, 1943 and saving)

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