Power of Government to fix prices

(1) The Government may, before the commencement of a crushing season, after consulting the Advisory Committee, by notification, fix the price to be paid, in or in respect of any factory, for sugar cane purchased by him during the season or the method of calculating such price : Provided that the Government may specify different prices or different methods of calculating the prices of different varieties of sugarcane. (2) The Government may at any time, after consulting the Advisory Committee, by notification, vary any price or method of calculation specified under sub-section (1) : Provided that no such notification shall apply to any sugarcane purchased by the occupier of a factory before the publication of such notification. (3) The Government may, after consulting the Advisory Committee, by notification, permit the occupier of a factory to pay the price payable by him under this section in such number of instalments as may be specified in such notification. (4) The occupier of a factory shall not make any deductions from the price payable by him in accordance with this section, except such as may be prescribed.