Amendment of section 9, Central Act XII of 1925

In section 9 of the said Act--

1. (i) in sub-section (1), the word "and" at the end of clause

1. (a) shall be omitted and after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :- "
2. (c) a kapas opener shall be installed and worked for the purpose of freeing the kapas, before ginning, from foreign substances other than cotton waste : "
   • (ii) in sub-section (1-A), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :- "
3. (a) no structural alterations or additions shall be made so as to diminish the degree of compliance of the factory as a whole-
   • (i) with the requirements set forth in clauses
4. (a) and
5. (b) of sub-section (1), if the alterations or additions, commenced after the 27th February 1939 and before the 31st March 1949, or
   • (iv) in the same sub-section, in clause (b), for the words "last-mentioned date", the date "27th February 1939 " shall be substituted ;
   • (v) in the same sub-section, the proviso shall be omitted,