Bombay Cotton Control Act, 1942, (Maharashtra) Section 2 - Bare Act

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, -

(a) "controlled area" means an area specified in a notification under section 3;

(b) "cotton" includes cotton plant, ¹[ginned cotton, unginned cotton (kapas)], cotton waste and cotton seed;

²[(c) "Director of Agriculture" means the officer appointed for the time being by the State Government to be the Director of Agriculture, State of Maharashtra, and includes any officer appointed by the State Government to exercise all or any of the powers conferred, and to perform all or any of the duties imposed, on the Director of Agriculture by or under this Act;]

(d) "prohibited variety of cotton" for any area means the variety of cotton the cultivation of which is prohibited in such area under sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of subsection (2) of section 3;

(e) "standard cotton" for any area means the variety of cotton the cultivation of which is permitted in such area under sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 3.

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1. These words were substituted for the words "ginned and unginned cotton", ibid., section 6(1).

2. Clause (c) was substituted for the original, ibid, section 6(2).