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Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Section 14

Title: Power to Reject Un-marked Bales in Fulfilment of Contracts

State: Central

Year: 1925

{S.14 re-numbered as sub-section (1) of that section andsub-section (2) ins by Act 14 of 1939, s.3.}[(1) Afterthe expiration of one year from the commencement of this Act, any person whohas made a contract for the purchase of baled cotton may require that no baleother than bale, marked { Subs.by s.3, ibid., for"in accordance with section 4".}with the mark prescribedunder section 4 for the factory in which they were pressed,] shall be suppliedin fulfilment of such contract, and, if he does so require, no bale not somarked shall be tenderable in fulfilment of the contract. {Proviso omitted by s.3, ibid.} {S. 14 re-numbered as sub-section(1) of that section and sub-section (2) ins by Act 14 of 1939, s.3.[(2) Any bale marked in accordance with the provisionsof section 4 shall, within the meaning of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of1872), be presumed for all purposes as between the parties to a contract forthe purchase of baled cotton, to have been so marked before leaving the factoryin which it was pressed.]

Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Section 4

Title: Marking of Bales

State: Central

Year: 1925

(1) The owner of every cotton pressing factory shall cause every bale pressed in the factory to be marked in such manner as may be prescribed, before it is removed from the press-house with a serial number and with the mark prescribed for the factory. (2) If any bale is removed from the press-house of any cotton pressing factory without having been marked as required by sub-section (1), the owner of the factory shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1925 COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1925 12 of 1925 18th March, 1925 "The Indian Cotton Committee which was appointed in 1917 in Chapter XVI of their Report recommended certain measures including the licensing of cotton ginning and pressing factories, to prevent such malpractices as damping, mixing and adulteration, which are injurious to the quality and reputation of Indian cotton. The recommendations of the Committee, however, involved an excessive amount of official interference. The object of the present Bill is to put the trade in a position to protect itseif by providing for the marking of bales and the record of ownership, and by providing further that unmarked bales are not tenderable in fulfilment of a contract, if marked bales are demanded by the purchaser. The Bill also makes provision for the maintenance of register for statistical returns, for the use of correct scales and weights, and for the structural improvement of ginning and pressing factories. The Bill is based on the recommendations of the Indian Central Cotton Committee, and is suppelmentary to the Cotton Transport Act, 1923. " -Gazette of.....

The Haryana Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1992 Complete Act

State: Haryana

Year: 1992

THE HARYANA COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1992 THE HARYANA COTTON GINNING AND PRESSING FACTORIES ACT, 1992 (Haryana Act No. 16 of 1993) Table of Contents Sections. 1. Short title. 2. Definitions. 3. Grant of license. 4. Maintenance of Register. 5. Prohibition of admixture of Cotton in specified areas and penalties therefore. 6. Penalty for watering etc. 7. Destruction of Cotton waste and penalty therefore. 8. Examination of Cotton package of bales. 9. Entry and inspection. 10. Making and mass/weight of bales. 11. Returns. 12. Fire prevention protection including arrangements. 13. Fixation of ginning and pressing charges. 14. Liability of lessee or mortgage as owner. 15. Liability on transfer of ownership. 16. Structural requirements for factories. 17. Restriction on closure of factories. 18. Liability of officer of a Company. 19. Cognizance of offence. 20. Compounding of offences. 21. Power to make rules. 22. Power to reject unmarked bales in fulfillment of cotton. 23. Protection for action taken. 24. Penalty for obstructing inspector etc. 25. Penalty. 26. Repeal. 1993: HARYANA ACT 16] COTTON.....

Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1914

.....case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.] SECTION 05: POWER OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE RULES ( 1 ) The27[State Government] may27[by notification in the official Gazette,]28[* * *] make rules for the detention, inspection, disinfection or destruction29[of any insect or class of insects or] of any article or class of articles30in respect of which a notification has been issued undersection 3-29[or undersection 4A-] or of any article which may have been in contact or proximity thereto, and for regulating the powers and duties of the officers whom it may appoint in this behalf. (2) In making any rule under this section the27[State Government] may direct that a breach thereof shall be punishable with fine, which may extend to one thousand rupees. 31 [(3) Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.] SECTION 05A: PENALTIES Any person who knowingly exports any article or insect from a33[State] or transports any article or insect from one33[State] to another34[* *] in.....

West Bengal Jute (Control of Prices) Act, 1950 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1950

.....person or persons at a price not exceeding the maximum price fixed therefor under section 3 and the person so directed shall comply with the order. Section 6 Power to require information, etc The State Government or any officer authorised in this behalf by the State Government may, with a view to securing compliance with this Act, - (a) require any person to give any information in his possession with respect to any business in jute carried on by that or any other person; (b) inspect or cause to be inspected any books or other documents belonging to or under the control of any person relating to any business in jute; (c) enter and search, or authorise any person to enter and search, any premises, and seize, or authorise any person to seize, any pucca bales or surplus raw jute in respect of which he has reason to believe that a contravention of this Act has been committed. Section 7 Evasion No person shall, with intent to evade any provision of this Act, refuse to give any information lawfully demanded from him under section 6, or conceal, destroy, mutilate or deface any books or document. Section 8 Penalties Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or.....

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Chapter 10

Title: Agency

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....of the loan. Section 198 - Knowledge requisite for valid ratification No valid ratification can be made by a person whose knowledge of the facts of the case is materially defective. Section 199 - Effect of ratifying unauthorized act forming part of a transaction A person ratifying any unauthorized act done on his behalf ratifies the whole of the transaction of which such act formed a part. Section 200 - Ratification of unauthorized act cannot injure third person An act done by one person on behalf of another, without such other person's authority, which, if done with authority, would have the effect of subjecting a third person to damages, or of terminating any right or interest of a third person, cannot, by ratification, be made to have such effect. Illustration (a) A, not being authorized thereto by B, demands, on behalf of B, the delivery of a chattel, the property of B, from C, who is in possession of it. This demand cannot be ratified by B, so as to make C liable for damages for his refusal to deliver. (b) A holds a lease from B, terminable on three months' notice. C, an unauthorized person, gives notice of termination to A. The notice cannot be.....

Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Section 5

Title: Returns

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....the weekly returns, and shall publish in such manner as {Subs. by the A.O.1937 for "the G.G.in C.may direct".} [it thinks fit], a statement showing the total number of bales pressed in the State during the week and from the commencement of the season to the end of the week, to which the returns relate : Provided that the number of bales pressed in any individual factory shall not be published. (3) If default is made in submitting any return as required by sub-section (1), the owner of the factory shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees. (4) Where the owner of a cotton pressing factory has notified to the prescribed authority that the work of pressing bales in that factory has been suspended it shall not be necessary of the owner to submit returns under sub-section (1) until such work has been resumed. Explanation.--In this section "season" means the period notified in this behalf by the State Government in the Official Gazette.

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Chapter 9

Title: Of Bailment

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....existence of such faults in the goods bailed. Illustrations (a) A lends a horse, which he knows to be vicious, to B. He does not disclose the fact that the horse is vicious. The horse runs away. B is thrown and injured. A is responsible to B for damage sustained. (b) A hires a carriage of B. The carriage is unsafe, though B is not aware of it, and A is injured. B is responsible to A for the injury. Section 151 - Care to be taken by bailee 1 151. Care to be taken by bailee In all cases of bailment the bailee is bound to take as much care of the goods bailed to him as a man of ordinary prudence would, under similar circumstances, take of his own goods of the same bulk, quality and value as the goods bailed.2 _______________________ 1. The responsibility of the Trustees of the Port of Madras constituted under the Madras Port Trust Act, 1905 (Madras Act 2 of 1905), in regard to goods has been declared to be that of a bailee under these sections, without the qualifying words "in the absence of any special contract" in section 152, see section 40(1) of the Act. 2. As to railway contracts see the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), section 72. [Ed. The Indian.....

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 156

Title: Effect of Mixture Without Bailors Consent, when the Goods Can Be Separated

State: Central

Year: 1872

If the bailee, without the consent of the bailor, mixes the goods of the bailor with his own goods, and the goods can be separated or divided, the property in the goods remains in the parties respectively; but the bailee is bound to bear the expense of separation or division, and any damage arising from the mixture. Illustrations A bails 100 bales of cotton marked with a particular mark to B. B, without A's consent, mixes the 100 bales with other bales of his own, bearing a different mark; A is entitled to have his 100 bales returned, and B is bound to bear all the expense incurred in the separation of the bales, and any other incidental damage.