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Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....any pressed package of cotton of whatever size or density ; (b) "Cotton" means ginned or unsigned cotton, or cotton waste ; (c) "cotton" ginning factory" means any place where cotton is ginned or where cotton fibre is separated from cotton seed by any process whatever involving the use of steam, water or other mechanical power or of electrical power ; (d) "cotton pressing factory" means any factory as defined in the 949 Indian Factories Act, 1911 (12 of 1911), in which cotton is pressed into bales ; {See now the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), s.2 (m).}This Act has Been amended in its application to-- (1) the State of Bombay by Bom.Acts 4 of 1936 and 20 of 1938, (2) the C.P. by C.P Act 24 of 1936 and to Madhya Pradesh by C.P.& Berar Acts 33 of 1939, 1 of 1942, 13 of 1947 and 47 of 1947, (3) the Punjab by Pun.Act 12 of 1941, (4) the U.P.by U.P.Act 15 of 1941, (5) Madras by Mad.Act 10 of 1953, (6) Hyderabad by Hyderabad Act 33 of 1954. (e) "cotton waste" means droppings striplings, fly and other waster products of a cotton mill or of a cotton ginning factory or of a cotton pressing factory, but does not include yarn waste ; (f) "Indian Central Cotton.....

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.....