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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.....

Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 (26 of 1925) Complete Act

Title: Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 (26 of 1925)

State: Central

Year: 1925

Preamble1 - INDIAN CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT, 1925 Section1 - Short title and extent Section2 - Application of rules Section3 - Absolute warranty of seaworthiness not to be implied in contracts to which rules apply Section4 - Statement as to application of rules to be included in bills of lading Section5 - Modification of Article VI of Rules in relation to goods carried in sailing ships and by prescribed routes Section6 - Modification of rules 4 and 5 of Article III in relation to bulk cargoes Section7 - Saving and operation Schedule1 - RULES RELATING TO BILLS OF LADINGS

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1925

.....(b) fire. unless caused by the actual fault or privity of the carrier: (c) perils, dangers and accidents of the sea or other navigable waters: (d) act of God; (e) act of war; (f) act of public enemies: (g) arrest or restraint of princes, rulers of people, or seizure under legal process; (h) quarantine restriction; (i) act or omission of the shipper or owner of the goods, his agent, or representative; (j) strikes or lock-outs or stoppage or restraint of labour from whatever cause, whether partial or general; (k) riots and civil commotions; (1) saving or attempting to save life or property at sea; (m) wastage in bulk or weight or any other loss or damage arising from inherent defect, quality, or vice of the goods; (n) insufficiency of packing; (o) insufficiency or inadequacy of marks; (p) latent defects not discoverable by due diligence; (q) any other cause arising without the actual fault or privity of the carrier, or without the fault or neglect of the agents or servants of the carrier, but the burden of proof shall be on the person claiming the benefit of this exception to show that neither the actual fault or privity of the carrier nor the fault or neglect of the.....

Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1925 (26 of 1925) Section 5

Title: Modification of Article Vi of Rules in Relation to Goods Carried in Sailing Ships and by Prescribed Routes

State: Central

Year: 1925

Article VI of the Rules shall, in relation to -- (a) the carriage of goods by sea in sailing ships carrying goods from any port in1[India] to any other port whether in or outside1[India], and (b) the carriage of goods by sea in ships carrying goods from a port in1[India] notified in this behalf in the2[Official Gazette] by the2[Central Government] to a port in Ceylon specified in the said notification, have effect as though the said Article referred to goods of any class instead of to particular goods and as though the proviso to the second paragraph of the said Article were omitted. _____________________ 1. Substituted by the A.L.O. 1950. 2. Substituted by the A.L.O. 1937.