CGPF Act 6

Section 6 · Substitution of new section for sections 5 and 5-A, Act XII of 1925

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- For sections 5 and 5-A the following section shall be substituted, namely :-"5. Returns. - (1) The owner of every cotton ginning factory shall submit to the prescribed authority, within such time and in such form as may be prescribed weekly returns showing the quantity of cotton ginned in the factory during the preceding week and from the commencement of the season to the end of that week.

(2)

The Government shall compile from the weekly returns submitted under sub-section (1) and shall publish, in such manner as it thinks fit, a statement showing the total quantity of cotton ginned 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of the week to which the returns relate :Provided that, the quantity of cotton ginned in any individual factory shall not be published.

(3)

The owner of every cotton pressing factory shall submit to the prescribed authority, within such time and in such form as may be prescribed, weekly returns showing the total number of bales of cotton pressed during the preceding week and from the commencement of the season to the end of that week, and the approximate average net weight of the bales pressed in that week.

(4)

The Government shall compile from the weekly returns submitted under sub-section (3), and shall publish, in such manner as 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end of the week to which the returns relate :Provided that, the number of bales pressed in any individual factory shall not be published.

(5)

If default is made in submitting any return as required by sub-section (1) or sub-section (3), the owner of the factory shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

(6)

Where the owner of a cotton ginning factory or a cotton pressing factory has notified to the prescribed authority that the work of ginning cotton or pressing bales in that factory has been suspended, it shall be necessary for the owner to submit returns under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) until such work has been resumed."

The offence at a glance

Fine
₹50
Cognizable
Non-cognizable
Bailable
Bailable
Compoundable
Not compoundable
Triable by
Any Magistrate
  • Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
  • Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station

Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section

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