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(1) No individual return made under section 3 Restriction on tho and no }ga}t of such return and no information o‘ptamgd_ publicatior in;’cfm';-_ under section 4 shall without the previous consent in writ- tion. ing of the trader or owner, as the case may be, by whom the return or information was furmshed or given, or hlls authorised agent, be published in such manner as wct)u g enable any particulers to be identified as referring ssc;n particular cotton ginning factory or 2 cotton pressing factory or the business of any particular trader. e purposes of 2 prosecution under this (Ifgtli);ci%dg rtl:elal In%iag Penal Code (XLVH%E tggog% 1o person not engaged in connection with the co statistics required under this Act shall permit any indjvidual return or information I¢ erre section (7). 222 1948 : East Pb. Act XXIIL] cOTTON (STATISTICS) i 1 erson (2) wilfully refuses or wit - ]awfi‘l/'f exggeleleag?gct}; to furnish the return requireq ufi?fi; section 3, or () wilfully furmshes or CTIS%S t}) | be Furg shed any, such return which he knowi‘ 1o € false, op © refuses to answer or wilfully gives a false answer to , question asked in exercise of the powers hconferred b sec.ion 4, or if any person impedes the right of accegg to z ment or the right of entry co t rd or docu ?ég-’ercfllf; 2&:&2;04, he shall for each such offence be Punish. able with fine which may extend to rupees five hundreq and in the case of a continuing offence to a further fip, which may extend to rupees two hundred for each day after the first during which the offence continues ; and i respect of a false return or answer the offence shall pe deemed to continue until the true return or answer hag been given or made. roffence by Corpo- '[(2) If the person contravening any of the provisions ’ of this Act, is a company or other body corporate, the Secretary, Manager or other principal officer managing the affairs of such company or body, as the case may be, shall be presumed to be guilty of such contravention.] ,,f.f"f,:,‘“y a?;c,os'u“}; _8. If any person engaged in connection with the col- ;’ef“lxnnflommon and Jection of statistics under this Act wilfully discloses any ) information or the contents of any return given or made under this Act otherwise than in the execution of his duties under this Act or for the purpose of the prosecution of an offence under this Act or under the Indian Penal Code gogm'u.nce of an