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Determination of occupier 1 [for the purposes of Section 22.] (1) Where the occupier of 2 [a factory or Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] is a firm or other association of individuals 3 [(not being a company)], any one or more of the partners or members thereof may be prosecuted and punished under this Act, for any offence for which the occupier of 2 [ the factory or the Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] is punishable. Provided that the firm or association may give notice to the Collector that it has nominated one of its members to be occupier of 2 [the factory or a Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] for the purpose of 4 [this sub-section] and such individual shall be deemed to be the occupier for the purpose of this sub-section until further notice cancelling his nomination is received by the Collector or until he ceases to be a partner or member of the firm or association. (2) Where the occupier of a factory is a company or a Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit is a company any one or more of the directors thereof, or, in the case of a private company, any one or more of the share-holders thereof may be prosecuted and punished under this Act for any offence for which the occupier of 2 [the factory or the Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] is punishable: Provided that the company may give notice to the Collector that it has nominated a director, or in the case of a private company, a share-holder to be the occupier of 2 [the factory or the Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] for the purposes of this sub-section and such director or share holder shall be deemed to be the occupier of 2 [the factory or the Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] for the purposes of 4 [this sub-section] until further notice cancelling his nomination is received by the Collector or until he ceases to be a director or share-holder.