The UNITED PROVINCES COTTON (STATISTICS) ACT, 1947
uttarakhand · 1947
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- S. 2Section defines key terms used in the United Provinces Cotton (Statistics) Act, 1947, including "cotton," "Economic Adviser," and "trader."
- S. 3Section mandates traders and owners to annually submit cotton inventory reports to the Economic Adviser by a specified date.
- S. 4Section 4 grants the Economic Adviser or authorized person access to records and premises for cotton statistics collection.
- S. 5The Economic Adviser can use returns and information for any purpose deemed fit, including supplying statistics to the Indian Central Cotton Committee.
- S. 6Section 6 prohibits publication of individual cotton statistics without consent and restricts access to non-involved persons.
- S. 7Section penalizes refusal to provide required cotton statistics returns or false information with fines up to ₹500, and additional daily fines for continued offenses.
- S. 8Section 8 penalizes unauthorized disclosure of statistics collection information with up to six months imprisonment and/or a fine.
- S. 9No prosecution under section 7 shall be instituted except with the previous sanction in writing of the [State Governmen
- S. 10Section 10 protects individuals from lawsuits for actions done in good faith under the Act.
- S. 11Section 11 allows the State Government to make rules for cotton statistics returns and document access.