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ACT X OF 2004 ACT X OF 2004 BALOCHISTAN COTTON CONTROL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2004 An Act further to amend the Balochistan Cotton Control Ordinance, 1966 (West Pakistan Ordinance (XX of 1966) [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 30h August, 2004] No.PAB/Legis: V(18)/2004, dated 30-8-2004.-----The Balochistan Cotton Control (Amendment) Bill, 2004 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan on 24th August, 2004 and assented to by the Governor of Balochistan, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly: 2. Amendment of Section 2 of W.P. Ordinance XX of 1966.--In the Balochistan Cotton Control Ordinance, 1966, hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance, in section 2,-‑ (i) in clause (c) for the words "of whatever size or density" the words "with standard net weight of 170 Kgs. and variation of 5% plus/minus at 8.5% moisture content, and with average weight of 17,000 Kgs. for a lot of 100 bales with variation up to plus/minus 3 %" shall be substituted; (ii) after clause (d) the following new clause (dd) shall be added:-- "(dd) `contamination' .means mixture of any foreign cotton, as may be prescribed;" (iii) in clause (k) for the words "1st September" the words "1st August" and for the words "31st August" the words "31st July" shall be substituted; (iv) after clause (n), the following new clause shall be added, namely: "(nn) `inspector' means an officer or person appointed as an Inspector under section 5 of this Ordinance;" (v) in clause (o) after the word "Ordinance" the words "to an owner" shall be added; (vi) in clause (r), after the word and comma "factory," and before the words "and includes," the words and comma "whether as owner or otherwise," shall be inserted; and (vii) after clause (r) the following new clause shall be added: "(rr) `owner' means a person who owns a factory and includes an allottee, lessee or an occupier, thereof;"