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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: 4. Amendment of section 7 of W.P. Ordinance XX of 1966.--In the said Ordinance, in section 7,-‑ (i) for subsection (1) the following shall be substituted:--- "(1) no factory shall be worked without a licence and identification number granted to owner thereof by such authority, in such form, on payment of such fees, payable for each year or otherwise, as may be prescribed subject to the following conditions: (a) an adequate number of raised and 'pucca' platform as specified by Government through notification; (b) a pre-cleaning machinery as specified by Government through notification; (c) a lint clearing machinery; (d) proper maintenance and upkeep of ginning machinery; (e) availability of technical staff as specified by Government through notification; (f) availability of PCSI standard grade boxes for seed, cotton and lint; and (g) any other condition that may be specified by Government through notification." (ii) for subsection (3) the following shall be substituted:-‑ "(3) The authority competent to grant the licence under this section may, after giving .the owner an opportunity of being heard, cancel or suspend the licence or refuse its renewal, for which period as it may deem fit, on the ground of non-fulfilment of any condition laid down under subsection (1) and non-payment of any fee specified under clause (1) of subsection (2) of section 30 or violation of any other provision of this Ordinance," and (iii) for subsection (5) the following shall be substituted:--‑ "(5) If any person runs a factory in respect of which a license has not been granted or renewed or has been suspended or cancelled, the Inspector shall seal the factory and occupier thereof shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months but not less than one month and with fine which may extend to fifteen thousand rupees."