(W.P. Ordinance I of 1967)
[23 May 1967]
An Ordinance to validate the levy, charging, collection
and realization of fees under the Bahawalpur Cotton (Control) Act, 1949, from
the occupiers of cotton factories, cotton dealers and managers of companies
Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to validate the
levy, charging, collection and realization of fees under the Bahawalpur Cotton
(Control) Act, 1949, from the occupiers of cotton ginning, cotton pressing and
cotton seed oil factories, cotton dealers and managers of companies in certain
areas of West Pakistan, for the period from 27th November 1949 to 8th May,
1954;
AND
WHEREAS the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan is not in session and the
Governor of West Pakistan is satisfied that circumstances exist which render
immediate legislation necessary;
Now,
THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by clause (1) of Article
79 of the Constitution, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and
promulgate the following Ordinance:-
1. Short
title and extent.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the Bahawalpur Cotton Control
(Validation of Levy of Fees) Ordinance, 1967.
(2) It extends to the Districts of
Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Rahimyar Khan.
2. Validation
of levy of fees, etc. from occupiers of cotton factories, etc.— Notwithstanding
anything contained in clause (p) of
section 30 of the Bahawalpur Cotton (Control) Act, 1949, before its amendment
by the Bahawalpur Cotton (Control) (Amendment) Act, 1954, or any judgment or
decree of any Court, the fees levied, charged, collected or realized from the
occupiers of cotton ginning, cotton pressing or cotton seed oil factories,
cotton dealers or managers of companies for the period from 27th November, 1949
to 8th May, 1954, in accordance with the provisions of the said clause (p) as substituted by the Bahawalpur
Cotton (Control) (Amendment) Act, 1954, shall be deemed to have been validly
levied, charged, collected or realised, as the case may be, and where any such
fees have not been paid or realized before the coming into force of this
Ordinance, the same shall be recoverable in accordance with the provisions of
the said clause (p) as substituted by
the Bahawalpur Cotton (Control) (Amendment) Act, 1954.
[1][1]This Ordinance was
promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on 6th February, 1967; approved by
the Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan on 23rd May, 1967, under clause (3) of
Article 79 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962); and,
published in the West Pakistan Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 23rd May, 1967,
pages 1415-A to 1415-B.
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