SUGAR FACTORIES CONTROL (SINDH AMENDMENT) ACT, 2009 SINDH ACT NO: X OF 2009

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH NOTIFICATION

KARACHI, THE 8TH DECEMBER, 2009

NO.PAS/Legis-B-12/2009- The  Sugar  Factories  Control  (Sindh  Amendment) Bill,

2009 having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 16th October, 2009 and assented to by the Governor of Sindh on 14th    November, 2009 is hereby published as an Act of the Legislature of Sindh.

THE SUGAR FACTORIES CONTROL (SINDH AMENDMENT) ACT, 2009

SINDH ACT NO: X OF 2009

(First published after having received the assent of the Governor of Sindh in the Gazette of Sindh (Extra-Ordinary) dated 8th December, 2009.)

                                                        AN ACT

 to  amend  the  Sugar  Factories  Control  Act,  1950,  in  its application to Sindh.

Preamble WHEREAS   it is expedient to amend the Sugar Factories Control Act, 1950, in its application to Sindh, in the manner hereinafter appearing;

It is hereby enacted as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement.      (1)  This Act may be called the Sugar Factories Control (Sindh

Amendment) Act, 2009.

2. Substitution of sections 3 and 4 of Act XXII of 1950.                 In the Sugar Factories Control Act, 1950, in its applications to Sindh, hereinafter referred to as the said Act, for sections 3 and 4 the following shall be substituted:-

“3   Establishment   of   the   Board:-   (1)   Government   may   by notification, establish a Board consisting of-

(i)	Minister  to  Government  of  Sindh, Agriculture Department	Chairperson
(ii)	Two Members of Provincial Assembly of Sindh are to be nominated by the Speaker	Members
(iii)	Secretary  to  Government  of  Sindh, Agriculture Department	Member/   Secretary of the Board
(iv)	Cane Commissioner	Member
(v)	Representative of the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association Sindh Zone	Member
(vi)	Representative of the Sindh Abadgar Board	Member
(vii)	Representative of the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture	Member

(viii)   Representative   of   the   Sugarcane

Growers Association                   Member

(ix)   Such other official and non-official members as may be appointed by Government                                Members

(2) A non-official Member shall hold office at the pleasure of

Government.

(3)  A  non-official  Member  may,  by  writing  under  his  hand, addressed to Government, resign his office.

(4)  The  meetings  of  the  Board  shall  be  held  as  and  when convened by the Chairperson.”.

3.  Substitution of section 6-A of Act XXII of 1950.         In  the  said  Act,  for  section  6-A,  the  following  shall  be substituted:-

“6-A Appointment of Additional Cane Commissioner:- Government may, by notification, appoint any officer, not below the rank of a BPS-19 officer to be an Additional Cane Commissioner, who shall subject to control and direction of the Cane Commissioner exercise such powers and perform such  functions  of  the  Cane  Commissioner  as  may  be specified in the notification.”.

4.  Substitution of section 14-A of Act XXII of 1950.          In  the  said  Act,  for  section  14-A,  the  following  shall  be substituted:-

“14-A Prohibition of cultivation of certain varieties of sugarcane:- The Cane Commissioner may, on the recommendations or in consultation with the Board by an order in writing, prohibit the cultivation in any area of any variety of cane declared to be unsuitable under section 18.”.

5.Substitution of section 15 of Act XXII of 1950.            In  the  said  Act,  for  section  15,  the  following  shall  be substituted:-

“15(1) Sale, Purchase of cane:- No person other than the cane grower shall sell or supply cane to an occupier of a Factory.

(2)    No  occupier  of  a  Factory  shall  purchase  the  cane through a middle  man  but all  purchases shall  be made directly from the cane grower.”.

6.  Substitution of section 16 of Act XXII of 1950.         In  the  said  Act,  for  section  16,  the  following  shall  be substituted:-

“16 Fixation of Minimum Price:-  (1) Government may, on the   recommendations   of   the   Board   or   otherwise   by

notification  determine  minimum  price  of  the  cane  having regard to-

(a) the cost of production of sugarcane; and

(b) the return to the grower from alternative crops and the general trend of prices of agricultural commodities.

(2) The Price determined under sub-section (1) may from time to time be reviewed.

(3) The occupier of a Factory shall pay quality premium at the end of crushing season at such rates as may be determined by Government in proportion of sucrose recovery of such Factory in excess of base level sucrose contents viz. 8.7 per 100 Kilograms.

(4) The price of the cane shall be paid to the cane grower by issuing payee’s account cheque.

(5) If the payment under sub-section (4) is not made within fifteen days of supply of the cane, mark-up at the rate as may be fixed by Government by notification shall also be paid  to  the  cane  grower  in  addition  to  the  principal amount.

(6) No occupier of a Factory shall make any deduction except the deduction  as  may  be prescribed from the  amount payable to the cane grower under sub-section (4).

(7) No occupier of a Factory shall, except with the approval of the Cane Commissioner, deduct any weight from the total weight of the cane on account of its unsuitable variety or immaturity or for any other reason.”.

7. Substitution of section 17-A of Act XXII of 1950.        In  the  said  Act,  for  section  17-A,  the  following  shall  be substituted:-

“17-A Installation of core sampler:-  Every occupier of a Factory shall install a core sampler of the specification and in the manner as may be prescribed.”.

8. Substitution of clause (iii) of section 22 of Act XXII of 1950.        In the said Act, in section 22, for clause (iii), the following shall be substituted:-

“(iii) No Court inferior to that of an Assistant Sessions Judge shall try any offence under this Act or any order or rule made there under.”.

BY ORDER OF THE SPEAKER PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

HADI BUX BURIRO SECRETARY

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH