Section 2Definitions

s. 2

2. Definitions In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "Collector" means, in reference to cotton consumed in a mill in Bangladesh, the Collector of the district in which the mill is situated or any other officer appointed by the Government to perform the duties of a collector under this Act; (b) "the Committee" means the [Bangladesh Cotton Committee] constituted under this Act; (c) "Cotton" means raw cotton, whether baled or loose, which has been ginned; [(d) "Collector of Customs" means a Collector of customs appointed under section 3 of the Customs Act, 1969 ; (dd) "Customs-station" means a Customs-station as defined in section 2 of the Customs Act, 1969;] (e) "mill" means any place which is a factory as defined in section 2 of the [Factories Act, 1965], and in which cotton is converted into yarn or thread either for sale as such or for conversion into cotton goods [* * *]; (f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

1. 2. The words "Bangladesh Cotton Committee" were substituted, for the words "Pakistan Central Cotton Committee" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
2. 3. Clauses (d) and (dd) were substituted, for clause (d) by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
3. 4. The words, comma and figure "Factories Act, 1965" were substituted, for the words, comma and figure "Factories Act, 1934" by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)
4. 5. The words, figures and comma "as defined in section 3 of the Cotton Duties Act, 1896" were omitted by section 3 and 2nd Schedule of the Bangladesh Laws (Revision And Declaration) Act, 1973 (Act No. VIII of 1973)