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Section 22: Compounding offences etc.

The United Provinces Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1948State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 9 of 1949

22. (a) The District Magistrate may accept from any person whose license is liable to be suspended, withdrawn or cancelled under this Act or who is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence under this Act, a sum of money in lien of such suspension, withdrawal or cancellation or by way of composition for the offence which may have been committed, as the case may be.

(b) On payment by such person of such sum to the District Magistrate he shall, if in custody, be set at liberty and if the criminal proceedings shall have been instituted against such person, the composition shall be held to amount to an acquittal.

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ActThe United Provinces Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1948
Section22
Marginal noteCompounding offences etc.
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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