State Act
Section 21. Determination of occupier for the purposes of Section 22
The U.P. Sugarcane (Regulation of Supply and Purchase) Act, 1953
21. Determination of occupier for the purposes of Section 22 Determination of occupier 1[for the purposes of Section 22.] (1) Where the occupier of 2[a factory or Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] is a firm or other association of individuals 3[(not being a company)], any one or more of the partners or members thereof may be prosecuted and punished under this Act, for any offence for which the occupier of 2[ the factory or the Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] is punishable. Provided that the firm or association may give notice to the Collector that it has nominated one of its members to be occupier of 2[the factory or a Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] for the purpose of 4[this sub-section] and such individual shall be deemed to be the occupier for the purpose of this sub-section until further notice cancelling his nomination is received by the Collector or until he ceases to be a partner or member of the firm or association. (2) Where the occupier of a factory is a company or a Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit is a company any one or more of the directors thereof, or, in the case of a private company, any one or more of the share-holders thereof may be prosecuted and punished under this Act for any offence for which the occupier of 2[the factory or the Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] is punishable: Provided that the company may give notice to the Collector that it has nominated a director, or in the case of a private company, a share-holder to be the occupier of 2[the factory or the Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] for the purposes of this sub-section and such director or share holder shall be deemed to be the occupier of 2[the factory or the Gur, Rab or Khandsari Sugar Manufacturing Unit] for the purposes of 4[this sub-section] until further notice cancelling his nomination is received by the Collector or until he ceases to be a director or share-holder.