State Act

THE UTTAR PRADESH SUGARCANE (REGULATION OF SUPPLY AND PURCHASE) ACT, 1953

21- (1) Where the occupier of [a factory or a gur, rab or khandsari sugar manufacturing unit]2 is a firm or other association of individuals [not being a company]4 anyone or more of the partner or member thereof may be prosecuted and punished under this Act, for any offence for which the occupier of [the factory or the gur, rab, or khandsari sugar manufacturing unit]2 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 [the factory or the gur, rab or khandsari sugar manufacturing unit]2 for the purpose of [this sub-section]5 and such individual shall be deemed to be the occupier for the purpose of [this sub-section]5 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 or the gur, rab or khandsari sugar manufacturing unit]2 is a company anyone 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 [the factory or the gur, rab or khandsari sugar manufacturing unit]2 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 [the factory or the gur, rab or khandsari sugar manufacturing unit]2 for the purposes of [this sub- section]5 and such director or share-holder shall be deemed to be the occupier of [the factory or the gur, rab or khandsari sugar manufacturing unit]2 for the purposes of [this sub-section]5 until further notice canceling his nomination is received by the Collector or until he ceases to be a director or share-holder.