Cotton Industry Act 1923

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1923 c. 22
Year1923


Cotton Industry Act, 1923

(13 & 14 Geo. 5.) CHAPTER 22.

An Act to provide for the collection of a contribution by cotton spinners in Great Britain to the funds of the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation; and for other matters relating to the Cotton Industry.

[18th July 1923]

Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

S-1 Definitions.

1 Definitions.

1. In this Act the words following shall have the following meanings:—

‘The Corporation’ shall mean the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation;

‘Cotton’ shall mean raw cotton which has not passed through any process of manufacture and which is in a state suitable for spinning by a cotton spinner;

‘Cotton spinner’ shall mean any corporation, firm, or person carrying on in Great Britain the business of spinning cotton into yarn;

‘Gross weight’ shall mean the weight of any bale or parcel of cotton before deducting the weight of draft bands and tares;

‘Invoice’ shall include any account note or memorandum showing the sum payable in respect of the purchase of cotton or for the sale of cotton to a cotton spinner.

S-2 Contributions by cotton spinners.

2 Contributions by cotton spinners.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, there shall be paid to the Corporation by every cotton spinner in respect of every purchase of cotton made by him a contribution at the rate of sixpence for every five hundred pounds gross weight or portion thereof of the cotton so purchased. The amount of the said contribution may be treated by the cotton spinner as an addition to the cost of the cotton and shall be recoverable by the Corporation from the cotton spinner as if the same were a contract debt due by the cotton spinner to the Corporation and payable on the date on which payment becomes due for the cotton in respect of which the contribution is payable.

(2) If any cotton spinner proves to the satisfaction of the Corporation that any cotton in respect of which a contribution has been paid by him under this Act has been used in Great Britain for some purpose other than spinning into yarn, or has been finally removed from Great Britain without having been spun into yarn, the Corporation shall on demand refund to him the amount of the contribution so paid.

(3) Every cotton spinner shall from time to time, on being so required by notice in writing given by...

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