Section 11: Cognizance of offences.⸻(1) No prosecution under this Act shah be instituted except by — Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act, 1925

Partly in force — federal text; provincial/ICT scope varies (see notes) — Source: Pakistan Code (single official PDF, 2026-08-21). Whether this provision is still in force has not been independently verified.

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11. Cognizance of offences.⸻(1) No prosecution under this Act shah be instituted except by or with the previous sanction of the District Magistrate 1[* * *] 2[or a Magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf by the 3[Provincial Government]] (2) No offence punishable under this Act shall be tried by any Court inferior to that 1[* * *] of a Magistrate of the first class.

Effective date: 1925-01-01

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