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such seed pending its being supplied to the Government, 

 or exported or being treated in some manner which will 

 prevent it being used as seed for growing purposes. 



The burden of proof that such seed is to be so supplied, 

 exported or treated shall be upon the person owning or 

 possessing such seed. 



VIII. The Director of Agriculture, or such other 

 person or persons as may be authorized by him in that 

 behalf, may grant licences for the purchase of raw cotton 

 within the Protectorate, and no person shall purchase raw 

 cotton within the Protectorate except under such a licence 

 or under a permit granted by the holder of such a licence 

 as hereinafter specified. 



IX. Such licence and permit shall be in the forms set 

 out in the schedule hereto or to the like effect. 



X. It shall be lawful for the holder of a licence to 

 grant and issue permits for the purchase of raw cotton 

 to his agents or other persons employed by him. 



Provided always that the names of all persons to whom 

 the holder of a licence proposes to issue permits shall be 

 submitted previously to the District Commissioner within 

 whose district the holder of a permit intends to purchase 

 raw cotton, and no such permits shall be issued unless and 

 until the approval of the District Commissioner in writing 

 has been received. 



XI. In case any holder of a licence shall be convicted 

 of a breach of the Uganda Cotton Ordinance, 1908, it shall 

 be lawful for the Director of Agriculture to suspend or 

 cancel such licence. In such case all permits issued under 

 such licence shall become void, but the holder of a licence 

 thus suspended or cancelled shall have the right of appeal 

 to the Governor. 



XII. No fee shall be payable in respect of any licence 

 to be issued under these rules ; but the holder of a licence 

 shall pay in respect of every permit issued by him a fee 

 of one rupee to the District Commissioner at the time 

 approval for the issue of such permit is obtained. 



XIII. The Governor may by notification in the 

 Official Gazette fix places in any part of the Protectorate 

 for the purchase and sale of raw cotton and it shall not be 

 lawful for any person to buy or sell raw cotton within 

 such part except at such places. 



XIV. The Governor may by notification in the Official 

 Gazette fix certain areas within which the purchase and 

 sale of raw cotton shall be unlawful except subject to 

 such conditions as may be prescribed in such notification. 



XV. All raw cotton and every ginning factory may 

 be inspected at any reasonable time by an officer of the 

 Department of Agriculture. 



