Unscrewed Cotton Act, 1846, 2 of 1846 (Rep., Act 1 of 1852)

Section I. It is hereby enacted, that unscrewed Cotton Wool shall be allowed to be exported from any Subordinat

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

I. It is hereby enacted, that unscrewed Cotton Wool shall be allowed to be exported from any Subordinate Port of the Bombay Presidency to the Port of Bombay, free of the Duty specified in Schedule B of Act No. I. of 1838, and to the Port of Bombay from any Port of the Madras Presidency, free of the Duty specified in Schedule B of Act No. VI. of 1844, to which Port of the Madras Presidency the Governor in Council thereof may from time to time be pleased by a Notification in the Official Gazette to grant such exemption of that Duty: Provided that the Cotton Wool so exported shall not be shipped on a Square- rigged Vessel.

Source: India Code