Tamil Nadu Cotton Control Act, 1952 (No. 15 of 1952). Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Tamil Nadu Document type Legislation Date 1952 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for regulating or prohibiting the cultivation of any specific variety of cotton, the mixing of any specified variety of cotton with any other variety of cotton and the possession or use of, or trade in, any specific variety of cotton in certain areas in the State of Tamil Nadu . Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural commodities Authorization/permit Crops/grasses Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act provides the State Government to control the variety of cotton cultivated in the State and the authority to permit factories to mix different varieties of cotton for the manufacture of yarn and cloth in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Additionally, the Act mentions the penalties for violating the provisions of the Act. Full text English