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Section 10B: Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of companies convicted under the Act.

The Essential Commodities Act, 1955Central Act · Act 10 of 1955

[10B. Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of companies convicted under the Act.--(1) Where any company is convicted under this Act, it shall be competent for the court convicting the company to cause the name and place of business of the company, nature of the contravention, the fact that the company has been so convicted and such other particulars as the court may consider to be appropriate in the circumstances of the case, to be published at the expense of the company in such newspapers or in such other manner as the court may direct.

(2) No publication under sub-section (1) shall be made until the period for preferring an appeal against the orders of the court has expired without any appeal having been preferred, or such an appeal, having been preferred, has been disposed of.

(3) The expenses of any publication under sub-section (1) shall be recoverable from the company as if it were a fine imposed by the court.

Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "company" has the meaning assigned to it in clause (a) of the Explanation of section 10.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Essential Commodities Act, 1955
Section10B
Marginal notePower of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of companies convicted under the Act.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted. . Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 22-6-1974).

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