T f ^ t ^"° ^ ° ^"-33004/99 REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 (The (Baxelte of .3ndia 3TFITSIRTIT EXTRAORDINARY WT II—TsTTg' 3—'SQ-'Wrg (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHEDBYAUTHORITY tf.2-23] ^ f f^rft,^shciK,lTf 10, 2 0 1 3 / ^ 1 1 ^ 2 0 , 1935 No.223] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013/VAISAKHA 20,1935 M ftwft, 30 3T$cT, 2013 TTT.cRT.1%. 297(3?) . - cfr^Kf ?R3>R ift3TT, ^JRf 3JR ̂ fa (SRTRFf) 3rf?rftWfT, 1962 (1962 m 1) «$ ETRT 6 SRT JRrT *lfifl«|f cfJT 3raFT f̂Rcf f̂ , q(?x|4l t*m W&t % WH JTffT Hf»el4) ^TF5 ^OTfrT RlMlcfrxiU| P|c|KU| 3rf?IFRFT, 1976 (1976 ^T tf?*pft W e f 3lfsiftRR 2 1) ^T ft^TR P lH^Rs id v^icK"li c£ 3THTE5H ^PT 3TR ^fa ^ ^R^SP* cRJ cJT f̂t f, 3TSJPJ :- vWicNUI
1. ETTCM 3 ^TEIRI (2) 3fk ^ W R T (3) ^ ^>?PT <R PIHRHRSM ^TETRF| ^ f r vsmf'ft, srsrfa :- " (2) ^ffcPT R W K ^ P f 3JR T̂cT c£ ^ jo f &$ ^ R ^ P P T <R f I
(3) W ^ T JTfcT #TT I " I
2. ETRT 2 3 ,
(i) ^ 5 (3?) cfTt ^ # ^ (cfTcf?) ^ -̂ Cf f̂ y r : vH^iRjcl t%*rr OfTXfTl 3TR ^ H 5PPR tpf: ^RWl%?T ^ J 5 (cfKfT) % ^EeT PlHfcHRsld ^ 3PJ:?!2TTPPJ f%JTT uITW, 3T2JPJ :- ' (cFT) "W\\-H4>" % <n^qtcl gRT t̂fcTETRT cfr 3FJE&3 239 c£ 3PJP1 R^cki f ^ n TOT ^PT 3JK #cT ^ ^RSISPiT ^T y l̂KHcb 3?fir&cT f/;
(ii) ^ (W) <& ̂ TFT *R PlHfelRdd ^S f3\ ulll^ll, 3T8JPJ :- ' (W) "^Rf%" cf> 3PPfeT <J5tf •Jft •*TcFT, cff̂ RT, >(RrHI, Prt%, fST, WP?: ^pcfft, ^TT ^T ^ f a WS5ST cj> WT 3 ^ftft?T cfTTf Tft 3P*T FfTTW "3JT xlR-HN* 3P?f t ; '
3. ETRT 5 *f 'RR*T WJ5R" ?P*Tf ^ ^IPT W "JRTRW ?T5? *3T WtPTT I 1914 GI/2013 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
4. £TM 7 cf?T cftT f ^ T T ^TTr̂ TT I [^-11015/1/2012-^TJcT] ^irasi ^ J R 3 i k £fa ^ I ^FHI&of cJJt TOT Rl 'k i lRd q t?MT WTTTeT T n t r l R*)iJlcbyui PICIKUI arf^rPrarr, 1976 (1951 cfJT qfi^Pfi W e T 3Tf£TH^T 33)
1. (1) ^ T 3Tf?TpRPT cfiT ^ n < I T̂TT ^H<fl ^TTef ^rfxT ftwfrcTrOT Rc|KU| 3TfSrPR7iT, 1976 t I
(2) l̂ TcpT fcR^TR ^ J ° f q f ^ 4 l ^TToT tR f I
(3) ^IF ^aPT ̂ R T *f cbdcbxll ^KMlfacb 3TfSrpRm, 1951 *f TOT 4R-HlfB|d cbdctrdl cffr cTHJ #FTT f%cj ^̂ T̂ T 5FR3JR ^WST-mJT TR -JM4?I *f 3TRRJTFTT gRI f% ^ T 3RJ 7ST[%T # 3 ?TT &3TT ^T eTPJ 35? 7 f c M # 3TfJRJxHT *T f ^ P l R ^ ffry ^m> I
2. 5^f 3TfSrpRTtT *T ̂ R cTcJ> ^ $ $ SPIfaTT 3rtt^TcT T̂ BT,
(eft) "fcR#cf^DT" c£ 3RPfcT WT 3?R tffctf cf5T fRT ?TT W S H ^b>HH, fcT|PrcT cfĵ TT, fcfrtft ^ 3T^T 3rfcT ^ ^ T ?3^R cff̂ TT q i yR'HI<Nllj I arfcT ^fETRT 3TRT f 3 t k "fcRWfcT cfR^TT" ? [ ^ cfJT 3T8j rfcTTflR cFTRTT T̂TTTTTT ;
(̂ 1) "#rfr f" ^ 3Rpk *[CH, <^k, ^T^RT, fJrr%, ^ar, ^rs, f̂lcfff, ^TT ̂ T ctftf ift 3T^I f^PfW 3TT% t ;
( l ) "eR^T" "£ 3T?pfa ^ f a d 5RT W R -Hwllcie, 3TSR e T ^ , 3)dcbx;u| 3nft"3Tm t I
3. (1) ^fr <M, ^Hcn ^ r ^ferfr^R fcRfr ?fqfcT crrr ^?ft ?MTT ^ W f t ^T arfsj^frift cfiT T̂FT 3fR WT vdMc|f?|d cfrH eft y i f iuH cfc f^c||ij ^Ta^f gRT ^TI ^TT^t, ^TT^, fe ^n fcRft 3T^T ^ H i f l gRI R* i f td cfRcTT t , * K | c | H ^ , RRTcfJt 3Rf?r » : T M cTcp eft ?t xHcfijfl ?TT TJifH ^T, ^jt XpP ̂ 3TR WTl? cTcp ZfJT ?T H&'U Ml ^ f f ^ cj^-fli) #fTT I
(2) ^r?f T^ETRT (1) cf̂ 3TEfH f%m ^Tin cptt 31TMSI fcNft 3R5 CZTRXT r̂r cfMt zn 3p?r PiJiPid P r w in arraxraf ^ ftRft ^FTTI (TTT|- PPTR<T ^r TTT R f̂) ĉ w r i t ^ tcPT t cr̂ t ^TT 3RH aj f^r 3lR Hc^f? 3TKT5T, H^ lcb , TPffeR, WSTcp, ^ R , 3TpTcT5clf ~Q] ^ r ^ MET ̂ m\^\, ^anR îRr, cprf 3R!i arf&EPRl w sif^r, BR ^f; cr? ^ r̂rflRT T̂ ^FR ^ % 3TtRrg ^TcfJ ITPT 3TR ^fftcr ^ f^TT fcCTT ^TT a?T, ^ T 3PRTEI cFJT ^ t Tm^T ̂ mĵ TT I ^PTfrT cfi fcTwtrcfRDT cf̂ feP? ?TTf̂ T I
4. ^ f f 3Tf£rPPTH ^ 3fE?R cj^-fli) ^T# 3TtRT«T ^t#RI ?mT I 3FRTEI cPT TffW FRT I [*IPI H-Tgns 3( i ) ] TKct ^T TTSPTJT : STUmR"!
5. EJRT 3 ^ T̂Wsff T? Hfcl<£d JPm ^ T f̂ TT, ?T^r i i S ^ ^ r w r ^srr £ fen? * m #*ft xsfr ftr^ft wrtrt ^ f^f t CTCH cf?r ft^fPT 3lk cZJTffxT
6. <i<*iiti i ^ i ft^ft 3RT ftfsT 1 afcfffe ftfj^fr ;rf^eT WM ^
7. (1) M!?X|HI TO #11% R<Wfl*yu| pMN"l 3T£3TT̂?r, 1976 ^
(2) H(?*l41 ^TTef Wrfft R>wJ)cb<u| PRRO] 3TSqTĉ r, 1976 cj> Wlsffi, 1976 cffT WW #T TRTT t f l 1976 cjTT qf?xl4l W e t 3THITcT?r 91 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi the 30th April, 2013 G.S.R. 297(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Goa, Daman and Diu (Administration) Act, 1962 (1 of 1962), the Central Government hereby extends to the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, the West Bengal Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1976 (West Bengal Act XXI of 1976), as in force in the State of West Bengal, subject to the following modifications namely :- Modifications 1 -In Section 1, for sub-sections (2) and (3), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:- " (2) It extends to the whole of the Union Territory of Daman and Diu.
(3) It shall come into force at once".
2. In section 2,
(i) clause (a) shall be renumbered as clause (aa) thereof and before clause (aa) as so renumbered, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— '(a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Union Territory of Daman and Diu appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution';
(ii) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— '(b) "Property" includes any building, hut, structure, wall, tree, fence, post, pole or any other erection or monument declared as of national importance;'
3. In section 5, for the words "State Government", the word "Administrator" shall be 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] substituted.
4. Section 7 shall be omitted.
[No. U-11015/1/2012-UTL] K. K. PATHAK, Jt Secy.
ANNEXURE The West Bengal Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1976 as extended to the Union Territory of Daman and Diu West Ben.
Act XXXIII of 1951
1. (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1976.
(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal.
(3) It shall apply in the first instance to Calcutta as defined in the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951, but the State Government may, from time to time by notification in the official Gazette, apply it to such other local area or areas as may be specified in the notification.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— "defacement" includes impairing or interfering with the appearance or beauty, damaging, disfiguring, spoiling or injuring in any other way whatsoever and the word "deface" shall be construed accordingly;
"property" includes any building, hut, structure, wall, tree, fence post, pole or any other erection;
"writing" includes decoration, lettering, ornamentation, etc., produced by stencil.
3. (1) Whoever defaces any property in public view by writing or marking with ink, chalk, paint or any other material, except for the purpose of indicating the name and address of the owner or occupier of such property, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
(2) Where any offence committed under sub-section (1) is for the benefit of some other person or a company or other body corporate or an association of persons (whether incorporated or not), then, such other person and every president, chairman, director, partner, manager, secretary, agent or any other officer or person concerned with the management thereof, as the case may be, shall, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent, be deemed to be guilty of such I Short title, extent and application.
Definitions Penalty for defacement of property jjw g-ggjKi)] sjRa^iwra : smwm Offence to be cognizable Power of State Government to erase writing, etc.
Act to override other laws Repeal and savings offence.
4. An offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable.
5. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 3, it shall be competent for the State Government to take such steps as may be necessary for erasing any writing, freeing any defacement or removing any mark from any property.
6. The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force.
7. (1) The West Bengal Prevention of Defacement of Property Ordinance, 1976 is hereby repealed.
(2) Anything done or any action taken under the West Bengal Prevention of Defacement of Property Ordinance, 1976, shall be deemed to have been validly done or taken under this Act as if this Act had commenced on the 16th day of February, 1976.
West Ben. Ord. IX of 1976 Printed by the Manager. Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi