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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 1 lrA August, 2023/Srayana 20, 1945 (Sata) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the llth AuguSt, 2023 and is hereby published for general information:– THE JW P7S#M4S(AMF,NDMENT OF PROVISIONS) ACT, 2023 No. 18 OF 2023 [IItA August, 2023.]
An Act to amend certain enactmmts fordemiminalising andrationalising oBences tofirrthuenhancehust-basedgovanance for ease of living anddoingbusiness.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:–
1. (/) This Act may be called the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 . Short title and commencement
(2) it shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by noti6cation in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for amendments relating to different enactments mentioned in the Schedule.
2. The enactments mentioned in column (4) of the Schedule are hereby amendedto the Amendment extent and in the manner mentioned in column (5) thereof of certainenactments.
3. The fines and penalties provided under various provisions in the enactments mentioned in the Schedule shall be increasedby ten per cent. ofthe minimum amount of fine or penalty, as the case may be, prescribed therefor, after the expiry of every three years Bom the date of commencement of this Act.
Revision of fines and penalties.
2 THE GAZETTE OF HqDLAEXiRAORDngARY [PART II– Savings. 4. The amendment or repealbythisActofany enactment shalldotaRect any other enactment in which the amended or repealed enactment has been applied, incorporated or referred to;
and this Act shall not affect the validity, invalidity, effect or consequences of anything already done or suffered, or any right, title, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or incurred or any remedy or proceeding in respect thereof, or any release or discharge of, or from any debb penalty, obligation, liability, claim or demand, or any indemnity already granted, or the proof of any past act or thing;
nor shall this Act aRect any principle or nIle of law, or established jurisdiction, form or course ofpleading, practice or procedure, or existing usage, custom, privilege, restriction, exemption, office or appointment, notwithstanding that the same respectively may have been in any manner aBirrued, or recognised or derived by, in or from any enactment hereby amended or repealed;
nor shall the amendment or repeal by this Act of any enactment revive or restore any jurisdiction, once, custom, liability, dghl title, privilege, wstdction, exemption, usage, practice, procedure or other matter or thing not now existing or in force.
TEiESC:HFrDULE (See section 2) Short titleyear No.SL No.
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(4) The Press and
(2) (3) 1867 25 Registration of Books Act, 1867 (B) For sections 12 to 14, the following sections shall be substituted, namely:– Amendments (g (Z) in section 8C,–
(i) in sub-section (7), after the words, figure and letter "declaration under section 8B", the words, figures and letter "or an order by the Press Registrar suspending or cancelling the certificate of registration under section 12 or imposing penalties under section 13 or under section 19K" shall be inserted;
(#) in sub-section (2), after the words "records Bom the Magistrate", the words "or from the Press Registrar, as the case may be," shall be inserted.
"12. Suspension or cancellation of certi6cate of registration.47) The Press Registrar may, by order, suspend the certiacate of registration of a newspaper for a period not exceeding one year, if–
(a) the publisher has failed to publish the newspaper continuously.
Explanation.–For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clariaed that if a newspaper publishes less than half of its issues, as are required to be published under rule (6) of section 5, such newspaper shall be deemed to SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF RqDIA EXnRAORDnqARY 7
(1) (2) (3) (4) @ (F) in section 27, the words “Presidency Magistrate or a” shall be omitted.
(G) in section 28A in sub-section (11), after clause (c), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:– “(ca) the manner of holding inquiry and imposingpenalty under sub-section (7) of section 26A;
(cb) the form andmannerofpnferring appeal under sub-section (/) of section 2aB;”.
(A) in section 29, in sub-section (7), after clause (h), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:– “(Ba) the manner of holding inquiry and imposing penalty under sub-section (7) of section 26A;
(Bb) the fom andmannerofpmfening appeal under sub-section (/) of section26B;”.
(/) in section 30,–
(z) for the words “punishable, in the case of a 6rst offence, with 6ne”, the words “liable to penalty, in the case of a first contravention, with penalty” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the words “subsequent offence, with ane”, the words “subsequent contravention, with penalty” shall be substituted.
4 1927 16 The Indian Forest' Acl 1927 (A) in section 26,–
(i) in sub-section (7), clauses (d) and (e) shall be omitted;
(i) after sub-section (/), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:– "(M) Any person who, in a reserved forest–
(a) trespasses or pastures cattle, orpermits cattle to trespass shall be liable to penalty which may extend to £vehundredrupees, in addition to such compensation for damage done to the forest as determined by a Forest-officer empowered under section 68;
(b) causes any damage by negligence in felling any tree 8
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(2) (3) (4) Irah or cutting or dragging any timber shall be liable to penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees, in addition to such compensation for damage done to the forest as determined by a Forest-o£acer empowered under section 68.”.
(B) in section 33,– (a in sub-section (7), clauses (e), (7) and (g) shall be omitted;
(a) after sub-section (7), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:– "(m) Any person who in a protected forest–
(a) leaves burning any file kindled by him in the vicinity of any tree reserved under section 30, whether standing, fallen or felled, or closed portion of any protected forest;
(b) fells any tree or drags any timber so as to damage any tree reserved as aforesaid, shall be liable to penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees in addition to such compensation for damage done to the forest as determined by a Forest-officer empowered under section 68.”.
(C) in section 68,–
(i) for the marginal heading, the following marginal heading shall be substituted, namely:– "Power to compound offences and impose penalties.";
(#) in sub-section (IP (/) in clause (a), for the word ", and", the word "; or" shall be substituted;
(//) after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:– "(aa) to accept from any person a sum of money by way r SEC. 1] THE GAZETIE OF BqDIAEXIRAORDB{ARY 9
(1) (2) (3) (4) @ ofpenalty or compensation for violation of sub-section (/Z) of section 26 or sub-section (/H) of section 33; and".
5 1937 1 The Agdcultrual Produce (Grading and Marking) Acl 1937 (A) in section 3, in sub-section (2), after clause (g), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:– “(ga) holding inquiry and imposing penalty under sub-section (J) of section 5C;
(gb) preferring appeal under sub-section (J) of section 5D;”.
(B) in section 4, for the words “punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months and fine not exceeding five thousand rupees”, the words “liable to penalty not exceeding ave lakh rupees” shall be substituted.
(Q in section 5, for the words “punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding tIme years and fide not exceeding five thousand rupees”, the words “liable to penalty not exceeding fifteen lakh rupees” shall be substituted.
(D) in section 5 A for the words “punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months and fine not exceeding five thousand rupees”, the words “liable to penalty not exceeding tIme lakh rupees” shall be substituted.
(E) in section 5B, in sub-section (4), for the words “punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months and £ne not exceeding five thousand rupees”, the words “liable to penalty not exceeding 6ve lakh rupees” shall be substituted.
(F) For section 5C, the following sections shall be substituted, namely:– ’'5C. Adjudicating officer.–
(1) The Central Government may, for the purposes of determining the penalties under sections 4, 5, 5A and 5B, appoint an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India or an officer not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the State Government, to be adjudicating o£Rcer to hold an inquiry and impose penalty, in the manner as may be prescribed: