TheOdisha Gazette EXTRAORDINARY PUBLIBHEDBYAUfHORITY ORJSSA ACT 6 OF 1963 1[TIIE NATIONAL DEFENCE FUND (ORISSA COLLECTION) ACT, 1963] [ Received the assent of the Governor on the ] 3th April 1963, first published in an extra~ ordinary issue of the Orissa Gazette dated the 23rd April 1963 ] AN ACT TO PROHIBIT UNAUTHORISED COLLECTION JN THE STATE OF ORISSA FOR THE NATIONAL DEFENCE FUND BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Orissa in the Fourteenth Year of the Republic of India, as follows :-
1. (1) This Act may be called the National Short title, Defence Fund (Orissa Collection) Act 1963. extent and ' comm~cc
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Orissa. ment.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- ( a) "collection" means only collection within Definitions the State of Orissa of any money or valuable thing ;
(b) "Fund" means the National Defence Fund created by the Central Government for purposes relating to the defence of India and any of the branches of the said Fund in operation within the State of Orissa including the National . Defence Fund (Orissa Branch) created by the State Government.
3. No collection for the Fund shall be made Prohibition by any person except under the authority of and in of collection . h \.. d ct• . ·r by unautho-accordance WJ t t1...e terms an con 1 tions, i any, riscd person s.
of an order made by- ( a) the State Government in that behalf, or
(b) any officer of the State Government specially authorised by them for the purpose.
4. No such collection shall be made except in Co\kclions accordance with such procedure and subject to such bd~~n acc.o 1 rh· d• • b "b d b 1 d • CC WJ con 1tions as may e prescn e y rues ma e ID rules.
this behalf :
f. rar Srntcmenl ofObji:c~ and RC?<TI"on'S, sec Orlssa Gazette~ Extra· ordinar)', d1ted the 26th Morch 19'63 (No. 196).
746 Collections to be made over lo specified officer, etc.
Pcinalty Offcnc~ to be coaniza bh:i.
THE NATIONAL DEFENCE FUND ( 0RISSA COLLECTION ACT, 1963 (Secs. 5- JO) [Or. Act 6 of 1963]
Provided that the State Government may, by crder, grant exemption to any person or institution from the provisions of this section.
5. All collections for the Fund made by persons authorised under section 3 shall be made over by the persons making the collections to such officers, offices, other persons or Banks as may be specified by the State Government by order made in this behalf.
6. Any person-making or aiding in any collection for the Fund except in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be liable, on conviction, to imprison ment which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.
7. An offence punishable under section 6 shall be cognizable.
':~ nt;it 10. 8. Nothing in this Act shall affect any collections ....,ect certain d b "b . 1 tar"l d voluntary ma e y, or any contn utions vo un 1 y ma e over ~ntribu- or remitted to, any person or authority or any Bank hoes. authorised by the Central Government to make such collections or to receive such contributions, as the case may be.
Power to make rules.
Repeal aad saviags.
9. The State Government may make rules* to carry out the purposes of this Act and may for the said purpose from time to time issue such instructions and directions as they deem fit.
10. (I) The National Defence Fund (Orissa Orisso. Ordi- Collection) Ordinance, 1962, is hereby repealed. '::f01cgl'f~· 4
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done, any action taken, any rules made or any orders issued in exercise of any power conferred by or under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done, taken, made or issued in exercise of the powers con~ ferred by or under this Act as if this Act was in force on the day on which such thing was done, action was taken, rules were made or order was issued.
•For rules, !cc Notificaticn No. SBO,.·Gcn., detcd 241b April 1963 Pi.Jblfohcd in Orfssa Gazerre Extrsordlnuy, da tcd !he 2'th April IJ6! (No )00.)