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Section 5: Amendment of section 2OJ Act LVI of 1951

Press (Objectionable Matter) Amendment Ordinance, 1954Ordinance · 1954

In section 20 01 the principal Act,—

(a) in sub-section (3), for the words "a list of persons", the words "a list for the entire State oi: persons" shall be substituted;

fi) after sub-section (4), the following Kiih-spptinn ^hnll hp inserted, namely:— "(4A) In any inquiry under this section, it is the duty of the jury to decide whether any newspaper, news-sheet, book or other document placed before it contains any objectionable matter and it is the duty of the Sessions Judge to decide whether there are sufficient grounds for making an order for the demanding of security or for directing ar.y security which has been deposited or any part thereof to be forfeited to £he Government or for directing further security to be deposited.^

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ActPress (Objectionable Matter) Amendment Ordinance, 1954
Section5
Marginal noteAmendment of section 2OJ Act LVI of 1951
StatusIn force as published by the source

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