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Section 16: Oflencrs b y compank,s

The Tamil Nadu (Compulsory Censorship of Film Publicity Materials) Act, 1987, Act 35 of 1987State Act of Tamil Nadu · Act 35 of 1987

(1) Where an oflence under this Act has been committed by a companyj every person who, at the time the offence was committed, l.vas ;li ck:r;c of, ar,d was respoasible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the compvny, as well as the company, sliall be deemed to be guilty of the ~ffenee and 'shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly :

Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offmce was committed withoul his knowledge or that he had exercised all duq diligznce to prevent the commission of such offence.

I where any offence under this Act, has been committed by a cornparay and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall be decrded to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(a) " company " means aay b d y corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals ; and ( b ) " director " in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.

17, Power to make rules.--(1) The .Government may make rules a -- foi citifying-out dl or any of the purposes of this Art I 'I'AMIL h AOU C OVLKi'\ AVLiN.T GUET'IE EXTRAORDINARY 205 I --Imnf1 llw.w-P-- . -

(2) l n particular and without prejidice to the generality of the forsgoing power, such rules may provide for- (6 ; ) all mztters expressly required or allowed by this Act to bc prescribed ;

( b ) the term of olfice of the Chairman and the members oE the Boarti ;

tc) the allowances or fees of ths memLL:,- of the Board ;

( d l the place and time at which and the manner in which meeting of the Board shall be held ;

(e) the &her functions of the PuBlicity Materials Censor Officer, Assistant Publicity Materials Censor Officers and Inspectors;

Cf) the form of application for a certificate of Publicity hlaterials Censorship ;

( g ) the manner of submitting publicity materials ;

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(11) the fee to be, paid for certificate of Publidty Materids Censorship ;

(i) the form and the manner in which the ceracate of publicity materials censorship shall be ,rapanted ; and 0') the authority to whom appeal ::hall be preferred under sub-section (1) of section 8.

(3) (a) AU rules made under this Act shall be published in the Tamil Namr Government Gazette, and unless they a q expressed to come into force on a particular day, shall come into force on the day on which they are so published.

(b) All notifications issued under this Act shall, de& tb'ey are expressed to come into force on a particular day, come into force on the day on which they are published.

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ActThe Tamil Nadu (Compulsory Censorship of Film Publicity Materials) Act, 1987, Act 35 of 1987
Section16
Marginal noteOflencrs b y compank,s
JurisdictionState of Tamil Nadu
StatusIn force as published by the source

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