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Section 13: Power to seize

The Tamil Nadu Compulsory Censorship of Publicity Materials Act, 1987 Act 34 of 1987State Act of Tamil Nadu · Act 34 of 1987

It shall be lawful for any police officer not below the rank of an officer-in-charge of a police station to seize--- (nj any objectianable publicity materials ; or

(b) any publicity material- >

(i) in respect of which no Certificate of Censorship has been ~btaincd undcr this Act, or

(ii) which does not bear the number and date of the Certificate of Censorship.

aiid such police officer shall forthwith report the seizure to the :;f~pistra~e having jurisdiction and ' where the publicity material seized is such that it cannot be conveniently transported to the court, he may give custody thereof to any person on his executing r bond undertaking t80 produce the publicity material beforc the court as and when required and to give effect to the further orders of the co~irt as to the disposal of the same.

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ActThe Tamil Nadu Compulsory Censorship of Publicity Materials Act, 1987 Act 34 of 1987
Section13
Marginal notePower to seize
JurisdictionState of Tamil Nadu
StatusIn force as published by the source

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