( 1 ) If any person wants to exhiblit in any place open to publjc view any publicity material, he shall make an application to the Board in such form as may be prescribed, for a Certificate of Censorship and shall submit such inaterial along with the application in such manner as may be p rc sc~ il-~ed.
(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
7 . Grant of Certificate of Cen.,orsltip.--.( 1 ) The Censor Officer shall examine the publicity material submitted under section 6 and place thc publicity material together with his recommendations if any, before the Board for its consideration.
(2) The Board shall, within a period of two weeks, after examining the publicity material and the reconimendations of the publicity materials Censor ofher in the presorihecl manner,- . (i) grant a certificate of publicity materials censorship in , suc1.1 form and in such manner as may b2 prescribed ; or
(ii) direct the applicant to carry out such alterations or ' mod ifications in the publicity materials as it thinks necessary before silnctiolling thc pc~blicity materials for public exhibition : or
(iii)J rclusc: to grant a certificate of publicity materials. censorship, for public exhibition.
(3) No action under clause (ii) and clause (iii) of sub-section (2, .;hall be takcn by thc Bonrd cxccp: aflcr giving an opportunity to ihc applicant, f ~ ; r rsprcscnt.ing his views in thc matter.
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m p y ' b e , empowered in this behalf by the Board and the publicity qft&bd.'shall.-then ba returned to the person who submitted it.
Fy -2:; * . f ,i&;(.;-, 8.'Appeal.-(l) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the i " e y , within thirty days from the date of receipt such kkibn, make an appeal to such authority as the Government may &bribe and such authoritv mav. after such inauirv as it considers - - -.
.ry and after --- A - d - - -- <he a d l a n t an opportunity for in the matter, mike such ord6; in relation theieto as ' 1 I . . - , order of the a~thority referred to in sub-section (1) 0 , I i I --(l)r Whoever affixes to, or exhibits on, any place view any objectionable publici t ) material shall be mprisonment of either description for a term which three years or with fine which mily extend to three !&?$ .\,thous+nd rupees, or with both.
I,* , i. a ~ , + . . Z i j < . . .(2) Whoever affixes to or exhibits on, any place open to public $ a l .- view any publicity material in respect of which 'a Certificate of " r Censorship has not been granted by tile &aid u~rder section 7, or bc:l. ,~@&h dw not <bear in the manner prescribed the number and date ?? - : . , ;;of -.the ..Certificate of Censorship, shall be punished with imprison- -:
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%&;i-:t ' . : . 10. .Punishmew of abeffor.-Whoever in any manner whatsoever, :-'. 'causes, procures, cbunsels, aids,. abets or is accessory to, the corn- :'< : mission of any offence under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of e$~&$ion 9 shall be punkhed with the punishment provided for the 4 E, r offence. 1 :i L: 7 * . . .;.vi: ,;.: ;11, ~alidarion:--~o act or procebding of the Board shall be 4 &&I*.- *L!-r Jdwmed, to be invalid by reason only of vacancy in, or any defect &fci'q:'in3tht constitution of, the Board.
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