(1) If in the opinion of the State Government it is essential for the purposes of the security 8[of the area to which this Act extends] or the maintenance of public order 9[in the said area] or any part thereof to restrict the removal of any commodity, article or thing 10[from the said area] or such part, the State Government may, by general or special order, direct that no person shall remove such commodity, article or thing 10[from the said area] or without the permission in writing in the City of Hyderabad of the Commissioner of Police and elsewhere of the Collector:
Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to any goods to which the Supply and Prices of Goods Act, 1950 (LXX of 1950) applies.
(2) If any person contravenes any order made under sub-section (1) he shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine or with both.
7. Section 7 omitted by the A.P.A.O. 1957.
8. Substituted for the words “of the State” by ibid.
9. Substituted for the words “in the State” by ibid.
10. Substituted for the words “from the State” by ibid.
Control of commodities, etc.
8 [Act No. XXIX of 1951]