Section 10: Penalty

The United Provinces Objectionable Advertisements Control Act, 1948State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 2 of 1949

10. Any person who contravenes the provisions of this Act or the Rules made thereunder or any condition of the licence granted under this Act shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine or with both ;

Provided that no person shall be convicted under this section in respect of distributing, selling, delivering or affixing any objectionable advertisement if he proves to the satisfaction of the Court that the did not know or could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained that the advertisement concerned was of such a character as contravened the provisions of this Act.

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Act	The United Provinces Objectionable Advertisements Control Act, 1948
Section	10
Marginal note	Penalty
Jurisdiction	State of Uttar Pradesh
Status	In force as published by the source

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