(1) Upon the conviction of any person for the offence of black marketing, the Provincial Government may require that person to exhibit in or outside or both in and outside his place of business (if any), notices of such number, size and lettering, in such positions and containing such particulars relating to the conviction as the Provincial Government determines and to keep them so exhibited continuously for a period of not less than three months from the date of conviction; and the person shall comply fully with that requirement; and if he fails to do so, shall again be guilty of the offence of black marketing.
(2) If any such person refuses or fails to comply with any such requirement, any officer authorised in that behalf by an order in writing passed by the Provincial Government may, without prejudice to any proceedings arising out of any such Special procedure for trial in the absence of accused persons.
Notice of conviction to be displayed in or outside shops.
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refusal or failure, affix the notices in or outside or both in and outside the place of business in accordance with the requirement of the Provincial Government in pursuance of the last preceding sub-section.
(3) Any person who obstructs any such officer in exercise of any power conferred by this section shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 353 of the Indian Penal Act XIX Code. of 1860.
(4) The notices shall be headed with the words "Black Marketing Act, 1948" in bold letters and shall be prepared in such a manner as to be easily legible to persons contemplating making any purchases or conducting any business at the place of business where they are affixed.
(d) If the Provincial Government is satisfied that the exhibition of notices in accordance with the requirements of 'the foregoing provisions of this section would not be effective to bring the fact of the conviction to the notice of persons dealing with the convicted person, the Provincial Government may, in lieu of or in addition to making any such requirement, require the convicted person to print or cause to be printed on the letter-heads to be used by him in connection with his business during a period of not less than three months from the date of the conviction, a notice headed "Black Marketing Act, 1948" in bold type and of such size, and lettering, in such position and containing such particulars relating to the conviction as the Provincial Government determines ; and the convicted person shall comply fully with that requirement, and if he fails to do so, shall again be guilty of the offence of black marketing, 1 particulars of conviction to be published in the Gazette, etc.