(1) Particulars relating to the conviction of any person for an offence against this Act shall be published in the Official Gazette.
(2) If the Provincial ;Government is satisfied that it is necessary so to do, in order to give adequate publicity to the offence of black marketing committed by any person, it may issue a press note containing as full and adequate an account of the trial and conviction of any such person as is reasonable in all the circumstances; and it shall be the duty of every Editor, Printer and Publisher of such newspaper in West Bengal as the Provincial Government may direct to publish the full text of such press note.
(3) If any Editor, Printer or Publisher of such a newspaper contravenes the provisions of sub-section (2), he shall, on a complaint made by order of or under authority from the Provincial Government, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
The 'West Bkitgal slack Marketing Act, 1948.
West Ben.
Ord. VI of
1948.
Xik111-of 1948.]
(Sections 22-27.)
22. Offences under section 20 or section 21 shall be triable BY a presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class.
23. Where any person is convicted of the offence of black marketing the Provincial Government may, if it thinks fit, by an order in writing duly served upon such person, direct that such person after the expiry of his sentence shall remove himself from such area and within such time and by such route as may be specified in the order and not to return thereto for a period to be specified in the order without written permission of the Provincial Government :
Provided that a person who and whose father were born in the Province of West Bengal or who is a member of a family which has definitely settled in that province and is himself so settled shall not be directed to remove himself beyond the boundaries of the Province of West Bengal.
24. Any person who having been directed by an order made and served on him under section 23,—
(a) fails to remove himself from any area directed by such order, or
(b) having removed himself from such area returns thereto in contravention of such order may be arrested without a warrant by any police officer, and—
(i) may be removed in police custody outside such area, or
(ii) on conviction before a . Magistrate shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both. -
25. No suit, prosecution or legal proceedings whatever shall lie against any person in respect of anything which is, in good faith, done or intended to be done under this Act.
26. Any rule, order o appointment made or any notification issued or anything done or any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred or imposed or any action taken or any proceedings commenced in exercise of any power conferred by the West Bengal Black Marketing Ordinance, 1948, shall, on the said Ordinance ceasing to be in operation, be deemed to have been made, issued, done, incurred, imposed, taken or commenced in exercise of the powers conferred by this Act as if this Act had commenced on the 1st day of January,
1948.
27. The Provincial Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
WBGP-18/927283A-2,500.
Offences under section 20 or section.
21 triable by a Presidency Magistrate • or a Magistrate of the first class.
Externwent of persons convicted.
Failure to comply with the order of externment.
Rule making power.
Indemnity.
Continuance of action taken under West Bengal Ordinance VI of 194S.
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