(1) Subject to the control of the State Government, the Controller, so far as it appears to him to be necessary or expedient for regulating, maintaining or increasing the production and supply of jute goods or for regulating the distribution thereof, may, by order in writing,—
(a) require any person holding stocks of jute goods to sell the whole or a specified part thereof at such prices and to such persons or to the Central Government or to the State Government or in such circumstances as may be specified in the order;
(b) require any person engaged in the production of jute goods to comply with such directions as may be given in the order as to the type, quality and quantity of jute goods to be produced or delivered by him from time to time.
(2) Any person to whom an order is issued under subsection (1) shall comply with it notwithstanding any contract to which he is a party.
Appointment of Controller.
Powers of Controller to control production, supply and distribution of jute goods.
Price—Indian, annas 2 ; English, 3d.
The West Bengal Jute Goods (Control) Act, 1950.
[West Ben. Act IV of 1950.]
Penalties.
Offences by corporations.
Cognisance of offences.
Protec- • tion of action taken under the Act.
(Sections 5-9.)
5. If any person contravenes any order issued to him by the Controller under section 4, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both.
6. If the person contravening an order issued by the Controller under section 4 is a company or an association or a body of persons whether incorporated or not, every director, manager, secretary or other officer or agent thereof shall, unless he proves that the contravention took place without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent such contravention, be deemed to be guilty of such contravention.
7. - No Court shall take cognisance of any offence punishable -under this Act except on a report in writing of the fact constituting such offence made by the Controller.