(1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Nationalised Text- Short title and Books Act, 1977. extent.
(2) It extends to the whole of West Bengal.
2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or Definitons.
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(a) "Director" means the Director of Public Instruction, Government of West Bengal and includes the Director of Primary Education, Government of West Bengal and also any other officer not below the rank of an Inspector of Schools, as may be appointed by the State Government, by notification published in the Official Gazette, for discharging any of the functions of the Director under this Act ;
(h) "key" includes any help book, notebook, meaning hook, solution, made-easy, suggestion, hint, comment, answer or annotation of a Nationalised Text-Book ;
113 The West Bengal Nationalised Text-Books Act. 1977.
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(c) "Nationalised Text-Book" means any book prescribed for classes Ito V of any school which is published under the authority of the State Government and declared as such by notification issued by the State Government.
Unauthorised sale of Nationalised Text-Book.
Unauthorised printing or publication of a Nationlised Text-Book.
Unauthorised printing, publication, production or sale of a key.
Penalty.
3. No person shall sell any Nationalised Text-Book except under and in accordance with an authority issued by the Director or at a price higher than that fixed by the State Government and no person shall sell any such Nationalised Text-Book as is meant for free distribution.
4. No person shall print or publish any Nationalised Text-Book except under and in accordance with an authority issued by the Director.
5. No person shall print, publish, produce or sell any key of a Nationalised Text-Book without the prior approval in writing of the State Government.
6. (/) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of section 3, 4 or 5 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
(2) A court taking cognizance of any offence punishable under this section may order confiscation of any stock of books in respect of which the offence has been committed.
(3) An offence punishable under this section shall be cognizable.
Offences by companies.