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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Essential Commodities Act, 1955

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/133471

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Essential Commodities Act, 1955 is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - Essential Commodities Act, 1955
Section1 - SHORT TITLE AND EXTENT
Section3 - POWERS TO CONTROL PRODUCTION, SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, ETC., OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES
Section4 - Imposition of duties of State Governments, etc. An order made under section 3-may confer powers and impose duties upon
Section5 - DELEGATION OF POWERS The Central Government may, by notified order, direct that the power to make orders or issue
Section6 - EFFECT OF ORDERS INCONSISTENT WITH OTHER ENACTMENTS Any order made under section 3-shall have effect notwithstanding
Section06A - CONFISCATION OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITY 8[
Section06B - ISSUE OF SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE BEFORE CONFISCATION OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITY
Section06C - APPEAL
Section06D - AWARD OF CONFISCATION NOT TO INTERFERE WITH OTHER PUNISHMENTS The award of any confiscation under this Act by the
Section06E - BAR OF JURISDICTION IN CERTAIN CASES Whenever any essential commodity is seized in pursuance of an order made under
Section7 - PENALTIES
Section07A - POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO RECOVER CERTAIN AMOUNTS AS ARREARS OF LAND REVENUE
Section8 - ATTEMPTS AND ABETMENT Any person who attempts to contravene, or abets a contravention of, any order made under section
Section9 - FALSE STATEMENTS IF ANY PERSON ,
Section10 - OFFENCES BY COMPANIES
Section10A - OFFENCES TO BE COGNIZABLE Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section10B - POWER OF COURT TO PUBLISH NAME, PLACE OF BUSINESS, ETC., OF COMPANIES CONVICTED UNDER THE ACT
Section10C - PRESUMPTION OF CULPABLE MENTAL STATE
Section11 - COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCES No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except on a report in
Section12 - SPECIAL PROVISION REGARDING FINE [Omitted by the Essential Commodities
Section12A - CONSTITUTION OF SPECIAL COURTS. 30[
Section12B - GRANT OF INJUNCTION, ETC., BY CIVIL COURTS No civil court shall grant an injunction or make any order for any other
Section14 - BURDEN OF PROOF IN CERTAIN CASES. Where a person is prosecuted for contravening any order made under section 3-which
Section15 - PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN UNDER ACT
Section15A - PROSECUTION OF PUBLIC SERVANTS. Where any person who is a public servant is accused of any offence alleged to have been
Section16 - REPEALS AND SAVINGS

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