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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 Section 8

Amendment of Section 8

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Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 Section 8 is part of Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 - Amendment of Section 8. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

To section 8 of the principal Act, the following proviso shall be added, namely:--

"Provided that where a person has abetted the contravention of any order for the purpose of procuring any essential commodity of the nature mentioned in sub-clause (iva) or sub-clause (v) of clause (a) of section 2 for his own use or for the use of any member of his family or for the use of any person dependent on him, and not for the purpose of carrying on any business or trade in such essential commodity, the court may, not with-standing anything contained in section 7 and for reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of fine only.".

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What does Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 Section 8 provide?

Section Section 8 of the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 (Amendment of Section 8) is reproduced on this page as part of the Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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