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THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 Page Contents 1 SHORT TITLE AND EXTENT. 2 DEFINITIONS. 3 POWERS TO CONTROL PRODUCTION, SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES. 4 IMPOSITION OF DUTIES ON STATE GOVERNMENTS, ETC. 5 DELEGATION OF POWERS. 6 EFFECT OF ORDERS INCONSISTENT WITH OTHER ENACTMENTS. 6-A CONFISCATION OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITY. 6-B ISSUE OF SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE BEFORE CONFISCATION OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITY. 6-C APPEAL. 6-D AWARD OF CONFISCATION NOT TO INTERFERE WITH OTHER PUNISHMENTS.