The Tamil Nadu Gift Goods (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1961 Complete Act - Bare Act

State	Tamil Nadu Government
Year	1961

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THE TAMIL NADU GIFT GOODS (UNLAWFUL POSSESSION) ACT, 1961

THE (TAMIL NADU ADAPTATION OF LAWS ORDER, 1969, AS AMENDED BY THE TAMIL NADU ADAPTATION OF LAWS (SECOND AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1969) [ TAMIL NADU] GIFT GOODS (UNLAWFUL POSSESSION) ACT, 1961

TAMIL NADU ADAPTATION OF LAWS ORDER, 1969, AS AMENDED BY THE TAMIL NADU ADAPTATION OF LAWS (SECOND AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1969 [TAMIL NADU] ACT NO.49 OF 1961.

An act to provide for the punishment of the offence of unlawful possession of gift goods supplied by certain relief organizations.

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the punishment of the offence of unlawful possession of gift goods supplied by certain relief organizations ;

BE it enacted in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

Short title, extent and commencement. " (1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Adaptation Of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969 [Tamil Nadu] Gift Goods (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1961.

(2) It extends to the whole of the Tamil Nadu Adaptation Of Laws Order, 1969, as amended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws (Second Amendment) Order, 1969 [State of Tamil Nadu]

(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires "

Clause (1) by section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Gift Goods (Unlawful Possession) Amendment Act, 1966 (Tamil Nadu Act of 1966) [(1) "gift goods" means any of the following goods when supplied by way of gift, any relief organization to any State Government, or to the Central Government or to any other person on behalf of such Government, namely:-

cornmeal;

milk powder;

vegetable oil (soya bean oil or sunflower seed oil)

any other goods which the State Government may, by notification, from time to time, specify;]

(2) "relief organization" means any organization specified in the Schedule appended to this Act.

3. Unlawful possession of gift goods.

If any person is found, or is proved to have been, in possession of any gift goods reasonably suspected of being stolen or unlawfully obtained, and cannot account satisfactorily how he came by the same, he shall be punished with imprisonment, for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

4. Offences under the Act, to be cognizable.

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1)Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure (Now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) (Central Act V of 1898) any offence under this Act shall be deemed to be a cognizable offence within the meaning of that Code.

(2) No court below that of a, According to clauses (a) and (c) of sub-section 3 of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), any reference to a Magistrate of the first clause shall be consumed as a reference to a Judicial Magistrate of the first class and any reference to a Presidency magistrate shall be construed as a reference to a Metropolitan Magistrate with effect on and from the 1st April 1974. Presidency Magistrate or of a Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence under this Act.

5. Power to amend Schedule "

The State Government may, by notification add any organization to, or omit any organization from the Schedule; and on the publication of such notification, such organization shall be deemed to be included in, or as the case may be, omitted from, the Schedule.

6. Notification to be placed before the Legislature.

(a) Every notification issued under this Act, shall come into force on the day on which in is published.

(b) Every notification issued under this Act shall, as soon as possible, after it is issued, be placed on the able of both House of the legislature and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so placed, or the next session, both Houses agree in making any modification in any such notification or both. Houses agree that the notification should not be issued, the notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect as the case may be, so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that notification.

THE SCHEDULE

[See Section 2(2)]

1. This item was substituted for the item "United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF)" by G.O.Ms.No.1726, Education and Public Health, dated 23^rd July 1963, United Nations Children's Fund.

2. Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE),

3. Church World Service,

4. Lutheran World Relief,

5. Catholic Relief Service.

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