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Power to make rules \r\nTEXT \r\n1THE WEST PAKISTAN PUBLICATION OF TEXTBOOKS (REGULATION \r\nAND CONTROL) ORDINANCE, 1970 \r\n(XXVII of 1970) \r\n[30th June, 1970] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for the regulation and control of printing, publication and sale of textbooks \r\nand works published by or under the authority of the West Pakistan Textbook Board. \r\nPreamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the regulation and control \r\nof printing, publication and sale of textbooks and works published by or under the \r\nauthority of the West Pakistan Textbook Board; \r\nNOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Martial Law Proclamation of 25th March, \r\n1969, read with the Provisional Constitution Order and in exercise of all powers \r\nenabling him in that behalf, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and \r\npromulgate the following Ordinance:— \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. — (1) This Ordinance may be called \r\nthe West Pakistan Publication of Textbooks (Regulation and Control) Ordinance, \r\n1970. \r\n(2) It shall extend to the whole of 2[Pakistan]. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.— (1) In this Ordinance unless there is anything repugnant in the \r\nsubject or context— \r\n(a) “book” includes every volume, part or division of a volume, and \r\npamphlet, in any language and every sheet of music, map, chart or \r\nplan, separa tely printed or lithographed , and also includes its \r\ntranslation in any language; \r\n(b) “Board” means the 3[Textbook Board] established under the West \r\nPakistan Textbook Board Ordinance, 1962 (Ordinance No. XLI of \r\n1962); \r\n \r\n1This Ordinance was promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on 30th June, 1970; published in the West Pakistan \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated 30th June, 1970, pages 1615 -1617; saved by Article 281 of the Interim Constitut ion of the \r\nIslamic Republic of Pakistan (1972); and, validated by the Validation of Laws Act, 1975 (LXIII of 1975). \r\n2Substituted for the words and comma “the Province of West Paki stan, except the Tribal Areas” by the Federal Adaptation of \r\nLaws Order, 1975 (P.O. No.4 of 1975), w.e.f.1.8.1975, Article 2 and the Schedule; and published in the Gazette of Pakistan \r\n(Extraordinary), pages 435-467. \r\n3Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Text Book Board” by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P.O. No.4 of \r\n1975), w.e.f.1.8.1975, Article 2 and the Schedule; and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), pages 435 -\r\n(c) “Government” means 4[Provincial Government]; \r\n(d) “person” shall include the proprietor, director, manager, secretary or \r\nother officer or agent of a company or association or body of \r\nindividuals whether incorporated or not; \r\n(e) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance; \r\n(f) “work” means a literary work; \r\n(g) “textbook” means a book or work which is printed, published or sold by or \r\nunder the authority or with the permission of the 5[Board]. \r\n(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Ordinance shall, \r\nunless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings assigned to them in the \r\nWest Pakistan Press and Publications Ordinance, 1963 6 and the Copyright \r\nOrdinance, 19627. \r\n3. Prohibitions.— (1) No person shall, except with the permission of the Board, \r\nor such officer as may be specially empowered in this behalf by the Board, print, \r\npublish, or sell any textbook 8[* * *]. \r\n(2) An application for permission to print, publish, or sell a textbook shall \r\nbe made in such manner and form and on the payment of such fee as may b e \r\nprescribed. \r\n4. Offence.— Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 shall be \r\npunished with imprisonment of either description which may extend to one year or \r\nwith fine or both. \r\n5. Forfeiture.— Where a person is convicted of an offence under this \r\nOrdinance, all copies of the 9[book purporting to be the] textbook in respect of which \r\nthe offence has been committed, shall stand forfeited to the Board. \r\n \r\n467.which were earlier substituted for the words “West Pakistan Text Book Board” by the words “Punjab text book board” by the \r\nWest Pak istan Publication of Text Books (Regulation and Control) (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1971 (VI of 1971), \r\nw.e.f.25.3.1971,s.2; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages…... \r\n4Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P.O. No.4 of 1975), \r\nw.e.f.1.8.1975, Article 2 and the Schedule; and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), pages 435-467. \r\n5Substituted for the words “West Pakistan Textbook Board” by the Federal Adaptat ion of Laws Order, 1975 (P.O. No.4 of \r\n1975), w.e.f.1.8.1975, Article 2 and the Schedule; and published in the Gazette of Pakistan (Extraordinary), pages 435-467. \r\n6 W.P. Ord XXX of 1963. \r\n7 W.P.Ord. XXXIV of 1962. \r\n8Omitted the words “which is or has been pr inted, published or sold by or under the authority or wit h the permission of the \r\nBoard” by the West Pakistan Publication of Text Books (Regulation and Control) (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1971 (VI of \r\n1971), w.e.f.25.3.1971,s.3; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages…... \r\n9Inserted by the West Pakistan Publication of Text Books (Regulation and Control) (Punjab Amendment) Ordinance, 1971 (VI \r\nof 1971), w.e.f.25.3.1971,s.4; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), pages…... \r\n6. Cognizance and trial. — (1) No court shall take cognizance of an offence \r\npunishable under this Ordinan ce except on report in writing made by an officer \r\nauthorised for the purpose by the Board. \r\n(2) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the first class shall try an \r\noffence under this Ordinance. \r\n(3) An offence under this Ordinance shall be cognizable and non-bailable. \r\n7. Indemnity.— No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against \r\nthe Board or any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be \r\ndone in pursuance of this Ordinance. \r\n8. Exemption.— Government may, on the recommendation of the Board, by a \r\nnotification in official Gazette, exempt any textbook from all or any of the provisions \r\nof this Ordinance. \r\n9. 10[Power to make ] rules.— Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance. \r\n \r\n10 Misprinted in the Gazette.", "passage_offset_convention": "zero-based Unicode code points and UTF8 bytes; end exclusive", "passages": [ { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-2123c60eb11a3b89:sha256:943d12f0d23ad84fb9c0ac5874c0338c4bb245d93817c739c0ccb94e96c53804:chars-0-1793:a7a299591149387a6441dede472105abc33c2a7d2e6bdfc38cec99efded294ab", "character_start": 0, "character_end": 1793, "utf8_byte_start": 0, "utf8_byte_end": 1811, "passage_sha256": "a7a299591149387a6441dede472105abc33c2a7d2e6bdfc38cec99efded294ab", "reader_fragment": "p-0-1793-a7a299591149387a" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-2123c60eb11a3b89:sha256:943d12f0d23ad84fb9c0ac5874c0338c4bb245d93817c739c0ccb94e96c53804:chars-1793-3546:7bfc9c21d06370ac72560991f04bd6c052fc62b3f381176b1b680d6843b14259", "character_start": 1793, "character_end": 3546, "utf8_byte_start": 1811, "utf8_byte_end": 3592, "passage_sha256": "7bfc9c21d06370ac72560991f04bd6c052fc62b3f381176b1b680d6843b14259", "reader_fragment": "p-1793-3546-7bfc9c21d06370ac" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-2123c60eb11a3b89:sha256:943d12f0d23ad84fb9c0ac5874c0338c4bb245d93817c739c0ccb94e96c53804:chars-3546-5340:327c4e58b1d05562dcb64702f9de96625261136330b59bcade4e2bf854541f37", "character_start": 3546, "character_end": 5340, "utf8_byte_start": 3592, "utf8_byte_end": 5410, "passage_sha256": "327c4e58b1d05562dcb64702f9de96625261136330b59bcade4e2bf854541f37", "reader_fragment": "p-3546-5340-327c4e58b1d05562" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-2123c60eb11a3b89:sha256:943d12f0d23ad84fb9c0ac5874c0338c4bb245d93817c739c0ccb94e96c53804:chars-5340-6982:4ed6bc741bdc7f7b6197b2d615c5200649d60a71f63c43781efb2f281199378e", "character_start": 5340, "character_end": 6982, "utf8_byte_start": 5410, "utf8_byte_end": 7068, "passage_sha256": "4ed6bc741bdc7f7b6197b2d615c5200649d60a71f63c43781efb2f281199378e", "reader_fragment": "p-5340-6982-4ed6bc741bdc7f7b" } ] }