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  "title": "PUNJAB TENDOO LEAVES (PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION AND USE IN THE BORDER-BELT) ACT, 1974",
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  "text": "THE PUNJAB TENDOO LEAVES (PROHIBITION ON \r\nPOSSESSION AND USE IN THE BORDER-BELT) ACT, 1974 \r\n(IV of 1974) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and commencement \r\n2. Definitions \r\n3. Restriction on manufacture of bidi and possession of tendoo leaf in the \r\nborder-belt \r\n4. Penalties \r\n5. Offences by Companies \r\n6. Procedure \r\n7. Power to seizure \r\n8. Power to search without warrant \r\n9. Power to make rules \r\n10. Repeal of Punjab Ordinance No. XXII of 1973 \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB TENDOO LEAVES (PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION AND \r\nUSE IN THE BORDER-BELT) ACT, 1974 \r\n(IV of 1974) \r\n[1st March, 1974] \r\nAn  \r\nAct  \r\nto provide for prohibition on the possession and use of tendoo leaves in the border-\r\nbelt of the Province of the Punjab. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expe dient to provide for prohibition on the possession \r\nand use of tendoo leaves in the border -belt of the Province of the Punjab, including \r\nthe manufacture of bidi and matters incidental and supplemental thereto; \r\n It is hereby enacted as follows:– \r\n1. Short tit le and commencement .– (1) This Act may be called the Punjab \r\nTendoo Leaves (Prohibition on Possession and Use in the Border-Belt) Act, 1974. \r\n (2) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subje ct or \r\ncontext– \r\n(a) “border-belt” means the area extending upto ten miles inside the \r\nProvince of the Punjab from the International boundary line of Pakistan; \r\n(b) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; and \r\n(c) “tendoo leaf” means a leaf commonly kn own as such and used for the \r\nmanufacture of bidi. \r\n3. Restriction on manufacture of bidi and possession of tendoo leaf in the \r\nborder-belt.– (1) No person shall manufacture bidi in the border-belt. \r\n (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub -section (1), no person in the \r\nborder-belt shall be in possession for any purpose, of any tendoo leaf. \r\n4. Penalties.– (1) Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act, shall be \r\npunishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with \r\nfine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both. \r\n (2) Where a Court convicts a person of an offence punishable under sub -\r\nsection (1), the Court shall direct that the bidi or the tendoo leaves in respect of \r\nwhich the offence has been committed be forfeited to Government. \r\n5. Offences by Companies.– If the person contravening any provision of this \r\nAct be a company or other body corporate, Managing Director, Managing Agent, \r\n                                                 \r\n1This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly on 8th February, 1974; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 1st March, \r\n1974; and, published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 1st March, 1974, pages 246-A to 246-C. \r\nManaging Partner, Manager, Secretary, and Executive Officer thereof shall, unless \r\nhe pr oves that the contravention took place without his knowledge or that he \r\nexercised due diligence to prevent such contravention, be deemed to be guilty of \r\nsuch contravention. \r\n6. Procedure.– (1) No Court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the First Class \r\nshall try any offence punishable under this Act. \r\n (2) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this \r\nAct except on the complaint of any M agistrate or a police officer not below the rank \r\nof Assistant Sub -Inspector or an Excise Officer not below the rank of Sub -Inspector \r\nor any other officer of Government authorised in this behalf by Government. \r\n7. Power to seizure .– Any police officer not below the rank of Assistant Sub -\r\nInspector or any officer authorised by Government in this behalf, may s eize the \r\ntendoo leaf or bidi together with anything whatsoever used or suspected to have \r\nbeen used in the commission of an offence under this Act. \r\n8. Power to search without warrant .– Any police officer not below the rank of \r\nAssistant Sub-Inspector or any other officer authorised by Government in this behalf, \r\nmay search any person, premises, vessel, vehicle, packages, receptacle or covering \r\nas to satisfy himself whether or not an offence under this Act has been committed: \r\n Provided that no premises shall be  searched under this section except under \r\nthe authority of a warrant issued by the Magistrate having jurisdiction in the area. \r\n9. Power to make rules .– Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n10. Repeal of Punjab Ordinance No. XXII of 1973.– The Punjab Tendoo Leaves \r\n(Prohibition on Possession and Use in the Border -Belt) Ordinance, 1973 (Punjab \r\nOrdinance No. XXII of 1973), is hereby repealed.",
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