The Odisha Gift Goods (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1964

[THE QRISSA GIFT GOODS (WNEA';":FPrL POSSESSION) ACT, 1964 ] [ Reccivecl Il/e nssertt of the Gore~.t?ol~ or] he 191h N o ~ l e ~ ~ ~ b e r 190'4,fi1~st pr~hlisl~ecl iri nrl csrt~crot~c2i11m.y issrte of /he Orjssn Gnzet te, ckr;eJ the 24th Arol-ci~zbet. 1964 ] AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR PUNISJ-I~ZENT FOR UNLAWFUL P OSSESSION OF GIFT GOODS SUPPLIED IlY CERTAIN RELIEF ORGANISATIONS b it cnaclcd by ~ h c Legishtul-e of tl~c St.: to o l Orissa in thc Fiftucnth Ycar of the Rcpublic of India, as follows:- 1. ( I ) This Act may bc callcd the Orissa Gift short title Goods ( u n h ~ 7 ~ f ~ 1 1 P O S S C S S ~ O ~ ) Act, 1964- conlmence- cxrcill and mcnt. (2) -It shall extend to the whoIe cf thc State of Orissa. (3) It shall come into rorcc at oncc. 2. In this Acl: un lcss thc context otl~erwise &finition, requires - (0) 'gift goods' weans ally of the following goods, n nnlely: - ( i i ) 111itk powdcr; ( i i i ) vegetable oil ; supplied by way of gift, by ally sciicf organi- satjon to any Stale Ciovernrrcrlt OF to the Central Govcrnn~ent or to a n y other person on behalf of such Gowr nmenl; (b) 'relicf orgauisatjou' means any ol'ganisa- tion spccificd in tlle Scl~cd~rle appeildcd to this Act. I . For StalCnlCnt or Objcclsand Rcnrirrls scc Orissn <:azctlc Exin-ordi- nary, dnlcd rhc 21st Scp:cn~bcr 19(i4. (1440) ___. - - .-- - - -.- 76 THE ORISSA GIFT GOODS (UNLAWFUL POSSESSION) [Or. Act 13 of 1961 ACT, 1964 (Secs. 3-6) U n l ; ~ ~ l u l possession of 3. Whocver without reasonable cause is in posses- ro sion of or dcaIs with, any gift goods o thenvise than bc 311 offcncc. in conformity with the schcme relating to the suppIy, distribution and custody of such goods shall on con- viction, bc IiabIe to be punished with imprisonment: for R term, which mny extend to two years or with fine or wit11 both. ~~~p ln l~a f io t~ - Igno ram of thc identity of the moods being gift goods shaIl not by itself be deemed yo be 'reasonable cause' for the purposes of this sec- tion. orrcnccs becognizn blc lo 4. A11 offences punishable under section 3 shall and trlablc be cognizable and no court inferior to that of a \ { 2 ~ : ~ ~ 5 5 Magisfrate of the First Class shall try any such offence. Powcr to . amend t l~c 5. The State Government may, by notification, Schcdulc. add any organisation to, or omit any organisation from the Schedule; and on the publication of such nolificatioa, such orzanisation shalI be deemed to be included in, or as the a s e may be, omitted from the Schedule. Natificnlions 6 . Ever;l noiification issued under this Act shall t O b c l a i d comeinto force-withcffcctfrom tlzedate on ivhiclz baforc rhc Logislaturc, it is publlslled and shaI1, as soon as possible, after it is published, be laid bcfore the Legislative Assembly for a totaI period of fourteen days which may be comprised in onc or more sessions and shall be sub- ject to such modifications as the AssernbIy may makc dnring the said period. [ See Sectio~z 2 (b) 1 1. United Nations Cbildrzn's Fund ( UNICEF ) 2. co-operative for Aillerica n Relief Everywhere i CARE ) 3. CbirrcIl World Service 4. Lutheran World Relicf 5. catholic Relief Service