THE PUNJAB SUPPRESSION OF INDECENT ADVERTISEMENTS ACT, 1941,

(1941 : Pb. Act VIL SUPPRESSION OF INDECENT ADVERTISEMENTS THE PUNJAB SUPPRESSION OF INDECENT ADVERTISEMENTS ACT, 1941, CONTENTS. 73 BCTIONS. . § 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. 3. Proceedings against persons affixing, etc. indecent pictures, or printed or written matter. ’ 4. Proceedings against persons sending others to do the acts punish- able under section 3. 5. Power to seize, remove, deface or destroy pictures or printed or written matter of an indecent nature. 6. Police officer may arrest on view of offence. 7. Saving. 1941 : Pb. Act VIL]SUPPRESSION OF INDECENT 75 ADVERTISEMENTS 'THE PUNJAB SUPPRESSION OF IND ADVERTISEMENTS ACT, 1941, RCERTE Punias Act No. VII oF 1941, [Received thg assent of His Excel'ency the Governor- 3rd April, 1941, and was first published in thenocrig:llelt'gf ment Gazette (Extraordinary), Punjab, of the 30th April, 1941]. ' 1 z 3 ’ 4 Year No. Short title Whether repealed or otherwise affected by legislation 1941 .. | VII | The Punjab Suppres- | Amended by thc Adaptation of sion of Indecent Laws Order, 1950 Advertisements Act, 1941 Amended by Punjab Act XXV of 19640 Amended by the Punjab Reorgani- sation (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1968 An Act to suppress Indecent Advertisements. It is hereby enacted as follows :— 1. This Act may be called the Punjab Suppression of Short titl. Indecent Advertisements Act, 1941. 2. For the purposes of this Act any advertisement Interpretation. relating to syphilis, gonorrhoea nervous debility or other complaint or infirmity arising from or relating to sexual in- tercourse shall be deemed to be printed or written matter of an indecent nature. ) . . . 3. (1) Whosoever affixes to, inscribes or stencils on Proceedings against any house, building, wall, hoarding, gate, fence, pillar, post, o™ ixing board, tree, or any other thing whatsoever so as to be visi- pictures, or printed ble to a person being in or passing along any street, public °F written mater. highway or foot-path, and whoever affixes to, inscribes -or stencils on any public latrine or urinal, or exhibits to public view in the window of any house or shop, any picture or printed or written matter which is of indecent nature, shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment of either des- cription for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both such imprisonment and fine. 1. For the Sta j , Government Gazelle, e Statement of Objects and Reasons, see o Sacombly, see Pu niab (Extraordinary), Punjab, 1941, page 56 ; for Proceedings i Legislative Assembly Debates, Volume XVII, pages 310-311. 2. For the Statement of Objectsand Reasons, see Punjab Govern (Extraordinary), 1964, pages 935—937. mens Gazette E—— N INDECENT. [1941: py - 16 SUPPRESSIQNA(]))I;-/ERTISEMENTS Ad W : ‘written mattg ny printed or wti Tof 5, . ®) whe:i‘;fsf :ee};%isplayed in the manney pro lel‘rt.. o by ssetion 1), any porsn being in pog P " ed by suf;lsw land, building, structure or flf? Hélses to Wi control o d or written matter has been ab u((ie_ who oy i pflmes the same to_be continued to be lstplay@d sha] ingly a ?‘;lion be punished with imprisonment whj; myy on convic ix months or with fine which may exteng to fiy, fififfl,deé"rfipees or with both such imprisonment ang fing ings agai ives or delivers to any other Person P”;“:::smsszg"afi such4.pic‘:[11:g:,vgrrg;]v¥inted or written matter mentioneq in s punishate section 3 with the intent that the sameE orc lgfiérclle ggz )?1; g!?re under section 3., thereof, should be agflxli:dl,l ]I:)srfrclggsfcstif)rrll e fiunished vt]?g i ioned, shall, ) n, ?r;;t)?-fsrg;%g? tcl,f either description which may Etfii(ltend tg one year or with fine ‘which may extend tOd(}l_le ousan, rupees, or with both such Imprisonment and fine. e o an indecent nature which has been affixed, inscribed or indecent nature, 5 . and seize, remove, deface or destroy any such picture or printed or written matter, P:frl::z%?.m\fiewmi’F :finy police officer may arrest without warrant any fr om he i 6. ¢ offence, person w| shall find committing any offence against this Act Saving, o7 Nothing in this Acq shall apply to any advertise- ment published by 1y municipal corporation op by any Tcipal, sma]l {oun or Rotified area committee or pub- 1shed with the sanction of the 2[Cengra| Government]. - 12.5 Eub&tituted for the words f964, " Magitaate of the i Ciss by Pamab At ion 2 Stbstituted g § RN _ 4 1890 (Chandigachy (Egatg&t\m:d;f‘m‘G"Wmment by the Punjab Reorganisa 00 State and - Concurrent Subjects) Order,