Essential Commodities Act, 1955

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Description
•    The Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981
•    The Prevention of Black marketing and Maintenance of
      Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980
•    The Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015
As Amended by The Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Amendment Order, 2015
(G.S.R. 814(E), dated 28-10-2015)
with State Amendments
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Contents
The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2010
1.    Short title and extent
2.    Definitions
2A.  Essential commodities declaration, etc.
3.    Powers to control production, supply, distribution, etc. of essential commodities
4.    Imposition of duties on State Governments, etc.
5.    Delegation of powers
6.    Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactment
6A.  Confiscation of essential commodity
6B.  Issue of show cause notice before confiscation of food grains, etc.
6C.  Appeal
6D.  Award of confiscation not to interfere with other punishments
6E.  Bar of jurisdiction in certain cases
7.     Penalties
7A.   Power of Central Government to recover certain amounts as arrears
         of land revenue
8.     Attempts and abetment
9.     False statement
10.   Offences by companies
10A. Offences to be cognizable
10B. Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc. of companies
         convicted under the Act
10C. Presumption of culpable mental state
11.    Cognizance of offences
12.    Special provision regarding
12A.  Power to try summarily
12B. Grant of injunction, etc. by civil courts
13.    Presumption as to orders
14.    Burden of proof in certain cases
15.    Protection of action taken under Act
15A.  Prosecution of public servants
16.    Repeals and savings
Appendix
The Essentail Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981
Sections 1 - 12AC
The Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintance of Supplies of
Essential Commodities Act, 1980
The Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015
Sections 1 - 17
Annex I - VII
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