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(1) Any person keeping a printing press who is required to make a declaration under section 3 of the Travancore Press Act, 1079, or Section 4 of the Cochin Press and Registration of Books Act, VII of 1097 may be required by the Magistrate before whom the declaration is made, for reasons to be recorded in writing to deposit with the Magistrate within 30 days from the day on which the declaration is made, security to such an amount, not being more than one thousand rupees, as the Magistrate may in each case think fit to require, in money or the equivalent thereof in Government securities as the person making the deposit may choose: Provided that if a deposit has been required under sub-section (3) from any previous keeper of the printing press, the security which may be required under this sub-section may amount to three thousand rupees. (2) Where security required under sub-section (1) has been deposited in respect of any printing-press, and for a period of three months from the date of the declaration mentioned in sub-section (1) no order is made by the Government under section 41 in respect of such press, the security shall, on application by the keeper of the press, be refunded. (3) Whenever it appears to the Government that any printing press kept in any place in the State of Travancore-Cochin in respect of which security under the provisions of this Act has not been required, or having been required has been refunded under sub-section (2), is used for the purpose of printing or publishing any news-paper, book or other document containing any words, signs or visible representations of the nature described in section 41, sub-section (1), Government may, by notice in writing to the keeper of the press stating or describing such words, signs or visible representations, order the keeper to deposit with the Magistrate within whose jurisdiction the press is situated security to such an amount, not being less than five hundred or more than two thousand rupees as the Government may think fit to require, in money or the equivalent thereof in Government securities as the person making the deposit may choose. (4) Such notice shall appoint a date, not being sooner than the 10th day -after the date of the issue of the notice, on or before which the deposit shall be made.