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Any person on whom a copy of the order diroborips or&. referred to in section 3 or section 4 i s served and who does, or willingIy'pi:1-inits, any a-ct in disobe- dience of such ,order, shall on conviktion, be puhished with imprisonment for a term'which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. -@ for 7, (0 h y person who, after the public&on or . dlanba Lo# .p.Pd~m. an order -under sub-section (3) of section 3 br during ' ' , ' the period when order made under sub-section (I). or subsection (2) of section 4, is in force, organises or is responsible for the conduct 'of, or who, with . . the knowledge, that such an order under section 3 or s&oi 4-is in force, takes pkrt in, the:performance prohibited thereby or any performance substantially the same' as the performance so ,,prohibited, shall, on convicti~n; be pufished with . imprisonment for a ..term which may extend-tg three months, or with fine which may extend to one tho-usand rupees, -;or with both. . . . . ' (3 b y person who being'rhc owner, or occupier . or havrng the use of any, public place, opens, , keeps . . . or uses the same for any performance prohibited . , under section 3 or section-4 or .'permits the .same to . . be opened, KepVor 'used for . any such performance, . ahall; on- wbvr'ction, be' punished with imprisonment ' - , : f& a term which may extend to three months,. or . with h e which may extend ,to clhe thousand rupees, . or wit& 'both- I . , , 10 8.(1)For the pu~pose.-of, ascertaining the ' ..eaU fot in- . . . I-H~. character- of any intendr5d play, pantomime or othcr drama, the State Goyernrncnt, or such officer as they , & - may empower in this. behalf, 'may, 'by ~rder, require , the organisers or other' principal persons responsible .. 'for the conduct, of, or other per-sons abou! to take part in, such p1ay;lparkomime or other drama or ,the , author,;proprietor or printer of 'the play, pantomime or other draxa abwt to be performed, or the owner - or occupiq of the placejn which it is intended to be perfoiaied, td: ,furnish such information as the Statt Government or such omcer 'may think necessq. (2)' Every person so required shall be bound to furnish the information to the best of his ability with- . in the time specified in such order and -in case of , , contravention shall be deemed to have committed ari 4s of .offence -under section - 176 of the Indian Penal Code. . 9. (1) If the State- Goyernment or the District po.tmrtod f.r copy af Collector, have or has reason to believe that an objec- . , tionable drama-tic performance is about to take place, D& they or he, as the case may be, may, by order, direct .that no such dramatic performance. shall take plak in any publilc*place within any area, unless a copy of the piece, if and so far as it is written, or some sufficient awnnt of its .purport, if and so far as it is in pantomime, has been furnished, not less than seven days before the performace to the State Governmeat or the , - District -Collector. (2) A copy of any order made under sub-s&on (1) may be served on the owner or occupier of the . public place in wbich such performance is intended to take place, and if thereafter he does or willingly permits, any act in disobedience of such order, he SbaII; on conviction, be punished with 'imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or . with h e which' may extend to one thousand rupees, or with. , both: