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;.ta vtng, •p . 2 (2) where any offence committed under sub-section (1) is for the benefit of some other person or a company or other body corporate or an association of persons (whether incorporated or not), then such other per- son and every President, Chairman, Director, Partner, Manager, Secretary, Agent or any other officer or person concerned with the management thereof, as the case may be, shall unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent, be deemed to be guilty of such offence. Any offence punishable under this Act shall be a cog- nizable offence. Without prejudice tothe provisions of section 3, it shall be competent for the State Government to take such steps as may be necessary for erasing any writing, freeing any ...defacement or removing any mark from any property. The provision of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in other law for the time being in force. (1) The Sikkim Prevention of Defacement of Property Ordinance, 1987, is hereby repealed. 3 of 19S7. . . (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything clone or any action taken inthe exercise of the powers 'conferred by or under this Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken in exercise of the powers con- ferred by or 1.I11der this Act, as if this Act was in force on the day on which such thing was done or such action was taken. B.R. PRADHAN, Secretary to the Govt. of Sikkim, Law Department. '.I' [P. No. 16(233)/LD/1987] -----._-_. __ ._----- r;RINTED A'f' THE SlKKIM GOVEHNMFNT PRESS, GANGT'CK •