Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) If in the opinion of the State Government it is essential for the purposes of the security 8[of the area to which this Act extends] or the maintenance of public order 9[in the said area] or any part thereof to restrict the removal of any commodity, article or thing 10[from the said area] or such part, the State Government may, by general or special order, direct that no person shall remove such commodity, article or thing 10[from the said area] or without the permission in writing in the City of Hyderabad of the Commissioner of Police and elsewhere of the Collector: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to any goods to which the Supply and Prices of Goods Act, 1950 (LXX of 1950) applies. (2) If any person contravenes any order made under sub-section (1) he shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine or with both.