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«1) Ifas respects any place or class of places the State Government considers it necessary or expedient (in the public interest or in the interest of the safety and security of such place or class of places ) that special precautions should be taken to prevent the entry of un-authorised persons, the State Government may by order declare that place, or as the case may be, every place of that class to be a protected place ; and thereupon, for so long as the order is in force, such place or every place of such class, as the case may be, shall be a protec- ted place for the purposes of this Act. (2) No person shall, without the permission of the State Government or of any person in authority connected with the protected place duly authorised by the State Govern- ment in this behalf or of the District Magistrate or of the Sub- divisional Magistrate having jurisdiction, enter, or be on or in or pass over, any protected place. (3) Where in pursuance of sub-section (2) any person is granted permission to enter, or to be on or in, or to pass over, a protected place, that person shall, while acting under such permission, comply with such orders for regulating his conduct as may be given by the authority which granted the permission. (4) Any police officer, or any other person autho- rised in this behalf by the State Government may search any person entering, or secking to enter or being on or In, or leaving, a protected place and any vehicle, vessel, animal or article brought in by such person and may, forthe purpose of search, detain suc!) person, vehicle, sssel, animal or arlicie: Provided that © woman shall ve searched in pur- suanc: of this sub-section xcept by a woman. Protected wreas, (5) Ifany person contravenes any of the provision ol this section, then, «thout prejudice to auv other proeediigs wWhic.: may be taken against him, he may be removed there- from by any police officer or by any other person authorised in this behalf by the State Government. (6) If any person contravenes any of the provisions ol this section, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.