Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) If the State Government considers it necessary or expedient in the public interest or in the interest of the safety and security of any area to regulate the entry of person into that area, the State Government may, without prejudice to any other provisions of this Act, by order declare the area to be a protected arca ; and thereupon, for so long as the order is in force, such area shall be a protected area for the purposes of this Act. (2) On and after such day as may be specified in, and subject to any exemptions for which provison may be made by an order made under sub-section (1), no person who was not immediately before the said day resident in the area declared to be a protected area by the said order shall be therein except in accordance with the terms of a permit in writing granted to him by an authority or person specified in the said order. (3) Any police officer, or any other person autho- rised in this behalf by the State Government may search any person entering or seeking to enter, or being on or in, or leaving, a protected area, and any vehicle, vessel, animal or article brought in by such person, and may, for the purpose of the search, detain such person, vehicle, vessel, animal or article : : Provided that no woman shall be seaxched in pur- suance of this sub-section except by a woman. (4) If any person is in a protected area’ in contraven- tion of the provisions of this section, then, without prejudice to any other proceedings which may be taken against him, he may be removed therefrom by or under 4 the direction cf any police officer on uty in the protce: area or by any other person auihorised in this behalf by the State Government. | (5S) Ifany person 1s In a protected area in contraven- tion of any of the provisions of this section, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both. Coedine © unr