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In this Act, the expression "Black Marketing" Definition. means,— (a) selling or purchasing for purposes of trade any goods at a greater price than the maximum price fixed, by or under any law, notification or order for the time being in force, for the sale of such goods; (b) otherwise than in accordance with any law, notifi- cation or order for the time being in force, selling or disposing of, or supplying articles declared to be rationed articles or otherwise rationed by or under any law, notification or order in force; (c) in contravention of any law, notification or order for the time being in force, supplying, distributing, selling, disposing of, or parting with the posses- sion or custody of, or offering to supply, distri- bute, sell, dispose of or part with the possession or custody of, or acquiring or taking into posses- sion goods or anything whatsoever, the supply, dis- tribution, sale, disposal, parting with the posses- sion or custody, acquiring or taking into posses- sion of which is prohibited or subject to restric- tions or conditions (including conditions as to price) by or under any law, notification or order for the time being in force; (d) storing, taking, causing, permitting or suffering delivery of goods upon any premises delivery upon which is prohibited by or under any law, notifica- tion or order for the time being in force; (e) otherwise than in accordance with any law, notifi- cation or order for the time being in force, pro- ducing, manufacturing, or treating any goods or thing the production, manufacture or treating of which is subject to restrictions or conditions by or under any law, notification or order for the time being in force; Y, 1948 ons. )e. 3ncy Magistrate or a Offence of black marketing and penalty. The West Bengal Black Marketing Act, 1948. [West Ben. Act . (Sections 3, 4.) (f) otherwise than in accordance with any law, notifi- cation or order for the time being in force, moving or purporting to sell or supply or purporting to acquire or take into possession for purposes of trade any goods or any thing whatsoever vested in His Majesty by or under any law, notification or order for the time being in force; (g) otherwise than in accordance with any law, notifi- cation or order for the time being in force, using, or dealing with any licence, permit, ration card, ration document, or ration coupon issued under any law, notification or order for the time being in force; (h) in contravention of any law, notification or order for the time being in force, making or uttering any counterfeit or forged licence, permit, ration card, ration document or ration coupon or doing any other act or thing in relation to any licence, permit, ration card, ration document or ration coupon issued under any law, notification or order for the time being in force, or in relation to any counterfeit or forged licence, permit, ration card,•, ration document or ration coupon.; (i) withholding from sale any article which has been prohibited from being so withheld by or under any law, notification or order for the time being in force.