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(1) Whoever commits black marketing shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to seven years but shall not, except for reasons to be recorded in writing, be less than six months and shall also be liable to a fine. not ( be ) 2 The offence of blaketing der Act shll prosecuted withoutck the mar sanction un of the this Provinci a al Government. (3) In addition to any other punishment, the Court before which a person is convicted of the offence of black marketing shall order the forfeiture to His Majesty of the goods or things (if any) in respect of which the offence of black marketing was committed or an equivalent quantity of the same or like goods or things belonging to the convict- ed person, or of a sum of money representing their value at the time of the order of forfeiture. Prohibi- tion of carrying on busi- ness in certain cases.