Bare ActsThe West Bengal Security Act, 1950

Section 17

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(1) The Commissioner of Police in Calcutta and the District Magistrate elsewhere may; subject to the control of the State Government, by order direct that, subject to any exemption specified in. the order, no person present within any area or areas specified in the order shall, between such hours as may be specified in the order, be out of doors except under the authority of a written permit granted by a specified authority or person. (2) If any person contravenes any order made under this section, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both. (3) In this section "Calcutta" means the town of Calcutta as defined in section 3 of the Calcutta Police Act, 1866, to- Ben. Act gether with the suburbs of Calcutta as defined by notifica- INT of 1866. tion under section 1 of the Calcutta Suburban Police Act, Ben. Act

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