Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) If the State Government considers it necessary or expedient to regulate the entry of persons into any area, the State Government may without prejudice to any other provisions of this Act, by order declare the area to be a protected area; 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 provision may be made by, an order made under sub-section (1), no person who was not at the beginning of 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 authorised 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 searched in pursuance of this sub-section except by a woman. (4) If any person is in a protected area in contravention of the provisions of this section, then, without prejudice to any other proceedings which may be taken against him, he The West Bengal Security Act, 1950. XIX of 1950.] (Chapter II.—Access to certain places and areas.— Sections 8, 9.) may be removed therefrom by or under the police officer on duty in the protected area person authorised in this behalf by the State (5) If any person is in a protected area of any of the provisions of this section, he able with imprisonment for a term which three years or with fine or with both.