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......................................................................................................................... Description • The Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 (18 of 1981) • The Prevention of Black marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 ( 7 of 1980) ......................................................................................................................... Contents The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 1. Short title and extent 2. Definitions 2A. Essential commodities declaration, etc. 3. Powers to control production, supply, distribution, etc. of essential commodities 4. Imposition of duties on State Governments, etc. 5. Delegation of powers 6. Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactment 6A. Confiscation of essential commodity 6B. Issue of show cause notice before confiscation of food grains, etc. 6C. Appeal 6D. Award of confiscation not to interfere with other punishments 6E. Bar of jurisdiction in certain cases 7. Penalties 7A. Power of Central Government to recover certain amounts as arrears of land revenue 8. Attempts and abetment 9. False statement 10. Offences by companies 10A. Offences to be cognizable 10B. Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc. of companies convicted under the Act 10C. Presumption of culpable mental state 11. Cognizance of offences 12. Special provision regarding 12A. Power to try summarily 12B. Grant of injunction, etc. by civil courts 13. Presumption as to orders 14. Burden of proof in certain cases 15. Protection of action taken under Act 15A. Prosecution of public servants 16. Repeals and savings .........................................................................................................................
