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The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020
Act ID: 2020
The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020
"An Act to amend the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. (Repealed)"
Table of Contents
29 Sections
Ch. 1
Full Text
S.1
Short title and extent
S.2
Definitions
S.2A
Essential commodities declaration, etc
S.3
Powers to control production, supply, distribution, etc., of essential commodities
S.4
Imposition of duties on State Governments, etc
S.5
Delegation of powers
S.6
Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactments
S.6A
Confiscation of essential commodity
S.6B
Issue of show cause notice before confiscation of foodgrains, etc
S.6C
Appeal.
S.6D
Award of confiscation not to interfere with other punishments
S.6E
Bar of jurisdiction in certain cases
S.7
Penalties.
S.7A
Power of Central Government to recover certain amounts as arrears of land revenue
S.8
Attempts and abetment
S.9
False statement
S.10
Offences by companies
S.10A
Offences to be cognizable
S.10B
Power of court to publish name, place of business, etc., of companies convicted under the Act
S.10C
Presumption of culpable mental state
S.11
Cognizance of offences
S.12
Special provision regarding fine
S.12A
Power to try summarily
S.12B
Grant of injunction, etc., by civil courts
S.13
Presumption as to orders
S.14
Burden of proof in certain cases
S.15
Protection of action taken under Act
S.15A
Prosecution of public servants
S.16
Repeals and savings