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Ramadan 20, 1434/Sanivara
Sravana 05, 1935, at 07:53:51 AM
[1][1]The
(Pb. Act II of 1995)
[
An
Act to prohibit expression of matters on walls in the
Preamble.— Whereas it is expedient to prohibit the
expression of matters on the walls in the
It
is hereby enacted as follows:-
1. Short
title, extent and commencement.— (l) This Act may be called the Punjab Prohibition
of Expressing Matters on Walls Act, 1995.
(2) It shall extend to the whole of the Province
of the
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Prohibition of expressing matters on
walls.— Whoever affixes or
causes to be affixed any poster, bill, notice, placard or other paper or means
of advertisement on a wall or writes on any wall with chalk or paint or in any
other manner whatsoever or expresses or describes any matter on any wall in any
manner whatsoever with the intention to attract public attention to that matter
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months
or with fine which may extend to Rs. 5,000/- or with both.
Exception.—
It shall not be an offence under this Section, if the owner or possessor of the
wall expresses any particulars relating to himself or his business thereon.
3. Removal of existing expressions on
walls.— Within a period of
thirty days from the commencement of this Act every Local Council shall cause
to be removed all matters expressed on the walls within its jurisdiction the
expression of which is prohibited by this Act.
[2][2][4. Power to make rules.— The
Provincial Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this
Act.]
[1][1]This Act was passed by the
Punjab Assembly on 2nd February, 1995; assented to by the Governor of the
Punjab on 12th February, 1995; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette
(Extraordinary), dated 13th February, 1995, pages 5 to 6.
[2][2]Added by the
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