PUNJAB PROHIBITION OF EXPRESSING MATTERS ON WALLS ACT, 1995

PUNJAB PROHIBITION OF EXPRESSINIG MATTERS ON WALLS ACT, 1995

( II of  2015)

[13^th February, 1995]

AN

ACT

to prohibit expression of matters on walls in the Punjab.

Preamble.- Whereas it is expedient to prohibit the expression of matters on the walls in the Punjab.

It is hereby enacted as follows:-

1.                Short title, and commencement.– (1) 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 Punjab.

(3)             It shall come into force at once.

2.                Prohibition of expressing matter in walls.– Whoever affixes or causes to be affixed any poster, bill, notice, placard of 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 in any manner whatsoever with the intention to attract public attention to that matter shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extent to six months or with ^[1][fine which shall not be less than twenty five thousand rupees or more than one hundred thousand rupees], or with both.

Exception.- It shall not be an offence under this section, if the owner or possessor of the wall expresses any particular relating to himself or his business thereon.

^[2][2A. Cognizance and summary trial.– (1) An offence under this Act shall be cognizable and non-bailable.

(2)             A Magistrate of the first class shall conduct the trial of an offence under this Act in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XXII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898) relating to the summary trials.]

3.                Removal of existing expressing 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 the Act.

^[3]4. Power to make rules.- The provincial Government may make rules for carrying out the purpose of this Act.

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[1] Substituted by the Punjab Prohibition of Expressing Matters on Walls (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 (IV of 2015)

[2] Inserted by the Punjab Prohibition of Expressing Matters on Walls (Amendment) Ordinance 2015 (IV of 2015)

[3] Added by the Punjab prohibition of Expressing Matters on Walls (Amendment) Act, 1998 (X of 1998).