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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 2 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 27] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1962/SRAVANA 26, 1884

RAJYA SABHA

The following Bills were introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the

17th August, 1962: —

I Bill No. III of 1962 A bill further to amend the Constitution of India.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirteenth Year of the Repub-

lic of India as follows: —

1. This Act may be called the Constitution (Amendment) Act.

Short title.

1962.

2. In the Eighth 'Schedule to the Constitution, after entry 11, the

following new entry shall be inserted, namely: —

"11A. Sindhi."

Amendment of the Eighth Schedule to the Consti- tution,

( 645 )

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

This Bill is intended to include Sindhi in the list of languages specified in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution.

ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE

11

Bill No. X of 1962

A bill to provide for the affixing of price labels on commodities by

shopkeepers.

BE It enacted by Parliament in the Thirteenth Year of the

Republic of India as follows: —

1. (I) This Act may be called the Shopkeepers (Fixation of Price Short title and extent.

Labels) Act, 1962.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

Affixing price labels on commo- dities for sale.

2. (I) It shall be unlawful for any person, shopkeeper or vendor to sell, agree to sell or offer to sell any goods, in course of any business, to which no price label is attached bearing the seal of the Central Government.

(d) Any such person, shopkeeper or vendor shall maintain a latest printed price list of all commodities duly authenticated by the Central Government from time to time.

(3) The price indicated on the price label attached to the goods sKall be the same as specified in the printed price list mentioned in sub-section (2) of this section.

Penalty for not affixing the price labels.

3. Any person, shopkeeper or vendor who contravenes any of the provisions contained in section 2 shall be punished with imprison- ment for a term not exceeding two years or with fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or with both.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The Bill is intended to establish the practice of affixing price labels on all commodities and goods exposed for sale by any person, shopkeeper or vendor so as to stop the practice of bargaining in prices to which shopkeepers resort to the detriment of the customers. The Bill seeks to provide for a speedy remedy against this prevalent social evil.

A. M. TARIQ-

III

Bill No. IV of 1962.

A bill to provide for the prevention of hydrogenation of oils and for

matters connected therewith.

BE It enacted by Parliament in the Thirteenth Year of the Repub- lic of India as follows: —

1. (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Hydrogenetion Short title ind extent.

of Oils Act, 1962.

(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

2. Hydrogenation of oils and all such processes which give to oils the appearance of ghee or butter are hereby prohibited:

Prohibition of the manufacture of Vanas- pati.

Provided that nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting the refinement and other processes of oils not connected with hydrogenation in the factories engaged at the commencement of this Act in the manufacture of vanaspati:

Provided further that the stock of vanaspati lying with the manu- facturers at the commencement of this Act shall be permitted by the Central Government to be exported by such manufacturers at theli option after the commencement of this Act.

Plarmlties.

3. (2) Whoever In contravention of the provisions of this Act engages himself in the hydrogenation of oils with a view to manu- facturing vanaspati shall be punishable with simple imprisonment

for a term which may extend to six months and with fine which may- extend to three rupees per kilc of the oil so hydrogenated.

(2) Whoever sells, stores for sale or publishes advertisements for popularising the sale of, hydrogenated oils manufactured in contra- vention of the provisions of this Act, shell be punishable, in the case of sale and storage, with a fine of rupees three per kilo of such oil found in his possession, and, in the case of advertisement, with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees:

Provided that second and subsequent offences shall be punishable with e fine which may extend to rupees six per kilo, or rupees two thousand, as the case may be,

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The manufacture of hydrogenated oils, commonly known as vanaspati is on the increase in the country. There is a strong feeling supported by experience and medical authorities that the use of vanaspati is injurious to public health. It can also be used as an adulterant of ghee. Besides the increasing manufacture of vanaspati is adversely affecting the development of dairies in the rural areas. Attempts to find a suitable and fast colour to distinguish it from ghee and to prevent its being passed on as such do not seem to have borne fruit. Total prohibition of the hydrogenation of oils thus seems to be the only remedy to meet the situation.

Hence this Bill.

ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE.

TV

Bill No. V of 1962.

A bill further to amend the Companies Act* 1956.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirteenth Year of the Repub-

lic of India as follows: —

1. This Act may be called the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1962.

Short title.

Incrrtion of new section 13A.

2. After section 13 of the Companies Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), the following section shall be inserted, namely: —

"13A. Notwithstanding anything contained in the memoran- dum or articles of association, a company shall not contribute any sums to any political party or political fund."

Prohibition of contribu- tion to political parties.

3. In sub-section (1) of section 293 of the principal Act —

Amendment of section 293.

(i) in clause (e) the words "and other" shall be omitted;

(ii) after clause (e) the following clause shall be inserted,

namely: —

" (f) contribute any sums to any political party or politi-

cal fund."

4. After section 624B of the principal Act, the following section

shall be inserted, namely: —

Insertion of new section 624C.

"624C. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, where an offence appears to have been

committed by a company under section 13A or section 293, any person, whether a shareholder of that company or not, and whe- ther having any interest in the company or not, may make a com- plaint in that behalf to a court not inferior in rank to that of a Presidency Magistrate, or a Magistrate of the First Class and such complaint shall be inquired into.

(2) Any person, against whom such Offehfife Is'pfovtfd, 'Sfiall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of two years or with a fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees or with both.

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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

The purpose of this Bill is to lessen the influence of money power in political life by forbidding the use of corporate funds for political parties and campaigns.

2. A joint stock company is formed by shareholders of different political and ideological pursuasions coming together for a common business venture, end it is no part of the purpose of the company to subscribe to the funds of any political party whose policies may be repugnant to some shareholders.

3. While parties are essential in a parliamentary democracy and need funds for their operation, such funds should come out of contri- butions made by their members and sympathisers as citizens, and not through those in charge of companies utilising the funds of share- holders which were never intended for such a purpose.

Hence this Bill.

ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE.

3. N. MUKERJEE,

Secretary.

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