रजिस्ट्री सं ० डी- ( डी) -72
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भारत का राजपत्र The Gazette of Indio
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भाग II-खण्ड 2
PART II- Section 2
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नई दिल्ली, सोमवार , मई 14, 1979/ वैशात 24 , 1901
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NEW DELHI, MONDAY , MAY 14, 1979 /VAISAKHA 24, 1901
इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या दी जाती है जिससे कि यह अलग संकलम के रूप में रखा जा सके ।
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RAJYA SABНА
The following Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 14th May, 1979 :-
BILL NO . XVII OF 1979
A Bill further to amend the Indian Railways Act , 1890 .
Br it enacted by Parliament in the Thirtieth Year of the Republic of India as follows: -
Short. title.
1. This Act may be called the Indian Railways ( Amendment) Act, 1979 .
9 of 1890 .
2. In the Indian Railways Act , 1890 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act ) , after section 114, the following section shall be inserted , namely :-
Inser- tion of new sec- . tion 114A .
"114A. ( 1 ) If a person , not being a railway servant or an agent authorised by the railway administration in this behalf,-
Penalty for un- autho- rised
(a) carries on the business of procuring and supplying tickets for travel on a railway or for reserved accommodation for journey in a train; or
on of carrying busi ness of procuring and supply- ing rail- way tickets.
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(b ) purchases or sells or attempts to purchase or sell tickets with a view to carrying on any such business either by himself or by any other person ,
he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both, and shall also forfeit the fare which he may have paid for any ticket and the ticket which he may have pur- chased, supplied or sold or attempted to supply or sell .
(2) Whoever abets any offence punishable under this section shall , whether or not such offence is committed, be punishable with the same punishment as is provided for the offence . " .
3. In section 131 of the principal Act, in sub -section (1 ) , after the figures " 112, " the figures and letter " 114, 114A, " shall be inserted ,
Amend- ment of section 131, SEC. 2 ]
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
There had been persistent complaints from the public regarding black-marketing in reservations by unauthorised travel agents or other persons . The issue had also been raised in Parliament on many occasions and suggestions had been made that the Indian Railways Act, 1890, should be suitably amended to check effectively the activities of unauthorised travel agents or other persons indulging in this malprac- tice. It is proposed to accept this suggestion and include , as an offence under the Indian Railways Act , 1890 , the carrying on of the business of procuring and supplying tickets or reserved accommodation for journey by a train unless so authorised by the railway administration and to provide for the arrest of persons committing this offence without a warrant,
2. Opportunity is also being availed of to amend section 131 of the Act to include a reference to section 114 of the Act (penalty for trans- fer of tickets by unauthorised persons ) so that a person committing that offence may also be arrested without a warrant .
3. The Bill seeks to achieve the aforesaid objects .
MADHU DANDAVATE .
NEW DELHI;
The 3rd May, 1979 .
S. S. BHALERAO ,
Secretary-General .
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