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The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall be proceeded
against and punished accordingly. Explanation.— For the purposes of this section,—
(a) “company” means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of
individuals; and
(b) “director”, in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.
8. Offences to be cognizable and bailable.—
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), an
offence punishable under this Act shall be bailable.
(2) An offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable.
9. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie
against the Central Government or any State Government or any officer of the Central Government or
any State Government for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
10. Power to make rules.—
(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the
provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the manner in which the seizure of advertisements or other articles shall be made, and the
manner in which the seizure list shall be prepared and delivered to the person from whose
custody any advertisement or other article has been seized;
(b) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
(3) Every rule made under this Act, shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each
House of Parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised
in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session
immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in
making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule
shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so,
however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of
anything previously done under that rule.
1. 2101987 vide G.S.R. 821(E), dated 25th September, 1987, see Gazette of India, Extra., 1987, Pt. II, Sec. 3(i).
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