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    "id": 16905,
    "slug": "east-punjab-control-of-bricks-supplies-act-1949-1949",
    "title": "East Punjab Control of Bricks Supplies Act, 1949",
    "short_title": "East Punjab Control of Bricks Supplies Act, 1949",
    "act_number": "East Punjab Act No. 1 of 1949",
    "act_year": 1949,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Haryana",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "East Punjab Control of Bricks Supplies Act, 1949",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and extent.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Object & Reasons 6\nStatement of Objects and Reasons .",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 0
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) 'Brick' means any piece of burnt clay having geometrical shape fired in a kiln;\n(b) 'Kiln' means a structure used for firing bricks; and\n(c) 'Dealer' means any person who deals in bricks or holds stocks of bricks for sale and includes his representative or agent.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": true,
            "sort_order": 1
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Powers to control supply, distribution or bricksption of bricks.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) for regulating by licences, permits or otherwise the storage, distribution, transport, acquisition, disposal, manufacture and consumption of bricks ;\n(b) for controlling the prices at which bricks may be brought or sold;\n(c) for collecting any information or statistics with the view to the regulating of the aforesaid matters;\n(d) for requiring dealers or kiln owners to maintain and produce for inspection such accounts and records regarding bricks and to furnish such information relating thereto, as may be specified in the order;\n(e) for any incidental and supplementary matters including in particular the entering and search of premises, vehicles the seizure by a person authorised to make such search of the bricks in respect of which such person has reason to believe that contravention of any order made under this Act has been, is being or is about to be committed, the grant or issue of licences, permits or other documents and the charging of fees therefor.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 2
        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Delegation of powers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 3
        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactments.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 4
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Penalties.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Attempts and abetments.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 6
        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Offences by corporations.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. False statement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(i) when required by any order made under section 3 to make any statement or furnish any information makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material particular and which he knows or has reasonable cause to believe to be false, or does not believe to be true, or\n(ii) makes any such statement as aforesaid in any book, account, record, declaration, return or other document which he is required by any such order to maintain or furnish;",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 8
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Cognizance of offence.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 9
        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Powers to try offences summarily.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Presumption as to orders.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Protection of action taken under the Act.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        }
    ],
    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "hl098",
        "Act Number": "East Punjab Act No. 1 of 1949",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1949",
        "Short Title": "East Punjab Control of Bricks Supplies Act, 1949",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Haryana"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}