11. Cognizance of offences.

Explanation.
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Uttar Pradesh.
[12. Special provision regarding fine .
[12A. Power to try summarily.
(a) every such notification issued after the commencement of the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 1971, shall, unless sooner rescinded, cease to operate at the expiration of two years after the publication of such notification in the Official Gazette;
(b) every such notification in force immediately before such commencement shall, unless sooner rescinded, cease to operate at the expiration of two years after such commencement:
(a) the contravention of an order made under section 3 with respect to
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(ii) foodstuffs, including edible oilseeds and oils; or
(iii) drugs; and
(b) where any notification issued under sub-section (1) in relation to a special order is in force, the contravention of such special order, shall be tried in a summary way by a Judicial Magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government or by a Metropolitan Magistrate and the provisions of sections 262 to 265 (both inclusive) of the said Code shall, as far as may be, apply to such trial:
[12B. Grant of injunction, etc., by Civil
Courts.