West Ben. Act XIX of 1950. — The West Bengal Security Act, 1950

West Ben. Act XIX of 1950. West Ben. Ord. XI of 1950. West Ben. Ord. XIV of 1950. West Bengal Act XLVI of 1950 THE WEST BENGAL SECURITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1950. [Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the President was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 5th November, 1950.] An Act to amend the West Bengal Security Act, 1950. WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the West Bengal Security Act, 1950, for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter appearing; It is hereby enacted as follows :- (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Security Short title and commence. ment. Sections 2, 3, 5 and 6 shall come into force on the date on which the West Bengal Security (Amendment) Ordinance, 1950, and the West Bengal Security (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 1950, cease to operate; the rest of the Act shall come into force at once. For clause (4) of section 2 of the West Bengal Security Act, 1950 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the following clause shall be substituted, namely : — "(4) 'prejudicial report' means any report, statement or visible representation which undermines the security of the State or tends to overthrow the State ;". In section 13 of the said Act,— (a) for sub-section (1), the following be substituted, namely :— Amendment of section 2 of West Bengal AXI g Act XIX of 1950. sub-section shall of section "(1) The State Government, if satisfied that the printing, publication, sale or distribution of any matter relating to a particular subject or class of subjects will undermine the security of the State or tends to overthrow the State, may by order addressed to a printer, publisher or editor, or to printers, publishers and editors (a) require that any matter relating to such subject or class of -subjects shall, before being