Protected places

(1) If the State Government considers it necessary or expedient in the interest of the general public that special precautions should be taken to prevent the entry of unauthorised persons in relation to any place or any class of places, the State Government may, by order, declare that place, or as the case may be, each place of that class to be a protected place, and thereupon, so long as that order remains in force, such place or each place of that class, as the case may be, shall be a protected place for the purposes of this Act. (2) No person shall, without the permission of the State Government, or the District Magistrate or such other officer as may be authorised by the State Government in this behalf, enter, or remain, or pass over, or loiter in the vicinity of any protected place. (3) Where, in pursuance of sub-section (2), any person is permitted to enter, or remain, or pass over any protected place, he shall, while acting under such permission, comply with such directions for regulating his conduct as may be given by the officer who has granted the permission. (4) If any person enters or remains in a protected place in contravention of any provision of this section, he may, without prejudice to any other proceedings that may be taken against him, be removed therefrom by any police officer or by any other person authorised in this behalf by the State Government. (5) If any person contravenes any of the provisions of this section, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.