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56. \Vhenever it shall appear 5[* * *]areas for which a Commissioner has been appointed under section to the Commissioner and in other area or areas to which State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette extend the provisions of this section to the District Magistrate, or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate 6[ * *]empowered by the State Government in that behalf (a) that the movements or acts of any person are causing or calculated to cause alaram, danger or harm to person property, or (b) that there are reasonable grounds for believing that such personls is engaged or is about to be engaged in the commission of an offence involving force or violence or an offence punishable under Chapter XII, XVI or XVII the Indian Penal Code, or in the abetment of any such offence, and when in the opinion of such officer witnesses are not willing to come forward to give evidence in public against such person by reason of apprehension on their part as regard the safety of their person or property, or (c) that an out break epidemic diseaseis likely to result from the continued residence of an immigrant, the said officer may, by an order in writing duly served on him or by heat of drum or otherwise as he thinks fit, direct such person or immigrantion to conduct himself as shall seem necessary in order to prevent violence and from or the outbreak or spread of such disease or to remove himself outside the area within the local limits of his jurisdiction '[or such area and any district or districts, or any part thereof, contiguous thereof! by such route and with such time as the said officer may prescribe and not to enter or return to the said area 8[ or the area and such contiguous districts, or part thereof as the case may be,] from which he was directed to remove himself. I. Sub-section (3) was deleted by the GujaratAdaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960. 2. The words "Greater Bombay and in other" were deleted, ibid. 3. These words were inserted by Born. l of 1956, s. 3 (/). 4. These words were inserted, ibid., s. 3 (2). 5. The words "Greater Bombay and other" were deleted by the Gujarat Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, l 960, 6. The word "specially" was deleted by Guj. 16of1978, s.11. 7. These words were inserted by Born. I of 1956, s. 4 (I). 8. These words were inserted, ibid., s.4 (2). Dispersal of gangs and bodies of persons. Removal of persons about to commit offence. Removal of persons convicted of certain offences. If a person has been convicted-