THE HIMACHAL PRADESH SUPPRESSION OF INDECENT ADVERTISEMENTS ACT, 1973
The Himachal Pradesh Suppression of Indecent Advertisements Act, 1973
The Himachal Pradesh Suppression of Indecent Advertisements Act, 1973, regulates the public display of indecent advertisements, specifically targeting materials related to sexual diseases, sexual debility, and related health complaints. Operating throughout the state of Himachal Pradesh, this law applies to anyone who creates, posts, or distributes these public advertisements, as well as property owners who knowingly permit their continued display on their buildings or land. This legislation matters because it aims to preserve public decency in public spaces, protecting citizens from unsolicited exposure to sexually explicit marketing by imposing penalties such as fines, police seizure of materials, and imprisonment.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Interpretation
- 3. Proceedings against persons affixing etc. indecent pictures, or printed or written matter
- 4. Proceedings against persons sending other to do the acts
- 5. Power to seize, remove, deface or destroy pictures or printed or written matter of an indecent nature
- 6. Police officer may arrest on view of offence
- 7. Exemption
- 8. Repeal and savings.- The Punjab Suppression of Indecent
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