Insertion of new sections 6A and 6B

After section 6 of the principal Act, the following new sections shall be added, namely,— “Offence and Penalty- 6A. (1) If any person who has been evicted from any public premises under this Act, again occupies the premises without authority for such occupation, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees or with both. (2) Any magistrate convicting a person under sub- section (1) may make an order for evicting that person summarily and he shall be liable to such eviction without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against him under this Act. Power to obtain information. 6B. If the competent authority has reason to believe that any person is in unauthourised occupation of any public premism, the competent authority or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf may require that person or any other person to furnish information relating to the name and other particulars of the person in occupation of the public premises and every person so required shall be bound to furnish the information in his possession”.