The Punjab Gift Goods (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1963

(1) This Act may be called the punjab Gift Goods (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1963. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Haryana.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (1) "gift goods" means any of the following goods, namely :- (a) cornmeal ; (b) milk powder ; (c) vegetable oil (soya bean oil or sunflower seed oil) ; (d) rolled wheat ; supplied, by way of gift, by any relief organization to any State Government or to the Central Government or to any other person on behalf of such Government ; (2) "relief organization" means any organization specified in the Schedule appended to this Act.

If any person is found, or is proved to have been, in possession of any gift goods reasonably suspected of being stolen or unlawfully obtained, and cannot account satisfactorily how he come by the same, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Central Act V of 1898), an offence under this Act shall be a cognizable offence within the meaning of that Code. (2) No court below that of a [Judicial Magistrate] of the First Class shall try an offence under this Act.

(1) The State Government may, by notification, add any organization to, or omit any organization from, the Schedule; and on the publication of such notification, such organization shall be deemed to be included in or as the case may be, omitted from, the Schedule. (2) Every notification issued under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is issued before [the House], of the State Legislature while it is in session, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, [the House agrees], in making any modification in the notification or [the House agrees] that the notification should not be issued, the notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that notification.

[See section 2(2)] 1. United Nations [***] Children [***] Fund (UNICEF). 2. Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere (CARE).