The Tamil Nadu Gift Goods (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1961

(1) This Act may be called the Tamil Nadu Gift Goods (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1961. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu. (3) It shall come into force atonce.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (1) "gift goods" means any of the following goods when 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, namely :-- (a) cornmeal ; (b) milk powder ; (c) vegetable oil (soya bean oil or sunflower seed oil) ; (d) any other goods which the State Government may, by notification, from time to time, specify. (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 came by the same, he shall be punished 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), any offence under this Act shall be deemed to be a cognizable offence within the meaning of that Code. (2) No court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or of a Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence under this Act.

The State Government may, by notification, add 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.

(a) Every notification issued under this Act shall come into force on the day on which it is published. (b) Every notification issued under this Act shall, as soon as possible, after it is issued, be placed on the table of both Houses of the Legislature and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so placed or the next session, both Houses agree in making any modification in any such notification or both Houses agree 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.