Prohibition of pasting of posters and fixing of thatty boards, etc.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 3, 3-A or 4 or any other provision of this Act, or any law for the time being in force, no person shall, in any local area,- (a) affix to, or inscribe or exhibit on, any place open to public view, any poster or any effigy, or any bill, notice, document, paper or other thing containing any words, signs or visible representations; or (b) put up or fix any thatty board or board supported on, or attached to, any post, pole, standard, framework or other support wholly or in part upon or over any land, building, wall or structure.