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The Customs Act, 1969

( ACT NO. IV OF 1969 )

Chapter XVIII

PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING - POWERS OF SEARCH, SEIZURE AND ARREST-ADJUDICATION OF OFFENCES

Notice of conviction to be displayed
189. (1) Upon the conviction of any person for the offence of smuggling, the Government may require him to exhibit in or outside, or both in and outside, his place of business, if any notices of such number, size and lettering, and placed in such positions and containing such particulars relating to the conviction as it may determine, and to keep them so exhibited continuously for a period not less than three months from the date of conviction; and if he fails to comply fully with the requirement he shall be deemed to have committed a further offence under this Act of the nature of the original offence for which he was convicted.
 
 
 
 
(2) If any person so convicted refuses or fails to comply fully with any such requirement, any officer authorised in that behalf by an order of the Government in writing may, without prejudice to any proceedings which may be brought in respect of any such refusal or failure, affix the notices in or outside, or both in and outside, the place of business of such person in accordance with the requirement of the Government in pursuance of sub-section (1).
 
 
 
 
(3) If, in any case the Government is satisfied that the exhibition of notices in accordance with the requirements of the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) will not effectively bring the conviction to the notice of persons dealing with the convicted person, the Government may, in lieu of, or in addition to any such requirement, require the convicted person to exhibit for such period, not being a period less than three months, on such stationery used in his business as may be specified in the requirement, a notice placed in such position and printed in type of such size and form and containing such particulars relating to the conviction as may be specified in the requirement; and, if he fails to comply fully with the requirement, he shall be deemed to have committed a further offence under this Act of the nature of the original offence for which he was convicted.

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