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The Police Act, 1861

Section 34AProhibition to sell tickets, etc.

In force

s. 34A

34A. Prohibition to sell tickets, etc [(1) No person shall sell or offer for sale any ticket once issued for admission as spectator to any place of entertainment at a price higher than the price at which such ticket was originally issued. Explanation.In this section, the word “entertainment" means any exhibition, performance, amusement, game or sports to which persons are admitted as spectators on production of tickets and a "place of entertainment" shall be construed accordingly. (2) Whoever contravenes the provision of sub-section (1) shall be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or to a fine which may extend to one hundred taka or to both. (3) Any police-officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector or Sergeant may arrest without warrant any person committing an offence under sub-section (1).]

  1. 10. Section 34A was inserted by section 2 of the East Pakistan (Amendment) Act, 1957 (Act No. XVIII of 1957).

End of s. 34A.

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