Section 0

: : F .ACT No. XI1 OF 1932. -- [PASSED BY TIIE `1 ~ ~ 1 . 4 ~` LEGISLATURE.] (Received 1,he assent of t h . ~ Governor General on the 8t7~ April, 1932.) An Act to provide against the publication of statements likely to prejudice the maintenance of friendly relations between His Majesty's Government and the Governments of certain foreign Sates. HERIMS it is expedient to provide against 'the publicaW tion of statements lilielv th prejudice the maintenance of friendly relations between His Majesty's Government and 'the Governments of certain foreign States; It is hereby enacte'd' as follows : - 1. (1) This Act may be called the Foreign elations 'Act, extent. 1932. Short tiLlo aud :(2) I t extends to the whole of British Inaia, including British Raluchistnil and the Sonthal Parganas. Power of 6 ovornor Gen- ovornor General in Council 6 ovornor Gen- ovornor Gen- $~;rgcl; defamation. , Power of 2. Where an offence falling under Chapter XXI of the eral in Council 6 ovornor Gen- ovornor GenOf uoo. Indian Penal Code is committcd against a Ruler of a State $~;rgcl; $~;rgcl; ontside but adjoining India, or a.gainst the consort or son or defamation. principal Minister of such Rulcr, the Governor General in Council may make, or allthorise any person to make, a coinplaint in writing of such off encc, and, notwitl~standinp anything contairlcil in section 198 of the Code of Criminal ProcelSg8. dure, 1898, any Conrt competent in other respects to take cognizance of such of ence may take cognizance thereof on such coinplaint. Indian Penal Code is committcd against a Ruler of a State $~;rgcl; $~;rgcl; XLv Of uoo. Ezp1anation.-For the pucposes of this Act Aden is not includecl in India. Ponrer to forfelt certainpublicertainpublicatlons or to aetntn them to aetntn them to in the course of tmmmis~on tmmmis~on through post. 3. The provisiolls of sectiolis 99A to 99G of the Code of Ponrer to forfelt certainpubli- Criminal l'roceclure, 1898, and of sections 27B to 27D of the catlons or to aetntn them to in Tndian Post Office Act, 1S9S, shall applJ7 ill the case of any the course of tmmmis~on booli, ilewspaper or other clocument containillg matter which through post. is clefamatory of a Ruler of a State outside but acljoiniiig Inclia o~ of tlie consort or son or principal Minister of such R111e1