Section 10. The Govei-nor General in Council may from Power of time to time by ruleGoverilor General General in

10. The Govei-nor General in Council may from Power of time to time by ruleGoverilor General General in Goverilor General General in Council (a) prohibit absolutely, or subject to such con- to regulate ditions as kie thinlis fit, the manufacture of salt or msnufacture the manufacture or refining of saltpetre throughout ~~~~~~~$~ the whole or any portion of the said territories ; saltpetre ; saltpetre ; (b) fix fees for the following licenses not exceed- to `fix` fees for ing in the case of each such license the amount here- llceuscsi inafter mentioned :- Rs. License to manufacture saltpetre . . . ... 2 License to manufa.cture and refine saltpetre and to separate and purify salt in the process of such mannfacture and refining . . . , . . 100 License to manofactore kha'~i-7zli77, . . . ... `25` License to manufacture other saline sul~stailces . . . 2 ; * -..;.. `~L` `.` .. ->-"L*,&, .. . ...... ~ - 1 . . . , r... . :.... .... `I.....` .....-....i..,, :.& . . - ~..; . . -. dnlalzd Cwstoms. [ ACT VIIX I 1 I I I to impose a . (c) impose a duty not exceeding three rupees per nufacture duty On ma- of maund of three thousand two hundred tol&hs on salt `salt` ; manufactured in the said territories, and determine the manner, time, and place in and at which, and the persons by whom, such duty shall, be collected ; (cl) reduce or remit any duty so imposed ; to reduce or remit duties ; to regulate possession of `salt` in vi0init.y of `sal` tpetre. manu factories; (e) define an area no point in -which shall be more than one hundred yards from the nearest point of any place in which salt is stored or sold by or on behalf of Government, or of any manufactory and its appurtenances in or on which saltpetre is manufactured or refined, and regulate thc possession, storage and sale of salt within such area ; (f) define an area round any otqher place in which salt is manufactured, ancl regulate the possession, storage and sale of salt within such area. to re,anlate possession of salt i n vicinity of plxes where salt `is ma-` nufactured. - CHAPTER 1V.-OF OFFBNCES AGAINST THE INLAND CUSTOMS REVENUE. 11. Whoever commits any of the following off enccs- Penalty for con tmvention of Act or rules. (n) does a,nything in contravention of this Act or of any rule made hereunder ; (b) evades payment of any duty or charge payable under this Act or any such rule ; or (c) aktempts to commit or abets within the meaning of the Indian Yens1 Code the commission of any of the offences mentioned in clauses (a) and (li) of this section, shall for every such offence be punishable with a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees, or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or with both, and the convicting Magistrate, on the application of the Collector or customs-officer, may declare to be confiscated all works, materials, and inlplements constructed or prepared for the purpose of manufacturing or refining salt or saltpetre contrary to the provisions of this Act or any such rule. 12. Ally . 1