(1) After the 1[State] Government has made a declaration under sub-section (1) of section 3 that a state of famine or scarcity prevails in any local area and during the period for which such declaration is in force, the 2[State] Government may, at any time, on being satisfied that it is necessary for the relief of poor persons or for the protection of agriculture or for the preservation of public health in such famine area or scarcity area that the removal of fodder or grain of any kind from such famine area or scarcity area or from any other local area should be restricted, direct, by notification in the Official Gazette, that no persons shall remove from the local area mentioned in the notification such fodder or grain without permission in writing of the Collector or such other officer as may be authorised by him in this behalf. (2) On such direction being issued no person shall remove 3[or attempt to remove] from the local area mentioned in the notification any such fodder or grain 4[without obtaining permission in the manner provided in sub-section (1) for the removal of such fodder or grain.]
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) After the <sup>1</sup>[State] Government has made a declaration under sub-section (<i>1</i>) of section 3 that a state of famine or scarcity prevails in any local area and during the period for which such declaration is in force, the <sup>2</sup>[State] Government may, at any time, on being satisfied that it is necessary for the relief of poor persons or for the protection of agriculture or for the preservation of public health in such famine area or scarcity area that the removal of fodder or grain of any kind from such famine area or scarcity area or from any other local area should be restricted, direct, by notification in the <i>Official Gazette</i>, that no persons shall remove from the local area mentioned in the notification such fodder or grain without permission in writing of the Collector or such other officer as may be authorised by him in this behalf.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) On such direction being issued no person shall remove <sup>3</sup>[or attempt to remove] from the local area mentioned in the notification any such fodder or grain <sup>4</sup>[without obtaining permission in the manner provided in sub-section (<i>1</i>) for the removal of such fodder or grain.]<br>