Section 4. Prohibition of advertisements relating to venereal diseases, etc

4. No person shall himself or through any other person publish, announce, distribute, sell, deliver, exhibit, affix or inscribe in any manner indicated in the preceding section (i) an advertisement holding out or recommending to the public any drug alleged to be for the cure, prevention or relief of any venereal disease, or any other disease, ailment or condition relating to sexual organs or peculiar to women or which the 1State Government may specify in rules made under this Act, or (ii) an advertisement referring to a drug in terms calculated to lead to its use for procuring the miscarriage of pregnant women ; Provided that the provisions of clause (i) shall not apply to manufacturer of medicine, who makes such advertisement with the previous sanction of the prescribed authority, for distribution only to registered medical practitioners.