Failure to comply with provisions of section 22 or directions issued under section 31A.

¹[(1)Whoever contravenes or does not comply with the provisions of section 22 or directions issued under section 31A, shall, in respect of each such contravention , be liable to penalty which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees, but which may extend to fifteen lakh rupees.

(2)Where any person continues contravention under sub-section (1), he shall be liable to additional penalty of ten thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues.

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¹ Subs. by Act 18 of 2023, s. 2 and Schedule for sections 37 to 41, (w.e.f. 1-4-2024), earlier subs. by Act 47 of 1987, s. 18, for section 37 (w.e.f. 1-4-1988).