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| (1) Every person who-
| | (a) fails to furnish any return or information in compliance with any requirement imposed on him under this Act; | | |
| | (b) knowingly makes any false statement in any return or information furnished by him; | | |
| | (c) being a member, officer or servant of the Authority or a officer of the Panel discloses any information obtained by him in or in connection with the exercise of his powers or the discharge of his functions under this Act which has the effect of disclosing any matter relating to the identification of victims of child abuse, to any person for any purpose other than a purpose for which he is authorized to disclose such information by this Act; | | |
| | (d) contravenes the provisions of this Act or any regulation made thereunder, | | |
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| (2) Every person who commits an offence under this Act for which no punishment is expressly provided by any other provision of this Act, shall on conviction after trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment. |
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| (3) Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, then-
| | (a) if that body of persons is a body corporate every director or officer of that body corporate; | | |
| | (b) if that body of persons is a firm, every partner of that firm, | | |
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| (4) Every officer of the Panel or an officer or servant authorized in writing by the Authority shall be deemed to be a public officer within the meaning of section 136 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15 of 1979, for the purpose of instituting proceedings in respect of offences under laws relating to children. |
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