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| (1) Every person who-
| | (a) knowingly makes any false or incorrect statement in any return or other document made or furnished under or for the purposes of this Law; or | | |
| | (b) fails or refuses to furnish any information or return required under this Law to be furnished by him; or | | |
| | (c) resists or obstructs any person in the exercise, discharge or performance of any power, function or duty conferred or imposed upon that person by or under this Law; | | |
| | (d) being a member or officer or servant of the Council, discloses any information obtained by him in, or in connection with, the exercise of his powers or the performance of his duties under this Law, to any person other than a person to whom such information is necessary for the purpose of the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty under this Law; or | | |
| | (e) contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Law or rule made under this Law, | | |
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| (2) Every person who commits an offence under this Law shall, on conviction after trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees. |
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