18. Any person-
(a) who contravenes or fails to comply with any provisions of this Act or any regulation made thereunder; or |
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(b) who contravenes or fails to comply with any terms or conditions of his relevant agreement, |
| shall, in addition to any penalty or other punishment otherwise specially provided for, be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall on conviction after summary trial before a competent Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment. |