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| (1) Any person who obstructs any member of the Committee in the lawful exercise of his powers under this Act shall be guilty of an offence under this Act. |
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| (2) Any person who wilfully fails or refuses to furnish any document or other information which the Committee in the exercise of its powers under this Act demands from him, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act. |
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| (3) Any person who is guilty of an offence under this Act shall, upon conviction after summary trial by a Magistrate, be liable to be punished with a term of imprisonment of either description not exceeding six months or with a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or with both such fine and imprisonment. |
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| (4) No prosecution shall be instituted under this section except by or with the sanction of the Attorney-General. |
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