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| (1) Evey person who-
| | (a) contravenes or fails to comply with any section or provision of this Act or any regulation made thereunder or any order or direction lawfully given under this Act shall be guilty of an offence under this Act; | | |
| | (b) aids or abets any person or persons in the commission of an offence under this Act shall he guilty of an offence under this Act; | | |
| | (c) contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of any Order made by the Minister under this Act shall be guilty of an offence under this Act; and | | |
| | (d) attempts to commit an offence under this Act shall be guilty of an offence under this Act. | | |
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| (2) Every person who commits an offence under this Act shall on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate be liable to imprisonment of either description for a period not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or to both such fine and imprisonment, and the Magistrate may order the forfeiture of any property in respect of which the offence was committed. |
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| (3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the First Schedule to the Criminal Procedure Code, every offence under this Act shall be a cognizable offence within the meaning of that Code. |
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