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| (1) Any person who fails to comply with a relevant obligation shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate be liable-
| | (a) where such person is not a body corporate, to a fine not less than one million and not more than ten million rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding seven years or to both such fine and imprisonment ; | | |
| | (b) where such person is a body corporate, to a fine not less than ten million and not more than hundred million rupees ; and | | |
| | (c) in either case, where the offence is a continuing offence, to an additional fine of five hundred thousand rupees for each day during which such contravention continues. | | |
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| (2) The Commission may publish or cause to be published in such manner as it sees fit, the names and addresses of all persons convicted under this Act. |
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| (3) Where any offence is committed by a body of persons, then-
| | (a) if the body of persons is a body corporate, every director and officer of such body corporate ; and | | |
| | (b) if the body of persons is a firm, every partner of that firm. | | |
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| (4) In this section , "relevant obligation" means an obligation cast on any person under this part, or the obligations under section 15 where applicable in this part, or an order of the Commission made under this part, or acts in contravention of such order. |
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