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Welfare Benefits Act (No. 24 of 2002) - Sect 20

Offences

20. Any person who-
(a) furnishes a false or incorrect declaration in terms of subsection (3) of section 7 or information under subsection (1) of section 7;
(b) fails to notify the Commissioner of any change in the material particulars contained in the declaration made by him in terms of subsection (3) of section 7 or information under subsection (1) of section 7;
(c) furnishes false or incorrect information in response to a notice published in terms of section 11;
(d) obstructs or interferes in anyway or influences or attempts to obstruct or interfere in any way or influence any person in the discharge of this duties under this Act; or
(e) fails to comply with any regulation made under the Act.
shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction after summary trial before a magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.


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