1[Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule, regulation or notification made thereunder shall, if no fine or penalty is provided for the offence, for the first contravention be issued a warning recorded in such manner as may be prescribed by the Central Government, and for any second or subsequent contravention with penalty which shall not be less than five hundred rupees, but may extend to one thousand and five hundred rupees.
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- 1.Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch., for sections 177 and 177A (w.e.f. 15-8-2026).