Section 299: Infringement of rules and bye-laws

(1) In making a rules the ¹[State Government] and in making a by-law the Municipality with the sanction of the ¹[State Government] may direct that a breach of it shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ²[one thousand] rupees, and, when the breach is a continuing breach, with a further fine which may extend to ²“twenty-five rupees” for every day after the date of the first conviction during which the offender is proved to have persisted in the offence. ³

(2) The Municipality may with like sanction prescribe a similar penalty for the breach of a rule lawfully made under the United Provinces Municipalities Act, 1873⁴, and still remaining in force.