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CHAPTER VII PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Section 43: Penalty for contravention of provisions of section 24

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

1[Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 24, shall be liable to pay the penalty which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees, but which may extend to fifteen lakh rupees and where such contravention continues, he shall be liable to pay an additional penalty of ten thousand rupees every day during which such contravention continues.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for section 43 and 44 (w.e.f. 15-2-2024).

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