17. Amendment of section 23n of the principal enactment

Section 23n of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (4) of that section and the substitution of the following subsections-

“(4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction after a summary trial before a Magistrate be-

liable to a fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees and not more than one million rupees and thereafter in the event of the commission of the offence being continued, to a fine of five thousand rupees for each day on which the offence is so continued after conviction;

required to take such corrective measures as may be ordered by Court, within such period of time as Specified in such order and to prevent further damage being caused by pollution to the environment and to restore the environment as ordered by Court; and

required to furnish at the end of such period, sufficient and acceptable proof of corrective measures taken.”.