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Part III

80. Offences and penalties

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(1)

A person shall not, do anything to interfere or obstruct any member or officer of the Council or exercise any undue influence or coercion on any such member or officer, in the exercise or performance of any power or function by such member or officer under this Act.

(2)

Any person who-

(a)

willfully obstructs or hinders any member or officer of the relevant authority in the performance, discharge or exercise of any duty, function or power under this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder;

(b)

provides any information required under this Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder, knowing such information to be false or misleading in any material particular; or

(c)

acts in contravention or violation of any decision of the relevant authority or of any provision of this

Act or any rule or regulation made thereunder, shall commit an offence and shall on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate be liable, where no penalty is expressly provided for such offence by this Act or the rule or regulation concerned, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

Read on from s 81

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