23. Amendment of section 40 of the principal enactment

Section 40 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of all the words from “to a fi ne not exceeding two hundred thousand rupees” to the end of that section and the substitution therefor of the following words: -

“to a fi ne not less than two hundred and fi fty thousand rupees and not exceeding fi ve hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding fi ve years.”.