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| (1) Any person who contravenes any provision of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or to both such imprisonment and fine. |
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| (2) Any person who is declared by any rule in the First Schedule to be guilty of an offence under this Act shall be liable, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees. |
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| (3) No prosecution for any offence under this Act shall be instituted except by a member or officer of the Council authorized in writing for the purpose by the Council. |
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