Lawgist5APenalties
1[5A. Penalties.--Any person who knowingly exports any article or insect from a State or transports any article or insect from one State to another 52*** in contravention of a notification issued under section 4A, or attempts so to export or transport any article or insect 3*** and any person responsible for the booking of goods or parcels at a railway or inland steam vessel station who knowingly contravenes the provisions of section 4B shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees and, upon any subsequent conviction, with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.]
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1. Ins. by s. 7, ibid.
2. The words "in British India" were omitted by the A.O. 1948.
3. The words "or exports or attempts to export from India to the State of Jammu and Kashmir any article or insect in respect of which a notification under section 4C has been issued," omitted by Act 62 of 1956 s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power of Central Government to regulate or prohibit the import of articles likely to infect
- 4 Operation of notification under section 3
- 4A Power of Central Government to regulate or prohibit transport from State to Stat
- 4B Refusal to carry article of which transport is prohibited
- 4C [Omitted.]
- 4D Power of Central Government to make rules
- 5 Power of State Government to make rules
- 5A Penalties
- 6 Protection to persons acting under Act
