LawgistThe Food Safety and Standards Act
49General provisions relating to penalty
While adjudging the quantum of penalty under this Chapter, the Adjudicating Officer or the Tribunal, as the case may be, shall have due regard to the following:--
(a) the amount of gain or unfair advantage, wherever quantifiable, made as a result of the contravention,
(b) the Amount of loss caused or likely to cause to any person as a result of the contravention,
(c) the repetitive nature of the contravention,
(d) whether the contravention is without his knowledge, and
(e) any other relevant factor.
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OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- 48 General provisions relating to offences
- 49 General provisions relating to penalty
- 50 Penalty for selling food not of the nature or substance or quality demanded
- 51 Penalty for sub-standard food
- 52 Penalty for misbranded food
- 53 Penalty for misleading advertisement
- 54 Penalty for food containing extraneous matter
- 55 Penalty for failure to comply with the directions of Food Safety Officer
- 56 Penalty for unhygienic or unsanitary processing or manufacturing of food
- 57 Penalty for possessing adulterant
- 58 Penalty for contraventions for which no specific penalty is provided
- 59 Punishment for unsafe food
- 60 Punishment for interfering with seized items
- 61 Punishment for false information
- 62 Punishment for obstructing or impersonating a Food Safety Officer
- 63 Punishment for carrying out a business without licence
- 64 Punishment for subsequent offences
- 65 Compensation in case of injury or death of consumer
- 66 Offences by companies
- 67 Penalty for contravention of provisions of this Act in case of import of articles of food to be in addition to penalties provided under any other Act
