Lawgist64Punishment for subsequent offences
If any person, after having been previously convicted of an offence punishable under this Act subsequently commits and is convicted of the same offence, he shall be liable to--
(i) twice the punishment, which might have been imposed on a first conviction, subject to the punishment being maximum provided for the same offence;
(ii) a further fine on daily basis which may extend up to one lakh rupees, where the offence is a continuing one; and
(iii) his licence shall be cancelled.
(2) The Court may also cause the offender's name and place of residence, the offence and the penalty imposed to be published at the offender's expense in such newspapers or in such other manner as the court may direct and the expenses of such publication shall be deemed to be part of the cost attending the conviction and shall be recoverable in the same manner as a fine.
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- 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
