Lawgist11False statement
If any person,--
(a) when required by any order made under section 6 to furnish any information or sample, makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material particular and which he knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, to be false or does not believe it to be true, or fails to furnish such sample or damages or destroys any article from which such sample was required; or
(b) when required by the authorised officer under section 7 to produce any books of account, registers, records or other documents, fails to produce, or damages or destroys any such books, registers or other documents,
he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power to specify articles for exclusive production by handlooms
- 4 Constitution of Advisory Committee
- 5 Prohibition of production of articles exclusively reserved for handlooms
- 6 Power to call for information or to furnish samples
- 7 Power to enter and impact
- 8 Power to search and seize
- 9 Search and seizure to be made in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973
- 10 Penalty for contravention of orders made under section 3
- 11 False statement
- 12 Attempts and abetment
- 13 Offences by companies
- 14 Offences to be cognizable
- 15 Power to delegate
- 16 Power of Central Government to give directions
- 17 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 18 Power to exempt
- 19 Power to make rules
