LawgistThe Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act
8Penalty for contravention of section 5 or section 6
Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 5 or section 6 shall for the firstcontravention be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year orwith fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both, and for anysubsequentcontravention with imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which mayextend to one lakh rupees, or with both.
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PROHIBITION OF INSANITARY LATRINES AND EMPLOYMENT AND ENGAGEMENT AS MANUAL SCAVENGER
- 5 Prohibition of insanitary latrines and employment and engagement of manual scavenger
- 6 Contract, agreement, etc., to be void
- 7 Prohibition of persons from engagement or employment for hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks
- 8 Penalty for contravention of section 5 or section 6
- 9 Penalty for contravention of section 7
- 10 Limitation of prosecution
