LawgistThe Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act
9Penalty for contravention of section 7
Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 7 shall for the first contravention bepunishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine whichmay extend to two lakh rupees or with both, and for any subsequent contravention withimprisonment which may extend to five years or with fine which may extend to five lakhrupees, 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
