LawgistThe Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act
73Penalty for subsequent offence
Whoever having already been convicted of an offence under this Act is again convicted of such offence shall be punishable for the second and for every subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years, or with fine which shall not be less than two lakh rupees but which may extend to twenty lakh rupees, or with both.
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Offences, penalties and procedure
- 68 Prohibition to apply denomination of a registered variety
- 69 Meaning of falsely applying denomination of a registered variety
- 70 Penalty for applying false denomination, etc
- 71 Penalty for selling varieties to which false denomination is applied, etc
- 72 Penalty for falsely representing a variety as registered
- 73 Penalty for subsequent offence
- 74 No offence in certain cases
- 75 Exemption of certain persons employed in ordinary course of business
- 76 Procedure where invalidity of registration is pleaded by the accused
- 77 Offences by companies
