Penalty for certain contraventions.

§13

Summary

1[13. Penalty for certain contraventions.-- The Press Registrar may impose a penalty-- (i) not exceeding ten thousand rupees where the publisher prints or publishes any book or paper otherwise than in conformity with the provisions contained in section 3; (ii) not exceeding ten thousand rupees where the keeper of the press fails to make and subscribe the declaration in conformity with the provisions contained in section 4; (iii) not exceeding twenty thousand rupees where the publisher fails to furnish the annual statement as required under clause (a) of section 19D within one year from the end of the financial year in respect of which the annual statement was required to be furnished; (iv) not exceeding twenty thousand rupees where a person who has ceased to be a printer or publisher of any newspaper fails or neglects to make a declaration in compliance with the provisions of section 8; (v) not exceeding two thousand rupees for not delivering books or not supplying printer with maps referred to in section 9; (vi) not exceeding two thousand rupees where any printer of a newspaper neglects to deliver copies of the newspaper in compliance with the provisions of sections 11A and 11B.]

1[13. Penalty for certain contraventions.-- The Press Registrar may impose a penalty-- (i) not exceeding ten thousand rupees where the publisher prints or publishes any book or paper otherwise than in conformity with the provisions contained in section 3; (ii) not exceeding ten thousand rupees where the keeper of the press fails to make and subscribe the declaration in conformity with the provisions contained in section 4; (iii) not exceeding twenty thousand rupees where the publisher fails to furnish the annual statement as required under clause (a) of section 19D within one year from the end of the financial year in respect of which the annual statement was required to be furnished; (iv) not exceeding twenty thousand rupees where a person who has ceased to be a printer or publisher of any newspaper fails or neglects to make a declaration in compliance with the provisions of section 8; (v) not exceeding two thousand rupees for not delivering books or not supplying printer with maps referred to in section 9; (vi) not exceeding two thousand rupees where any printer of a newspaper neglects to deliver copies of the newspaper in compliance with the provisions of sections 11A and 11B.]

Footnotes

1. Subs. by Act 55 of 1955, s. 11, for "without making such a declaration as is required by section 4 of this Act" (w.e.f. 1-7-1956).
2. Subs. by Act 14 of 1922, s. 3 and the First Schedule, for "five thousand".
3. Subs. by s. 3 and the First Schedule, ibid., for "two years".

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