If any person not being a registered practitioner takes or uses the description of occupational therapy or physiotherapy practitioner, occupational therapist or physiotherapist or consultant in occupational therapy or physiotherapy or not possessing a recognised occupational therapy or physiotherapy qualification, uses a degree or a diploma or an abbreviation indicating or implying such occupational therapy or physiotherapy qualification, shall, on conviction, be punished,- (a) for a first offence, with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees ; and (b) for a subsequent offence, with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>If any person not being a registered practitioner takes or uses the description of occupational therapy or physiotherapy practitioner, occupational therapist or physiotherapist or consultant in occupational therapy or physiotherapy or not possessing a recognised occupational therapy or physiotherapy qualification, uses a degree or a diploma or an abbreviation indicating or implying such occupational therapy or physiotherapy qualification, shall, on conviction, be punished,-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) for a first offence, with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees ; and<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> for a subsequent offence, with imprisonment which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.<br><br>