Section 19M: Non-compliance with directions
This section is inserted by Act No 9 of 2019, section 10.
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
19M. Non-compliance with directions
(1) Any person to whom a direction is given under
this Act shall comply with the direction and where he fails to
comply with the direction and a time period is specified for
compliance, the person shall commit a separate offence for
each day on which the direction is not complied with, after
the time period for compliance has elapsed, and shall, on
conviction, in respect of each offence, be liable to a fine of
5,000 rupees per day.
(2) A person who knowingly hinders or prevents
compliance with a direction given under this Act shall commit
an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not
exceeding one million rupees and to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 5 years.
176 Acts 2019
Sub-Part E – Administrative Sanction and
Compounding of Offences
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Questions this section answers
- What's the daily fine for not complying with a regulatory body's direction?
- Is it an offence to help someone dodge a regulatory direction?