Section 134: Carrying on activity without licence

134. Carrying on activity without licence Any person who, not being a licensee, whether on his own account or as an agent— (a) causes or permits premises to be used for the purpose of carrying on any activity; or (b) carries on, advertises, announces himself or holds himself out in any way as carrying on any activity, which is regulated under this Act, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine which shall be 5 times the amount of the licence fee which would have been payable in respect of the appropriate licence or 50,000 rupees, whichever is the higher, and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years. (S. 134 came into operation on 6 December 2007.) [S. 134 amended by s. 9 (k) of Act 20 of 2009 w.e.f. 19 December 2009; repealed and replaced by s. 21 (p) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 14 May 2015.]