Chapter VIII PENALTIES

represents himself to be a registered practitioner shall, whether any person is actually deceived by such representation or not, be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.

Whoever contravenes the provisions of clause (ii) of section 20 shall be punishable on first conviction with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both, . Clauses inserted by Act 10 of 2013, section 6.

and on any subsequent, conviction with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.

If any person whose name has been removed or deleted from the register under section 17 fails without sufficient cause to surrender his certificate or registration within the prescribed time, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty rupees per month of such failure and in the case of a continuing offence, with an additional fine which may extend to ten rupees for every day during which such offence continues after conviction for the first such offence.

of the first class shall try offence punishable under this Act.