Penalties

(1) Whoever contravenes any provisions of this Act, the rules, regulations Or bye-laws made thereunder shall, if no other penalty is provided for that contravention, be liable to imposition o penalty which may extend up to ten thousand rupees. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in forgoing sub-section, any person who wilfully evades payment of any fee or sum due to the Committee under the provisions of this Act, the rules, regulations or bye-laws made thereunder shall, in addition to the payment of fee or sum due, be liable to imposition of penalty, which shall not be less than twenty-five percent and not more than fifty percent of the amount of the fee or sum due, as the case may be, for the first two evasions. (3) In case any person is found wilfully evading payment of any fee or sum due to the Committee, more than twice during the period of one financial year, his license shall be liable to be cancelled, in addition to the penalty imposed . (4) No penalty under this section shall be imposed— (i) without affording the person aggrieved an opportunity of being heard; (ii) after expiry of a periuod of five years from such contravention; and (iii) by an officer detecting or investigating the offence or an officer junior in rank to such officer.”