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section 32

Penalties

The Himachal Pradesh Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1969
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  1. (1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of section 4 or section 6 or section 26 or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder shall, on conviction, be punishable with simple imprisonment which may extend to 90 days, or with fine which shall not be less than fifty rupees but may extend to five hundred rupees, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with a fine which, in addition to such fine as aforesaid, may extend to thirty rupees for every day after the date of first conviction during which the contravention is continued.
  2. (2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder, except the provisions of section 4 or section 6 or section 26, shall be punishable with fine which may extent to Rs. 200 and in the cases of continuing contravention, with a further fine of Rs. 20 for every day subsequent to the date of first conviction for which the contravention has continued. 32-A. Laying of the annual and audit reports of the Board
  3. (1) The Board shall prepare once every year, in such form and at such times, as may be prescribed, an annual report, giving a true and full account of its activities during the previous year, and a copy there of shall be forwarded to the State Government.
  4. (2) The accounts of the Board shall be audited annually by the Examiner of the Local Fund Audit or by such other person as the State Government may direct.
  5. (3) As soon as the accounts of the Board are audited, the Board shall send a copy of the audit report to the State Government.
  6. (4) Soon after the submission of the audit report under sub-section
  7. (3) and the annual report under sub-section
  8. (1) by the Board, the State Government shall cause the said reports to be laid before the State Legislative Assembly: Provided that when these reports are to be laid in the budget session, those shall be a laid on the Table of the house on the first sitting of the said session:

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