Penalty for tampering with register mark

Penalty for tampering with register mark.-

1. (1) Whoever removes, alters, defaces, renders invisible or otherwise tampers with the register number marked on a boiler in accordance with the provisions of this Act, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
2. (2) Whoever fraudulently marks upon a boiler a register number which has not been allotted to it under this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.