Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided

Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided.--Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder, for which no penalty has been elsewhere provided in this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine, which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both and in the case of continuing contravention with an additional fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention.