Amendment of section 53, Act VIII of 1978

Amendment of section 53, Act VIII of 1978.--In section 53 of the principal Act, for the words "sanctuary, national park, game reserves or a closed area" and "six months, or with fine not exceeding five hundred rupees, or with both", the words "protected area" and "three years but shall not be less than six months and with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees but shall not be less than ten thousand rupees", shall respectively be substituted.