Amendment of Karnataka Act 27 of 1966

Amendment of Karnataka Act 27 of 1966.- In the Karnataka Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development) Act, 1966 (Karnataka Act 27 of 1966),-

1. (1) in section 118, for the words, “imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both”, the words, “imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees for the first offence, for second offence rupees twenty thousand and for third offence thirty thousand or with both”, shall be substituted.
2. (2) in section 118A,-
   • (a) in sub-section (1), for the words “be punished with fine not exceeding rupees five thousand”, the words, “be punished with penalty not exceeding rupees ten thousand for the first offence, for second offence rupees twenty thousand and for third offence rupees thirty thousand”, shall be substituted.
   • (b) in sub section (2) for the words “punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and with fine which may extend to twice the value of the price and in the case of continuing contravention with a further fine which may extend to rupees one thousand per day”, the words, “punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with both which may extend to twice the value of the price and in the case of continuing contravention with a further fine which may extend to rupees ten thousand for the first offence, for second offence rupees twenty thousand and for third offence rupees thirty thousand”, shall be substituted;
3. (3) in section 121, for the words, “be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year and with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees”, the words, “be punished with imprisonment which may extend to six months and with fine which may extend to rupees thirty thousand”, shall be substituted.
4. (4) in section 131I, for the words, “conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with a fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both”, the words, “conviction be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to rupees ten thousand for the first offence or with both, for second offence rupees twenty thousand and for third offence rupees thirty thousand”, shall be substituted.