Chapter XXIV PENALTIES

Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act may be punished with an imprisonment which may extend to one year and with a fine which extend to Rs. 2,00,000.

Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of the rules made under this Act, may be punished with a fine which extend to Rs. 2,00,000 or with an imprisonment for period upto six months or with both.

Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of the regualtions made under this Act, may be punished with a fine which extend to Rs. 2,00,000.

Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of the Bye-laws made under this Act, may be punished with a fine which extend to Rs. 2,00,000.

Whoever dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use any corporation property or puts into improper or un-authorised use such property shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to Rs. 50,000 or with both.

(1) No person in charge of a vehicle or animal shall cause or allow the vehicle or animal to remain at rest on any public street or public place in such a position or in such a condition or in such circumstances as to cause or is likely to cause danger, obstruction or undue in-convenience or nuisance to other users of the public street and no person in charge of a vehicle or animal shall allow any vehicle or animal to stand in a public street or public place unless it is under adequate control. (2) Whoever contravenes sub-section (1) shall on conviction be punished with fine which may extend to Rs. 1,000.

Any officer authorized by the Chief Commissioner not below the rank of Group-B officer may accept, in the prescribed manner, from any person who has committed or it reasonably suspected of having committed an offence punishable under sections 143, 286, 290 of this Act such sum of money not exceeding the penalty amount specified in this Act or any sum of money as may be prescribed, by way of composition of the offence which such person has committed or is reasonably suspected of having committed and on the payment of such sum of money to the authorized officer such person, if in custody, shall be set at liberty and no further proceedings shall be taken against such person with reference to the same act.

(1) Bye-laws with regard to the drainage of, and supply of water to, buildings and water-closets, earth closets, privies, ash-pits, solid waste management and cess-pools in connection with buildings and the keeping of water-closets supplied with sufficient water for flushing may be made so as to affect buildings erected before the making of bye-laws under this Act. (2) In making any bye-law under section 318 and this section the corporation may provide that a breach thereof shall be punishable.- (a) with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, and in case of a continuing breach, with fine which may extend to three hundred rupees for every day during which the breach continues after conviction for the first breach, or (b) with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees for every day during which the breach continues after receipt of notice from the Chief Commissioner to discontinue such breach.