Penalty

(1) Whoever, for the purpose of avoiding any payment to be made by him thi under this Act or under the Scheme or of enabling any other person to avoid such payment, knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statementor false representation, shall be punioshable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. (2) Whoever contravenes or makes default in complying with any of the provisions of this Act or of the Scheme shall, if no other penalty is elsewhere provided by or under this Act for such contravention or non-compliance, be punishable wioth imprisonment for a term which may extend to two months or with fine which may extend to four hundred rupees, or with both. (3) No court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence punishbale under this Act. (4) No court shall take cognisance of an offence punishable under this Act except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made with the previous sanction of the Chief Executive Officer.