Penalties

(1) Any person who contravenes any prohibition or restriction or regulation imposed by any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder or contravenes any of the terms or conditions of any licence or permit granted to him under this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both: Provided that in the case of a second or subsequent offence, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both. (2) Whoever, in contravention of any of the conditions or provisions in the licence or permit obtained by him under any provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder,— (a) uses fishing vessel, Chinese dip-net and stake net shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both: Provided that in the case of a second or subsequent offence he shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifteen thousand rupees or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with both; (b) uses a free net shall be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees: Provided that in the case of a second or subsequent offence, he shall be punished with fine up to ten thousand rupees; (c) conducts aquaculture or filtration or hatchery shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees or with both: Provided that in the case of a second or subsequent offence he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both.