Penalties

Penalties -

1. (1) If any person contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees or with both, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with an additional fine which may extend to four hundred rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention: Provided that -
   • (i) where such contravention, attempt or abetment relates to Section
2. (4) or
   • (ii) when the volume of unlawful timber involved in the contravention exceeds five cubic metres, there shall be a minimum imprisonment of three months and a minimum fine of six thousand rupees in either of these cases.
3. (2) If any person -
   • (one) when required by this Act or by any order under this Act to make any statement or furnish any information, makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material particular and which he knows or has reason to believe to be false or does not believe to be true; or
   • (two) makes any such statement as aforesaid in any book, account, record, declaration, return or other document which he is required to maintain or furnish under this Act, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to six thousand rupees or with both.