Offence and penalties

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(1) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions mentioned in section 4 of this Act, the competent authority shall issue notice to the concerned drilling agency/landowner with the direction to take corrective measures and in case the drilling agency/landowner fails to comply with the directions, then the competent authority may impose a fine upto Rupees 10,000/- (Ten thousand only) for the first offense and for each subsequent offence a fine upto Rupees 25,000/- (Twenty-five thousand only).
(2) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions mentioned in Section 4 of this Act which leads to any accident or death, then he shall be punished upon conviction, as per the relevant provisions under Sections 100, 105, 106 and 110 of the Sanhita.
(3) The expenditure incurred during the rescue of any person during the accident, shall be recovered from the drilling agency or landowner as prescribed in the rules as per the provisions for the recovery of arrears of land revenue under Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959.

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