Penalty for failure to keep accounts, submit statements or make declaration of keeping false accounts, submitting false statements and making false declaration.

If-

1. (a) any promoter of a lottery or prize competition liable under sub-section (1) of section 14 to keep and maintain accounts or to submit statements in the manner and of the period prescribed fails to keep accounts or so to submit the statements, or keeps such accounts or submits such statements as he knows to be or has reason to believe to be false, or
2. (b) any promoter of a lottery liable under sub-section (2) of section 14 to make a declaration in the manner and of the period prescribed fails to make the declaration or makes such declaration as he knows or has reason to believe to be false, he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which may extend to Rs. 500.