Contravening notification under section 3 (b) or section 8-A to be an offence and punishment therefor

If any person contravenes a notification under section 3 (b) of this Act prohibiting or restricting the removal of any plant from one place to another or acts in contravention of the declaration or direction contained in any notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 8-A he shall be deemed to have committed an offence under this Act. Any one convicted by a magistrate of such an offence shall, in addition to confiscation and destruction of the plant in respect of which the offence was committed, be liable to fine not exceeding Rs. 50, or in default to simple imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten days.