Penalty for non-production of documents, etc.

Whoever, being required by or under this Act or the rules made thereunder to submit returns, maintain any record or register, or being required by the Director or the Controller or any legal metrology officer to produce before him for inspection any weight or measure or any document, register or other record relating thereto, omits or fails without any reasonable excuse, so to do, 2[shall be warned with an improvement notice and for the second offence shall be liable to penalty which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees and for the subsequent offences the fine shall not be fifty thousand rupees but may extend to one lakh rupees].

¹ Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s.2 and Sch., for “second and subsequent offence” (w.e.f. 01-05-2026).

² Subs. by s.2 and Sch., ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 01-05-2026).

³ Subs. by s. 2 and Sch., ibid., for “second or subsequent offence” (w.e.f. 01-05-2026).