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Section 6: For section 41 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be substituted, namely

An Act further to amend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974Central Rules · 1974

“41. (1) Whoever contravenes or does not comply with the directions given under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 20, within such time as may be specified in the direction, shall, in respect of each such contravention or non-compliance, be liable to pay a penalty which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees, but which may extend to fifteen lakh rupees.

(2) Where any person continues contravention or non-compliance under sub-section (1), he shall be liable to pay an additional penalty of ten thousand rupees every day during which such contravention continues.

6 of 1974.

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41A. (1) Whoever contravenes or does not comply with any order or direction issued under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 32 or any direction issued by a court under sub-section (2) of section 33 or any direction issued under section 33A, shall, in respect of each such contravention or noncompliance, be liable to pay the penalty which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees, but which may extend to fifteen lakh rupees.

(2) Where any person continues contravention or non-compliance under sub-section (1), he shall be liable to pay an additional penalty of ten thousand rupees every day during which such contravention continues.”.

7. In section 42 of the principal Act,—

(a) in sub-section (1), for the long line, the following long line shall be substituted, namely:— “shall be liable to pay penalty which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees, but which may extend to fifteen lakh rupees.”;

(b) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:— “(2) Where any person continues contravention or non-compliance under sub-section (1), he shall be liable to pay an additional penalty of ten thousand rupees every day during which such contravention continues.”.

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ActAn Act further to amend the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
Section6
Marginal noteFor section 41 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be substituted, namely
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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