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Section 15: Penalty for neglect or refusal to supply particulars and other contraventions.

The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008Central Act · Act 7 of 2009

[15. Penalty for neglect or refusal to supply particulars and other contraventions.---(1) Whoever, fails to produce any books of accounts, vouchers, documents or other business records or whoever neglects or refuses to fill in and supply the particulars required in any information schedule or return given or sent to him or whoever neglects or refuses to answer any question or inquiry addressed to him as may be required under or for the purposes of any provision of this Act and the rules made thereunder, shall be punishable with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or, in the case of a company, with a fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.

(2) The conviction of a person or company for an offence shall not relieve him or it of the obligations under sub-section (1) and if after the expiry of fourteen days from the date of conviction, he or it still fails to give the required particulars or continues to neglect or refuses to fill in and supply the particulars or to answer the question or inquiry, then he or it shall be punishable with a further fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or, in the case of acompany, with a fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, for each day after the first during which the failure continues.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
Section15
Marginal notePenalty for neglect or refusal to supply particulars and other contraventions.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 18 of 2023. Subs. by Act 18 of 2023, s. 2 and Schedule for CHAPTER IV (w.e.f. 10-12-2024).

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