Any person who contravenes any provision of this Act or abets any such contravention or who fails to comply with any provision of this Act with which it was his duty to comply, where no express penalty is elsewhere provided for such contravention or failure, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding [four lakh rupees].
Section 117: Penalties for contravention, etc., not expressly mentioned.
The Customs Act, 1962Central Act · Act 52 of 1962
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Customs Act, 1962 |
|---|---|
| Section | 117 |
| Marginal note | Penalties for contravention, etc., not expressly mentioned. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 2 |
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 23 of 2019. . Subs. by Act 23 of 2019, s. 77, for "one lakh rupees" (w.e.f. 1-8-2019).
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