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Section 15: Penalties.

The Jammu and Kashmir Heritage Conservation and Preservation Act, 2010Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 15 of 2010

(1) Whoever contravenes any provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder or fails to comply with any direction or order lawfully given to him or any requisition lawfully made upon him, shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both and for any subsequent offence, with fine which may extend to [fifty thousand rupees] for every day of continuance of offence thereafter.

(2) In case of wilful damage, neglect, demolition or major change to the whole or portion of a heritage/heritage site, the offender shall forfeit his right to construct any further structure on the site or to carry out any further development on the heritage and the undoing of the development/removal of the structure already constructed in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules, regulations or orders made or issued thereunder, shall be at the cost of the owner, lessee or power of attorney holder, as the case may be, or even the agent/builder making the construction/development.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Jammu and Kashmir Heritage Conservation and Preservation Act, 2010
Section15
Marginal notePenalties.
JurisdictionUnion territory of Jammu and Kashmir
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. . Substituted by S.O. 1229 (E) dated 31.03.2020 for “five thousand rupees”.

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