(1) Any person who—
(a) acts in contravention of any prohibition or restriction contained in a notification issued under section 3; or
(b) acts in contravention of any direction contained in a notice issued under subsection (1) of section 4; or
(c) acts in contravention of the declaration or direction contained in any notification issued under sub-section (1) of section 8; or
(d) obstructs the entry of any person referred to in section 6 or sub-section (2) of section 8; or
(e) obstructs the carrying out of preventive or remedial measures under subsection (1) of section 7 or sub-section (2) of section 8, shall be deemed to have committed an offence under this Act.
(2) Any person convicted by a Magistrate of an offence specified in sub-section (1) shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty rupees or in default to simple imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten days.
(3) If any person convicted of an offence specified under sub-section (1) commits a like offence afterwards, he shall on conviction be punishable with fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty rupees or in default with simple imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month.
(4) If a person has been convicted under this section for a contravention of the prohibition or restriction contained in the notification issued under section 3, the plant or soil or manure in respect of which such contravention has been committed may also be forfeited to the Government.