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Section 9: Penalties

The Kerala Preservation of Trees Act, 1986State Act of Kerala · Act 35 of 1986

Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of section 4 or sub-section

(2) of section 5 or a direction contained in a notification under sub-section (1) of section 5 or any of the terms and conditions subject to which a permission has been granted under this Act shall be punishable,—

(a) in the case of first offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years, and with fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees but which may extend to two thousand rupees; and

(b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years, and with fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees.

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ActThe Kerala Preservation of Trees Act, 1986
Section9
Marginal notePenalties
JurisdictionState of Kerala
StatusIn force as published by the source

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