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Section 16: Punishment.

The Maharashtra Underground Pipelines and Underground Ducts (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 2018.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 49 of 2018

(1) Whosoever willfully obstructs any person in doing any of the acts authorized under section 5, 6 or 7 of this Act or willfully fills up, destroys, damages or displaces any trench or mark made under section 5 or willfully does anything prohibited under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 8, shall be punishable with simple imprisonment which may extend to six months or fine or with both.

(2) Whosoever willfully removes, displaces, damages or destroys any underground pipelines or underground ducts shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year, but which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Underground Pipelines and Underground Ducts (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 2018.
Section16
Marginal notePunishment.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

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