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Section 54A: Penalty for failure to comply with notices or furnish information

The Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988Central Act · Act 45 of 1988

[54A. Penalty for failure to comply with notices or furnish information.--(1) Any person who fails to, --

(i) comply with summons issued under sub-section (1) of section 19; or

(ii) furnish information as required under section 21, shall be liable to pay penalty of twenty-five thousand rupees for each such failure.

(2) The penalty under sub-section (1) shall be imposed by the authority who had issued the summons or called for the information.

(3) No order under sub-section (2) shall be passed by the authority unless the person on whom the penalty is to be imposed has been given an opportunity of being heard:

Provided that no penalty shall be imposed if, such person proves that there were good and sufficient reasons which prevented him from complying with the summons or furnishing information.]

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ActThe Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988
Section54A
Marginal notePenalty for failure to comply with notices or furnish information
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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  • inserted, Act 23 of 2019. . Ins. by Act 23 of 2019, s. 179 (w.e.f. 1-9-2019).

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