(1) Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act shall, if no specific penalty is specified for the contravention of that provision, be punished with a fine which,-
(i) for low-risk buildings and pandals, may start fromtwenty thousand rupees and may extend upto thirty thousand rupees;
(ii) for medium-risk buildings and pandals, may start from twenty thousand rupees and may extend upto forty thousand rupees;
and
(iii) for high-risk buildings and pandals, may start from thirty thousand rupees and may extend upto fifty thousand rupees.
(2) In case the offence is a continuing one, a further fine in addition to the abovementioned fine may be imposed which may extend upto three thousand rupees for every day calculated after the date of imposition of first fine till continuity of such offence.
(3) For habitual offenders, above penalties may be doubled. A person who is liable for punishment under this section shall be treated as a habitual offender when the general penalty is being imposed upon him for some contravention of a provision for which they have already been punished twice under this section.
PART - F OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO PENALTIES UNDER THIS CHAPTER
59. Any amount due as penalty under this Chapter may be recovered as arrears of land revenue.
60. Any offence not being one involving loss of life or grievous hurt, committed after the commencement of this Act, may either before or after the institution of prosecution, be compounded by such Fire Officers and upon payment by the accused person of such amount as the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf:
Provided that in case of offences involving the failure of the accused General penalty.
Recovery of dues as arrears of land revenue.
Compounding of offences.
PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ.(EXTRA), NOVEMBER 26, 2024 (AGHN 5, 1946 SAKA) 85 person to comply with either any order, or any directions issued to him after inspection (whether in the form of a notice or otherwise), such offences shall not be compounded until the accused person complies with the order or direction to the extent possible.