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Section 37: Penalty and procedure

The Uttar Pradesh Warehouse Act, 1958State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 3 of 1959

37. [(1) Whoever-

(a) acts as a warehouseman, weigher, sampler or classifier without having obtained a licence required under this Act, or

(b) knowingly contravenes or fails to comply with any provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder,

shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.]

(2) Where a person committing an offence under sub-section (1) is a company or an association or a body of persons, whether incorporated or not, the manager, secretary, agent or other principal officer, managing the affairs of such company, association or body shall be deemed to be guilty of such offence unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Uttar Pradesh Warehouse Act, 1958
Section37
Marginal notePenalty and procedure
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. Subs. by sec. 20 of U.P. Act no. XII of 1964

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