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Contravening notification under section 3(b) to be an offence; and punishment therefor.—If any person contravenes a notification under section 3(b) of this Act prohibiting or restricting the removal of any plant or crop from one place to another he shall be deemed to have committed an offence under this Act. Any one convicted by a magistrate of such an offence shall, in addition to confiscation and destruction of the plant or crop in respect of which the offence was committed, be liable to a fine not exceeding Rs.50 or in default to simple im prisonment for a period not exceeding ten days. PART III Miscellaneous