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Sub. by Act 11 of 1994, S.8 10 1[(ca) any local authority which fails to comply with an order made under section 4A, or;] (d) any person who intentionally gives a false answer to, or refuses to answer to the best of his knowledge or belief, any question asked of him by a census-officer which he is legally bound by section 8 to answer, or (e) any person occupying any house, enclosure, vessel or other place who refuses to allow a census- officer such reasonable access thereto as he is required by section 9 to allow, or (f) any person who removes, obliterates, alters, or damages any letters, marks or numbers which have been painted or affixed for the purposes of the census, or (g) any person who, having been required under section 10 to fill up a schedule, knowingly and without sufficient cause fails to comply with the provisions of that section, or makes any false return thereunder, or (h) any person who trespasses into a census office, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees and in case of a conviction under part 1[(a), (b) or (c) shall also be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years.] (2) Whoever abets any offence under sub-section (1) shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees. Sanction required for prosecutions.