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Penalty for contravening provisions regarding furnishing of information or concealing of material facts.— If the Commissioner is satisfied that any proprietor or person or distributor acted in contravention of provisions of section 6H, he may, after giving such proprietor or person or distributor a reasonable opportunity of being heard, direct him to pay by way of penalty a sum not exceeding rupees ten thousand.] Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 133 – Entertainment Tax Act and Rules 9.50[Compounding of offences.— (1) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, the Commissioner may accept from any person alleged to have committed an offence under sub-section (1) of section 8H or under any rules made under this Act, either before or after the commencement of any proceeding against such person in respect of such offence, by way of composition for such offence, a sum not exceeding five thousand rupees or where the offence alleged to have been committed is under clause (a) or clause (c) of sub-section (5) of section 8H, a sum not exceeding double the amount of the tax, which would have been payable by such person had he complied with the provisions of this Act. (2) On payment in full of such sum as may be determined by the Commissioner under sub-section (1),— (a) no proceeding shall be commenced against such person as aforesaid; and (b) if any proceeding have been already commenced against such person as aforesaid, such proceeding shall not be further proceeded with.] 51[9A. Power to collect statistics.— (1) If the Government considers that for the purposes of the better administration of this Act, it is necessary so to do, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that statistics be collected relating to any matter dealt with by or under this Act. (2) Upon such direction being made, the Government or any person, or person authorized by it in this behalf, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, and by notice in any newspaper or in such other manner as in its or his opinion is best calculated to bring the notice to the attention of the proprietor or person, call upon all proprietors or persons or any class of proprietors or person to furnish such information or returns as may be stated therein relating to any matter in respect of which statistics are to be collected. The form in which, the persons to whom or, the authorities to which such information or returns should be furnished, the particulars which they should contain, and the intervals in which such information or returns should be furnished, shall be such as may be prescribed.