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Power of Administrator or authorised officer to. call for records, etc.—The Administrator or any officer authorised by the Administrator may call for the records of the Board, inspect the same and may supervise the working of the Board. $ 14 THE GAZETTE-iOE IN©IA -EXTRAORDINARY fEPART;ffi-^EG/ 30)] 17, Maie^i- *rec.0*&£y -of ^stuns payable to Board, etc.—-Any sum payable to the ^Board„o> into Jthe Fund under this Act vshall, without prejudice to any other mode .of recovery, be recoverable -on ;behalf of the Board.as an afrear of land revenue. : :.f2):After the. supersession -of the Board and it is reconstituted, the powers, duties and funet of the Board under this Act shall be .exercised or performed by the Board or by such officer or officers, as the Administrator jnay appoint for this purpose. • 17A. iPenaltv 'for obstructing •inspection in dis- charge of inspector's duties or. failure-to produce documents, etc.-—Any person ^whp* wilfully obstructs an -Inspector :in the exercise of |Ms powers or dis- charge of bis duties under this Act or fails to produce for inspection -on demand 'by an inspector any regis- ..ters, -records or ,*otker .documents maintained in pur- suance of the provisions Of .this Act or the rules made thereunder or to supply to him on demand true copies iof: any such documents, 'SfaaH, on Conviction, %e:fjuaished. •'-••-' ~.'?i (a) for the first offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to .,_..«.,-...,. vgye hundred rupees, or with-bath.:; and .,: (b) for ja second or subsequent offences, with V.. impHsohment for a term which^may extend :/'• to/six months, ox with line which may '•' extend to one thousand rupees, or with /both ;•;!• Provided that, in the absence of special and-ade- quate reasons to the contrary to be mentioned in the .judgement of the Court, in any ca'jq where the -"dfehdeiis sentenced to a fine only, fas, amount of •fine -shall not be less than fifty -rupees.