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Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport, manufacture, possession, sale etc. If any person, in contravention of this Act, or of any rule, notification or order made, issued or given, or of any licence or permit granted under this Act,- (a) imports, exports, transports, manufactures, collects, possesses or sells any intoxicant, or (b) cultivates any hemp plant or collects or sells any portion of the hemp plant from which any intoxicating drug can be manufactured, or (c) taps or causes to be tapped, or draws or causes to be drawn, tari from any tari producing tree; or (d) bottles any liquor for purposes of sale; or (e) works any distillery or brewery; or (f) uses, keeps or has in his possession any materials, still, utensil, implement, instrument or apparatus whatsoever for the purpose of manufacturing any intoxicating drug or liquor, other than tari, or (g) establishes any distillery, brewery or warehouse; or (h) removes any intoxicant from any distillery, brewery, warehouse or other place of storage licenced, established, authorized or continued under this Act; he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall be liable to fine which may extend to five thousand rupees and in default of payment of time, he shall be punished with a further imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year; Provided that this punishment shall be - (1) for the first offence he shall be liable for imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months and fine of not less than five hundred rupees, and in default of payment of fine, a further imprisonment for a term of fifteen days; (2) for the second and subsequent offences he shall be liable for imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months and a fine of not less than one thousand rupees, and in default of payment of fine a further imprisonment for a term one month.