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Insertion of new section 431-A and 431 B.- After section 431 of the principal Act, the following shall be inserted, namely:- 315 "431-A. Penalties for failure to comply with the Solid Waste Management Scheme.- (1) It shall be the duty of every owner or occupier generating of solid waste to comply with any notification issued by the State Government, Bye-laws framed by the Corporation, Order, Circular or Public notice issued by the Commissioner or other authority regarding the manner of ensuring cleanliness, sanitation, handling, Transport, processing and disposal of Solid Wastes. (2) Whoever commits any act of commission or omission which is likely to obstruct, impair or fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (1) or the Solid Waste Management Scheme for the time being in force or commits any offence specified in column (2) of Schedule XIII shall on conviction be punished with fine as specified column (3) of the schedule XIII and on continued offence with fine as specified in column (4) thereof or which may extend to rupees one thousand. (3) The Corporation may by making bye-law alter, amend or vary any of the entries in Schedule XIII. Explanation:- For the purpose of this section "Solid Waste Management Scheme" means a series of measures taken by the Corporation for the purpose of effective handling, collection, transport, processing and disposal of Municipal Solid Wastes for discharge of its obligations enumerated under the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 issued by the Central Government under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 (Central Act 29 of 1986) or any other provisions of law as may be applicable for management of Municipal Solid Wastes. 431-B. Compounding of offence.- Any officer authorized by the Commissioner not below the rank of Group-B officer may accept, in the prescribed manner, from any person who has committed or it reasonably suspected of having committed an offence punishable under sub-section (1) and (2) of section 431-A, such sum of money specified in Schedule XIII or any sum of money as may be prescribed, by way of composition of the offence which such person has committed or is reasonably suspected of having committed and on the payment of such sum of money to the authorized officer such person, if in custody, shall be set at liberty and no further proceedings shall be taken against such person with reference to the same act."