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Penalties.- (1) Where any person establishes, runs or maintains a Private Medical Establishment without registration 4[granted under sections 5A and 7]4 he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend upto 1[one lakh]1 rupees. 5[(1-A) In case a private medical establishment employs or appoints any unqualified medical officer or paramedical staff such private medical establishment shall on conviction be liable for an imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.]5 (2) When a person is convicted under sub-section (1), the 1[Registration and Grievance Redressal Authority]1 shall direct immediate closure of the un-registered Private Medical Establishment, except where a registration is cancelled or suspended and an appeal filed against such cancellation or suspension is pending. (3) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall contain a direction that the inpatients of such unregistered Private Medical Establishment shall be transferred to such other Private Medical Establishment as may be specified in that order and it shall also contain such other provisions as to the care and custody of such inpatients pending such transfer. (4) Where any person runs or maintains a Private Medical Establishment in contravention of the conditions of registration or contravenes the provisions of section 12 or 13, or fails to comply with the direction issued under sub-section (2). he shall, on conviction, be punished 2[XXX]2 1[with a fine which may extend to twenty five thousand rupees]1 and in the case of a second or subsequent offence 2[XXX]2 1[with a fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees]1 (5) Where a person contravenes any other provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder he shall, on conviction, be punishable with a fine which may extend to 1[one lakh rupees]1 27 3[(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, whoever makes any false and frivolous or vexatious complaint under this Act shall be punishable by the Registration and Grievance Redressal Authority with a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.]3