Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as exempting any person unauthorisedly occupying land from liability to be proceeded against under any other law for the time being in force: 18C[provided that if any punishment has been imposed under Section 7, no further punishment shall be imposed under any other law for the same offence.] Substituted by Act 29 of 2009, published under Nofification No. 20457/Leg.A1/2008/Law. dt. 07/10/2009 in K. G. Ext. No. 1843 dt. 07/10/2009 (w.e.f. 08/11/2008).