Bare ActsKerala Municipality Act, 1994

Section 517D

Penalty for withholding information.

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(1) The Secretary or any officer of the Municipality responsible for furnishing any information under this Chapter shall be personally liable for furnishing the same within the prescribed period, unless such information is in respect of a notified document. (2) Where such information is not furnished within the time prescribed, the officer responsible for non-supply of the information shall be punishable with a fine of rupees fifty for each day of such delay after the last day for furnishing the information and the fine so realised shall be credited to the fund of the Municipality. (3) If the Secretary or any other officer of the Municipality responsible for furnishing the information, under this Chapter fails to furnish such information or furnishes false information on its material particulars which he knows to be false or not true or sufficient reason to believe it to be false, he shall be punishable with a fine which shall hot be less than rupees one thousand.

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