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Punishment for disobedience of orders and notices not punishable under any other section.— Whoever disobeys or fails to comply with any lawful direction given by any written notice issued by or on behalf of a Zilla Parishad under any power conferred by this Chapter, or fails to comply with the conditions subject to which any permission was given to him by or on behalf of a Zilla Parishad or the Chief Executive Officer under any power so conferred, shall, on conviction, before a Magistrate if the disobedience or failure is not an offence punishable under any other section, be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and to a further fine which may extend to five rupees for every day during which the said disobedience or failure continues after the date of the first conviction : Provided that, when the notice fixes a time within which a certain act is to be done, and no time is specified in this Act, it shall rest with the Magistrate to determine whether the time so fixed was a reasonable time within the meaning of this Act.