Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Where any foreign vessel is used in contravention of the provisions of section 3, the owner or master of such vessel shall,-- (a) in a case where such contravention takes place in any area within the territorial waters of India, be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or with fine not exceeding rupees fifteen lakhs or with both; and (b) in a case where such contravention takes place in any area within the exclusive economic zone of India, be punishable with fine not exceeding rupees ten lakhs.