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1998 14 The Rajasthan Stamp Act, 1998 (1) The existing title of CHAPTER VII “Criminal Offences and Procedure”, shall be substituted by the following, namely:- “Penalty, Criminal Offences and Procedure”. (2) In section 73,- (i) in sub-section (1), for the existing expression “shall for every such offence be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees”, the expression “shall for every such violation be liable for penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees” shall be substituted; (ii) in sub-section (2), for the existing expression “shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.”, the expression “shall be liable for penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.” shall be substituted. (3) In section 74, for the existing expression “shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.”, the expression “shall be liable for penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees.” shall be substituted. (4) In section 78, for the existing expression “shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.”, the expression “shall be liable for penalty which may extend to two thousand rupees.” shall be substituted. (5) In section 79, for the existing expression “shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees”, the expression “shall be liable for penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees” shall be substituted. (6) The existing section 81 shall be substituted by the following, namely:- “81. Penalty for breach of provisions of section 85.- Any person who commits a breach of the provisions of section 85 shall be liable for 10 penalty as under,- (i) for a first breach with penalty which may extend to five hundred rupees; (ii) for a second breach with penalty which may extend to one thousand rupees, but which shall not be less than two hundred rupees; and (iii) for a third and subsequent breach with penalty which may extend to two thousand rupees.”. (7) In section 82, for the existing expression “shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.”, the expression “shall be liable for penalty which may extend to five thousand rupees.” shall be substituted. (8) In section 83,- (i) the existing heading “83. Institution and conduct of prosecutions.-” shall be substituted by the following, namely:- “83. Imposition of Penalty, Institution and conduct of prosecutions.-”; (ii) after the existing sub-section (3), the following new sub-section (4) shall be added, namely:- “(4) No penalty under Chapter VII shall be imposed by an officer not below the rank of Collector.”. (9) In sub-section (1) of section 87, for the existing expression “the fines, which shall in no case exceed five thousand rupees,” the expression “the fines or penalties which shall in no case exceed five thousand rupees except as otherwise provided in the Act,” shall be substituted.