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Offences and penalties: (a) being liable to pay duty under this Act; does not get himself registered; (b) fails to keep true and proper record or knowingly prepares or produces incorrect record; (c) fails to submit return, without any reasonable cause or submits a false or incorrect return; (d) fails to pay duty in accordance with the provision of the Act or fails to deposit any demand under the provision of the Act; (e) intentionally obstructs an inspecting officer in the exercise of his powers and duties under this Act and the rules made thereunder; or (J} wilfully evades or attempts to evade duty leviable under this Act; (g) wilfully acts in contravention of any provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder,- shall, in addition to his liability to pay dyty~~and other dues payable by him under this ActJ be liable to pay ~ penalty not exceeding hundred and fifty percent of the duty payable but shall not be less than ten percent of it. 13