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Subs. by 5th Amendment of 2021(w.e.f.15.05.2021) 10 Penalties 21.22[(1) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of Section 16 or Section 17, shall on conviction, be punishable with fine, 23[minimum of which shall be rupees one hundred, but] which may extend to rupees five hundred for the first offence and to one thousand rupees for any subsequent offence. (1A) whoever contravenes any of the provisions of Section 5 to Section 13, Section 15 or Section 18, shall on conviction, be punishable with fine, the minimum of which shall not be less than rupees two hundred, but which may extend to seven hundred rupees and incase of any subsequent contravention after first conviction, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine, the minimum of which shall be not less than rupees three hundred, but which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.] (2) Whoever makes or causes or allows to be made in any register, record, document or notice required to be maintained and kept or displayed under this Act or the rules made there under any entry which is to his knowledge false in any material particular or willfully omits or causes or allows to be omitted from any such register, record, document or notice an entry required to be made therein shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months or with fine 24[minimum of which shall be rupees one hundred but] which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. Procedure