Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution)

Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act,1992

Act No : 41

Section : Penalty.

20. Penalty. (1) Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 or sub-section (2) of section 11 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of section 6 or subsection (1) of section 11 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than tow thousand rupees: Provided that the court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be mentioned in the judgement, impose a sentence of imprisonment for 326 a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to two years and with fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees.