Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
← Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
VII — PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE · Section 41

Failure to comply with provisions of section 20 or directions issued thereunder

Not yet verified with the latest version of the bare act.
Text as per India Code

(1) Whoever contravenes or does not comply with the directions given under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 20, within such time as may be specified in the direction, shall, in respect of each such contravention or non-compliance, be liable to pay a penalty which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees, but which may extend to fifteen lakh rupees.

(2) Where any person continues contravention or non-compliance under sub-section (1), he shall be liable to pay an additional penalty of ten thousand rupees every day during which such contravention continues.

Judgments on Section 41