Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 · Chapter XXII: Powers, Procedure, Offences and Penalties · Offences and penalties
Section 461: Penalty for certain violations
-Whoever—-
(a) contravenes any provision of any of the sections, sub-sections, clauses, provisos or other provisions of this Act mentioned in column (1) of the Twelfth Schedule; or
(b) fails to comply with any order or direction lawfully given to him or any requisition lawfully made upon him under any of the said sections, sub-sections, clauses, provisos or other provisions,
shall be punishable with penalty specified in that behalf in column (3) of the Twelfth Schedule:
Provided that before invoking section 353, section 354, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 357, subsections (4) and (5) of section 399, and sub-section (5) of section 430, for the first contravention of the said sections, a warning notice shall be issued to the offender.]
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