Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 · Chapter III: Prevention, Control and Abatement of Environmental Polluction
Section 14B: Penalty for contravention of sections 9, 10 and 11
(1) If any person contravenes or does not comply with the provisions of section 9, section 10 or section 11 or orders or directions issued under those sections, he shall be liable to penalty in respect of each such contravention which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees.
(2) Where any person continues contravention under sub-section (1), he shall be liable to additional penalty of ten thousand rupees for every day during which such contravention continues.]
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