Section 18
Punishment
(1) Any person or enterprise who does, or causes to be done, any of the following activities shall be liable to punishment as follows, according to
the degree of offence:
(a) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to Section 3, 4 or 5, such activity shall be void, and such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand rupees;
(b) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to Sub-section (1) of Section 6, such activity shall be void, and such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand rupees;
(c) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to Section 7, such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees;
(d) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to Section 8, such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees;
(e) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to Section 9 or 10, such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand rupees;
(f) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to this Act or the Rules framed under this Act, other than those mentioned in Clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e), such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees.
(2) Where any person or enterprise who has been punished pursuant to Sub-section (1) repeats the commission of any offence under this Act, such person or enterprise shall be punished with a fine that is two-fold of the fine to be imposed under that sub-section.
(3) Where any activity referred to in Sub-section (1) has been done in pursuance of any agreement, such agreement shall also be void.
(4) Where it is held that any person has made a false complaint with intent to cause any loss or damage or suffering to any person or enterprise, such person shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees.
the degree of offence:
(a) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to Section 3, 4 or 5, such activity shall be void, and such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand rupees;
(b) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to Sub-section (1) of Section 6, such activity shall be void, and such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand rupees;
(c) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to Section 7, such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees;
(d) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to Section 8, such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding fifty thousand rupees;
(e) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to Section 9 or 10, such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding twenty five thousand rupees;
(f) where any person or enterprise does, or causes to be done, any activity contrary to this Act or the Rules framed under this Act, other than those mentioned in Clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e), such person or enterprise shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees.
(2) Where any person or enterprise who has been punished pursuant to Sub-section (1) repeats the commission of any offence under this Act, such person or enterprise shall be punished with a fine that is two-fold of the fine to be imposed under that sub-section.
(3) Where any activity referred to in Sub-section (1) has been done in pursuance of any agreement, such agreement shall also be void.
(4) Where it is held that any person has made a false complaint with intent to cause any loss or damage or suffering to any person or enterprise, such person shall be punishable with a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees.