40. Penalty for cutting down or destroying [xxxxx] excise trees.

{
    "act_title": "Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968",
    "act_slug": "andhra-pradesh-excise-act-1968",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "section": {
        "number": "40",
        "title": "40. Penalty for cutting down or destroying [xxxxx] excise trees.",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "(i) in the case of first offence, for a term which shall not be less than three months and with fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees; and\n(ii) in the case of second and subsequent offences for a term which shall not be less than six months and with fine which shall not be less than two thousand rupees.",
        "footnote": "",
        "is_definition": false,
        "sort_order": 41
    },
    "prev_section": "39",
    "next_section": "40A"
}