(a) he shall be punishable,
(i) in the case of an order made with reference to clause (h) or clause (i) of sub-section (2) of that section, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year and shall also be liable to fine, and
(ii) in the case of any other order, with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine:]
(b) any property in respect of which the order has been contravened shall be forfeited to the Government;
(c) any package, covering or receptacle in which the property is found and any animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance used in carrying the commodity shall, if the Court so orders, be forfeited to the Government.
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[7A. Power of Central Government to recover certain amounts as arrears of land revenue .
(a) pay any amount in pursuance of any order made under section 3, or
(b) deposit any amount to the credit of any Account or Fund constituted by or in pursuance of any order made under that section, makes any default in paying or depositing the whole or any part of such amount, the amount in respect of which such default has been made shall [whether such order was made before or after the commencement of the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 1984 (34 of 1984), and whether the liability of such person to pay or deposit such amount arose before or after such commencement be recoverable by Government together with simple interest due thereon computed at the rate of [fifteen per cent.] per annum from the date of such default to the date of recovery of such amount, as an arrear of land revenue [or as a public demand] .
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[Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh].
[Rajasthan].
Section 7 • The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
7. Penalties .
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Section 7
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