Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act : Penalty. Indian Bare Acts

Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act,1962

Act No : 50

Section : Penalty.

15. Penalty. (1) Whoever wilfully obstructs any person in doing any of the acts authorised by section 4 or section 7 or section 8 or wilfully fills up, destroys, damages or displaces any trench or mark made under section 4 or wilfully does any act prohibited under section 9, shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine or with both. 64B (2) Whoever wilfully removes, displaces, damages or destroys any pipeline laid under section 7, shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year, but which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.