Chapter IX — PENALTIES AND ADJUDICATION

Section 45Residuary penalty

Section 45: Residuary penalty

45. Residuary penalty

Whoever contravenes any [rules, regulations, directions or orders] made under this Act, for the contravention of which no penalty has been separately provided, shall be liable to pay a penalty not exceeding one lakh rupees, in addition to compensation to the person affected by such contravention not exceeding—

(a)

ten lakh rupees, by an intermediary, company or body corporate; or/be (b) one lakh rupees, by any other person.

Amendment notes (2)
  1. Subs w.e.f. 30-11-2023 . Subs. by ibid., s. 2 and Schedule, for "rules or regulations" (w.e.f. 30-11-2023).
  2. Subs w.e.f. 30-11-2023 . Subs. by ibid., s. 2 and Schedule, for certain words (w.e.f. 30-11-2023).