63. Punishment for carrying out a business without licence
63. [Penalty] for carrying out a business without licence.— If any person or food business operator (except the persons exempted from licensing under sub-section (2) of section 31 of this Act), himself or by any person on his behalf who is required to obtain licence, manufacturers, sells, stores or distributes or imports any article of food without licence, shall be [liable to penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees].
Amendment notes (2)
- Subs w.e.f. 7-11-2023 . Subs. by s. 2 and Schedule, ibid., for "Punishment" (w.e.f. 7-11-2023).
- Subs w.e.f. 7-11-2023 . Subs. by s. 2 and Schedule, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 7-11-2023)