18. Punishment for failure to furnish information or furnishing false information after notice
If any licensee or agent on whom a notice has been served under sub-section (2) of section 35---
(a)
fails to furnish the information required within the time specified; or
(b)
furnishes any information or makes any statement which the licensee or agent knows to be false on any material particular, he shall be [liable to penalty which may extend to two lakh rupees], and the vessel shall also be liable for detention under section 29.
Amendment notes (1)
- 1Subs Subs. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch. for certain words (w.e.f. 01.07.2026).