Section 9
Penalties.
The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948
About this Act
An Act to provide for the regulation of oilfields and for the development of mineral oil resources.
(1) Any rule made under any of the provisions of this Act may provide that any
contravention thereof shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine
which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.
(2) Whoever, after having been convicted of any offence referred to in sub-section (1), continues to commit such offence shall be punishable for each day after the date of the first conviction during which he continues so to offend, with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.
(2) Whoever, after having been convicted of any offence referred to in sub-section (1), continues to commit such offence shall be punishable for each day after the date of the first conviction during which he continues so to offend, with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.