Section 28
Civil penalty for contravention of directions given by the Board.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board to regulate the refining, processing, storage, transportation, distribution, marketing and sale of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas excluding production of crude oil and natural gas so as to protect the interests of consumers and entities engaged in specified activities relating to petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas and to ensure uninterrupted and adequate supply of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas in all parts of the country and to promote competitive markets and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
In case any complaint is
filed before the Board by any person or if the Board is satisfied that any person has contravened a
direction issued by the Board under this Act to provide access to, or to adhere to the transportation rate in
respect of a common carrier, or to display maximum retail price at retail outlets, or violates the terms and conditions subject to which registration or authorisation has been granted under section 15 or section 19
or the retail service obligations or marketing service obligations, or does not furnish information,
document, return of report required by the Board, it may, after giving such person an opportunity of being
heard in the matter, by order in writing, direct that, without prejudice to any other penalty to which he
may be liable under this Act, such person shall pay, by way of civil penalty an amount which shall not
exceed one crore rupees for each contravention and in case of a continuing failure with additional penalty
which may extend to ten lakh rupees for every day during which the failure continues after contravention
of the first such direction:
Provided that in the case of a complaint on restrictive trade practice, the amount of civil penalty may extend to five times the unfair gains made by the entity or ten crore rupees, whichever is higher.
Provided that in the case of a complaint on restrictive trade practice, the amount of civil penalty may extend to five times the unfair gains made by the entity or ten crore rupees, whichever is higher.