Section 8
Penalty for contravention of section 5 or section 6.
The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013
About this Act
An Act to provide for the prohibition of employment as manual scavengers, rehabilitation of manual scavengers and their families, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whoever contravenes the provisions of
section 5 or section 6 shall for the firstcontravention be punishable with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to one year orwith fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or with both, and for anysubsequentcontravention with imprisonment which may extend to two years or with fine which
mayextend to one lakh rupees, or with both.