Section 9
Penalty for contravention of section 7.
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 7 shall
for the first contravention bepunishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or
with fine whichmay extend to two lakh rupees or with both, and for any subsequent contravention
withimprisonment which may extend to five years or with fine which may extend to five lakhrupees, or
with both.