Act Number: 6

Act Name: The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

Year: 1974

Enactment Date: 1974-03-23

Long Title: An Act to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution and the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water, for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the purposes aforesaid, of Boards for the prevention and control of water pollution, for conferring on and assigning to such Boards powers and functions relating thereto and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Department:

Section 45: Enhanced penalty after previous conviction.
    If any person who has been convicted of any offence under section 24 or section 25 or section 26 is again found guilty of an offence involving a contravention of the same provision, he shall, on the second and on every subsequent conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 1 [two years] but which may extend to seven years and with fine:
     Provided that for the purpose of this section no cognizance shall be taken of any conviction made more than two years before the commission of the offence which is being punished.
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 24, ibid., for "one year" (w.e.f. 29-9-1988).
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