State Act
Section 6. Delivery of Books of Accounts, Registers, and properties etc. and penalty for non-compliance.
THE ASOM RASTRABHASA PRACHAR SAMITI (TAKING OVER OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL) ' ACT. 1984
6. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 4 of this Act, the office bearers of the Samiti functioning as such immediately before the commencement of this Act and any other person in custody of any Books of Accounts, Registers, records, other documents and properties of and relating to the Samiti, shall, to enable the Board to exercise the power of management and control effectively, hand-over such custody to the Board within a period of one week from the date of constitution of the Board or within such extended time as may be allowed by the Government if considered necessary. (2) If any person, without any reasonable excuse, knowingly and wilfully makes default in complying with the requirements of the preceding sub-section, he shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees or with both.