State Act

THE KARNATAKA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1966

1[118A. Penalty for contravention of section 78.- (1) If any person carrying on business in notified agricultural produce as a commission agent in the market yard or private market fails to comply his duty as specified under clause (a) and (b) of sub-section (2) of section 78 without any reasonable cause he shall on conviction 2[be punished with penalty not exceeding rupees ten thousand for the first offence, for second offence rupees twenty thousand and for third offence rupees thirty thousand]2 (2) If any person carrying on business in notified agricultural produce as a commission agent in the market yard or private market fails to comply the responsibility of payment of price to the seller under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 78 without any reasonable cause shall on conviction be 2[punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with both which may extend to twice the value of the price and in the case of continuing contravention with a further fine which may extend to rupees ten thousand for the first offence, for second offence rupees twenty thousand and for third offence rupees thirty thousand]2 during which the contravention is continued after the first conviction.]1