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Section 56, Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 [S16-NEN]

As at 6 September 2026. In force from 2 June 1917.

In Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 [A10-882]. This text from 2 June 1917. No other text held.

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Cite: Section 56, Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 [S16-NEN]. Machine: S16-NEN.

56. Penalty for contravention.—(1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4 or section 5 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with an additional fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees for every day during which the contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention. (2) Whoever contravenes any other provision of this Act or the rules made thereunder, for which no penalty is elsewhere provided, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.

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Section 56, Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 [S16-NEN]