Section 13, Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 [S1X-H2V]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 23 May 1993.

In Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 [A11-2B1]. This text from 25 April 2001, by Act 63 of 2001 [A11-76F]. Other texts (1): from 23 May 1993 to 24 April 2001.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 13, Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 [S1X-H2V]. Machine: S1X-H2V.

13. 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 one 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 ten thousand rupees.

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Section 12, Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 [S1X-H1X], 23 May 1993, Band A. "section 13".

Section 2, Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act (Amendment) Act, 2001 [S20-N1B], 25 April 2001, Band A. "section 13 of the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 (46 of 1993)".

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