Section 41 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 View Chapter 7

Failure to comply provisions of section 20 or directions issued thereunder.


   1[41.  Failure to comply with provisions of section 20 or directions issued thereunder.--(1)  Whoever contravenes or does not comply with the directions given under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 20, within such time as may be specified in the direction, shall, in respect of each such contravention or non-compliance, be liable to pay a penalty which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees, but which may extend to fifteen lakh rupees.

   (2)  Where any person continues contravention or non-compliance under sub-section (1), he shall be liable to pay an additional penalty of ten thousand rupees every day during which such contravention continues.]

1Subs. by Act 5 of 2024, s. 6, for section 41, (w.e.f. 15-2-2024)