Government Securities Act 2006
30.
Contravention and penalties. -
1. If any person, for
the purpose of obtaining for himself or for any other person any title to a
Government security, makes to any authority in any application made under this
Act or in the course of any inquiry undertaken in pursuance of this Act any
statement which is false and which he either knows to be false or does not
believe to be true, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
2. No Court shall take
cognizance of any offence under sub-section (1) except on the complaint of the
Bank.
3. Without prejudice to
any other action which the Bank may deem fit to take, the Bank, after giving a
reasonable opportunity of being heard, may impose on any person who contravenes
any provision of this Act, or contravenes any regulation, notification or
direction issued under this Act, or violates the terms and conditions for
opening and maintenance of a subsidiary general ledger account, including
constituents' subsidiary general ledger account, a penalty, not exceeding five
lakh rupees and where such contravention is a continuing one, further penalty
which may extend to five thousand rupees for every day after first day during
which the contravention continues.