Any person who contravenes the provision of the Act shall be punishable with fine which may extend to rupees one hundred and in case of second and subsequent offence with a minimum fine of rupees two hundred which may extend to rupees five hundred.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · Prohibition of manufacture, sale, use and throwing of low density plastic bagSection 4 · Power of Government to authorise officers to act under this ActSection 6 · Courts competent to try offence under this Act and take cognizance of offenceSection 7 · Offence to be cognizable and bailableSection 8 · Offence under the Act to be tried summarilySection 9 · Compounding of offencesIndia Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.