Penalty for false statement, etc
Section 10 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 deals with penalty for false statement, etc. If any person, when required by any order made under section 6 to furnish any information or sample, fails to furnish such information or sample, or makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material particular and which he knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, to b The Act came into force on 14 May 1987.
If any person, when required by any order made under section 6 to furnish any information or sample, fails to furnish such information or sample, or makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material particular and which he knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, to be false or does not believe it to be true, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
Section 10, The Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987 (Act 10 of 1987).
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Questions about Section 10
What does Section 10 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act deal with?
Section 10 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act is headed "Penalty for false statement, etc". If any person, when required by any order made under section 6 to furnish any information or sample, fails to furnish such information or sample, or makes any statement or furnishes any information which is false in any material particular and which he knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, to b
How do I find court cases under Section 10 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act 10, section 10 Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, section 10 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 10 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 6 (Power to call for information and samples), so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 10 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act come into force?
Section 10 of the Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act, cited as Jute Packaging Materials (Compulsory Use in Packing Commodities) Act 10, came into force on 14 May 1987, having been enacted on 09 May 1987. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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