Section 32. Penalty for contravention of provisions of this Act or rules or regulations.

1[32. Penalty for contravention of provisions of this Act or rules or regulations.--- (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 12 shall be liable to penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees. (2) Whoever fails to respond to the notice issued for taking remedial action for oil spill under sub-section (2) of section 22 shall be liable to a penalty, which may extend to--- (i) five lakh rupees, in case of no response within twelve hours of issuance of first notice; and (ii) ten lakh rupees, in case of no response within twenty-four hours of issuance of second notice. (3) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder, for which no specific punishment or penalty has been provided in this Act, shall be liable to penalty which may extend to two lakh rupees.]