Section 166. Punishment for non-compliance of other orders or directions.

Whoever, fails to comply with any order or direction given under the Act, within such time as may be specified in the said order or direction, or contravenes or attempts or abets the contravention of any of the provisions of the Act or any rule or regulation, shall be liable, on conviction, to punishment of imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or fine which may extend upto rupees one lakh in case of dams and upto rupees thirty thousand in other cases in respect of each offence, or with both and in case of a continuing failure, with an additional fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for everyday during which the failure continues after conviction of the first such offence.