Section 9. Penalty for drawing unemployment allowance when employed elsewhere.

Any person (a) who has an employment but sends a letter asking for employment 1[under sub-section (2) of section 3] and draws unemployment allowance under 2[sub-section (1) section 3-D] ; or (b) who is in receipt of unemployment allowance under 3[sub-section (1) of section 3-D] and accepts employment elsewhere but does not bring this fact to the notice of the 4[Programme Officer] and continues to draw unemployment allowance under that sub-section, shall, on conviction, be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both. 5[* * *]