(1) Whoever contravenes any provisions of this Act or
the rules and regulations made thereunder or fails to comply with any direction
or order lawfully given to him or any requisition lawfully made upon him, shall
on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to
three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with
both and for any subsequent offence, with fine which may extend to 1[fifty
thousand rupees] for every day of continuance of offence thereafter.
(2) In case of wilful damage, neglect, demolition or major change to the whole or portion of a heritage/heritage site, the offender shall forfeit his right to construct any further structure on the site or to carry out any further development on the heritage and the undoing of the development/removal of the structure already constructed in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules, regulations or orders made or issued thereunder, shall be at the cost of the owner, lessee or power of attorney holder, as the case may be, or even the agent/builder making the construction/development.
(2) In case of wilful damage, neglect, demolition or major change to the whole or portion of a heritage/heritage site, the offender shall forfeit his right to construct any further structure on the site or to carry out any further development on the heritage and the undoing of the development/removal of the structure already constructed in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules, regulations or orders made or issued thereunder, shall be at the cost of the owner, lessee or power of attorney holder, as the case may be, or even the agent/builder making the construction/development.
1. Substituted by S.O. 1229 (E) dated 31.03.2020 for “five thousand rupees”.