1[85A.Persons required to give notice, etc., legally bound to do so.--Every person required to
give any notice or to furnish any information to any authority under this Act shall be legally bound to
do so within the meaning of section 176 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
1. Ins. by s. 48, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-1-1960).