Under Section 61 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, a person who, in connection with a…
Section 61 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, now headed “Penalty for false information”, provides that such a person “shall be liable to penalty which may extend…
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Under Section 61 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, a person who, in connection with a requirement or direction under the Act, provides any information or produces any document that he knows is false or misleading is liable to:
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Correct answer B
Section 61 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, now headed “Penalty for false information”, provides that such a person “shall be liable to penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees” (formerly imprisonment up to three months and fine up to two lakh rupees; replaced by entry 35(B) of the Schedule to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, in force for this Act from 8 November 2023).
The provision no longer carries any imprisonment, so the two options combining imprisonment with fine are wrong, and two lakh rupees is not the present maximum penalty.