44. Whoever contravenes, without any reasonable excuse, the provisions of section 26, shall be punished with fine which may extend to 1[ten thousand Taka], and, for the second or subsequent offence, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine.
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The words “ten thousand Taka” were substituted for the words “five thousand Taka” by section 14 of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. VI of 2001)
