Food Safety And Standards Act 2006
Section 63 :
1.[Penalty] for carrying out a business without licence :
If any person or food business operator (except the persons exempted from licensing under sub-section (2) of section 31 of this Act), himself or by any person on his behalf who is required to obtain licence, manufacturers, sells, stores or distributes or imports any article of food without licence, shall be 2.[liable to penalty which may extend to ten lakh rupees].
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1. Substituted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provision) Act, 2023 (18 of 2023), s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-8-2024) for the words (Punishment).
2. Substituted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provision) Act, 2023 (18 of 2023), s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-8-2024) for the words (punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months and also with a fine which may extend to five lakh rupees)
