CHAPTER VIII
OFFENCES AND PENALTIESMaking of false statement, declaration or delivering false accounts.33. Any person, subject to this Act, who knowingly,-
| (a) | - | gives false intimation under [clause] (c) of section 9 or section 18; or |
| (b) | - | seeks prior permission or registration by means of fraud, false representation or concealment of material fact, |
shall, on conviction by a court, be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine or with both.