Section 35
New section 32a
of Gas Supply (Amendment) Act 2016
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 32
the following section:
“Offence of attempt and abetment 32a. (1) Where any person—
(a)
aids, abets, assists, incites or induces any other person to make or makes on behalf of another person an incorrect return, account, statement or declaration or to commit any offence punishable under this Act;
or
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(b)
attempts to make or to make on behalf of another person an incorrect return, account, statement or declaration or to commit any offence punishable under this Act, that person commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punishable with the punishment provided for such offence under this Act provided that any term of imprisonment imposed shall not exceed one-half of the longest term provided for the offence.”.