14. Power of Press Registrar General to impose penalty.—(1) The Press Registrar General may
impose penalty, if—
(a) a periodical is published without obtaining a certificate of registration under section 7;
(b) the publisher fails to furnish the annual statement as required under section 12 within one year
from the end of the financial year in respect of which the annual statement was required to be furnished:
Provided that no order of imposition of penalty shall be passed without giving an opportunity of being
heard to the publisher.
(2) Where a periodical is published without obtaining a certificate of registration under section 7, the
Press Registrar General may impose a penalty of an amount not exceeding five lakh rupees with a direction
to the publisher to cease the publication of such periodical.
(3) The quantum of penalty imposable under clause (b) of sub-section (1) shall be not less than ten
thousand rupees but not exceeding twenty thousand rupees for the first default:
Provided that for every subsequent default, an enhanced penalty of twice such quantum may be imposed
but shall not exceed two lakh rupees
(4) Whoever fails to cease publication of periodical even after six months of issue of a direction under
sub-section (2), or publishes any other periodical without obtaining a certificate of registration under
section 7, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months.