Civil imprisonment for unpaid FEMA penalties may follow after notice and inquiry by the Adjudicating Authority. Failure to pay a penalty within the prescribed period exposes the person to civil imprisonment, but no arrest or detention order may be made unless the Adjudicating Authority serves a show-cause notice and is satisfied in writing that the defaulter has dishonestly dealt with property to obstruct recovery or has had the means to pay and refused or neglected to do so; warrants may be issued where the defaulter is likely to abscond or fails to appear, and arrested persons must be produced before the issuing Authority and may be released on payment or security.
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Civil imprisonment for unpaid FEMA penalties may follow after notice and inquiry by the Adjudicating Authority.
Failure to pay a penalty within the prescribed period exposes the person to civil imprisonment, but no arrest or detention order may be made unless the Adjudicating Authority serves a show-cause notice and is satisfied in writing that the defaulter has dishonestly dealt with property to obstruct recovery or has had the means to pay and refused or neglected to do so; warrants may be issued where the defaulter is likely to abscond or fails to appear, and arrested persons must be produced before the issuing Authority and may be released on payment or security.
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