Section 42 Power to amend Schedule
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- IX · Miscellaneous
42. (1) The Central Government may, by notificationDefined in section 2(r): notification means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expressions notify and notified shall be construed accordingly, amend the Schedule, subject to the restriction that no such notificationDefined in section 2(r): notification means a notification published in the Official Gazette and the expressions notify and notified shall be construed accordingly shall have the effect of increasing any penalty specified therein to more than twice of what was specified in it when this Act was originally enacted.
(2) Any amendment notified under sub-section (1) shall have effect as if enacted in this Act and shall come into force on the date of the notification.