Commit or cause to be committed any of the following acts within the premises where in the recognised examination is held or at any place where evaluation or tabulation work is done or at any public or private place within a distance of one hundred meters of such premises or the place of evaluation or tabulation work, namely:(a) Loitering:(b) Distributing or otherwise publicising any paper or matter relating to such examination.(c) Indulging in such other activity as is likely to be prejudicial to the conduct of such examination or is likely to affect the secret thereof.Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply in respect of BONAFIDE activities of examinees appearing at the examination which is conducted at such examination Centre.REFUSAL OF DUTIES CONNECTED WITH EXAMINATION PROHIBITED 8. No person assigned with invigilation work or superintendent of any recognised examination at any Centre or any other work connected with such examination or evaluation, tabulation or publication of results of such examination shall refuse, save under circumstances beyond his control, to perform the work or duties so assigned.PENALTY: 9. Whoever contravenes any of the provision of sections 3 to 8 shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees but shall not be less than five hundred rupees or with both.INVESTIGATION ETC:10. (1) An offence under this Act shall not be investigated by an officer below the rank of a Sub-Inspector of Police. (2) All offences under this Act shall be cognizable and nonbailable.EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS:11.(1) Subject to the provision of sub-section (2) The provisions of this Act shall have effect not with standing anything inconsistent there with contained in any enactment other than this Act. (3) Where any act or commission constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also under any other Act., the offender found guilty of such offence shall be liable to be punished under the other Act and not under this Act.
