Water Pollution Control Law_Chapter I

Chapter VI :PENAL PROVISIONS

Article 30

Any person who violates the orders issued under the provisions of Article8, Article 8-2, Article13 Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 3, Article13-2 Paragraph 1, or Article14-3 Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2 shall be liable to penal servitude not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding 1,000,000 yen.


Article 31

1. Any person who becomes subject to any one of the following items shall be liable to penal servitude not exceeding six months or to a fine not extending 500.000 yen:

(1)
A person who violates the provisions of Article12 Paragraph 1:
(2)
A person who violates an order issued under the provisions of Article 14-2 Paragraph 3 or Article 18.

2. Any person who commits a crime referred to in the preceding Sub-paragraph (1) through negligence shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding 300.000 yen.


Article 32

Any person who fails to submit a report or who makes a false report under the provisions of Article 5 or Article 7 shall be liable to penal servitude not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding 300,000 yen.


Article 33

Any person who becomes subject to any one of the following sub-paragraphs shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 200,000 yen:

(1)
Any person who fails to submit a report or who makes a false report under the provisions of Article 6;
(2)
Any person who violates the provision of Article 9, Paragraph 1;
(3)
Any person who fails to keep records or who keeps false records under the provisions of Article 14, Paragraph 2;
(4)
Any person who fails to submit a report or who makes a false report under the provision of Article 22, Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2 or any person who refuses, prevents or evades inspection under the provisions of Paragraph 1 of the same Article.

Article 34

When a representative of a juridical person or an agent or a worker or any other employee of a juridical person or of a natural person commits any of the violations mentioned in the four preceding Articles in connection with the business of such juridical person or natural person, the person who committed the act shall be punished and, in addition, the fine prescribed in each of the relevant Articles shall be imposed on such juridical person or natural person.


Article 35

Any person who fails to submit a report or makes a false report under the provisions of Article 10, Article 11 Paragraph 3, or Article 14 Paragraph 3 shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 100,000 yen.