law: Essential Commodities (Special Provisions) Act, 1981 
  8. Amendment of
  
  section 8.-
  To section 8 of the
  
  principal Act, the following proviso shall be added, namely:-- 
  "Provided that
  
  where a person has abetted the contravention of any order for the purpose of
  
  procuring any essential commodity of the nature mentioned in sub-clause (iva)
  
  or sub-clause (v) of clause (a) of section 2 for his own use or for the use of
  
  any member of his family or for the use of any person dependent on him, and not
  
  for the purpose of carrying on any business or trade in such essential
  
  commodity, the court may, notwithstanding anything contained in section 7 and
  
  for reasons to be mentioned in the judgment, impose a sentence of fine
  
  only."