Gujarat Money-Lenders Act, 2011
Whoever— (a) carries on the business of money-lending in any area without registration in contravention of section 5; or (b) fails to produce any record or document in compliance with any requirement made under sub-section (1) of section 19 or knowingly produces any false record or document; or (c) obstructs any officer making an entry, inquiry, search, seizure or entrance under sub-section (2) of section 19; or (d) demands, charges or receives from a debtor the interest at higher rate in contravention of sub-section (3) of section 33; or (e) accepts any promissory note, acknowledgement bond or other writing or document or any instrument in contravention of section 38; or (f) tempers with debtors' record or transaction or makes a wrongful or false entry therein or tempers or mutilates or destroys pawn or property— shall on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees: