Section 11: Penalties

11. Penalties.—Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or any of the rules made thereunder, shall be 1[punishable__ (a) for the first offence, with fine not exceeding one thousand rupees ; and (b) for every subsequent offence, with imprisonment which may extencd to six months and fine not exceeding one thousand rupees.] Provided that__ (a) in the case of any contravention of the provisions of section 8, the employer shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding ten rupees for every day on which the contravention occurs or continues, and (b) if any employer, with intent to deceive, makes or causes or allows to be made, in any record, register, notice or other document as provided under section 8 an entry which is to his knowledge false in any material particular, or wilfully omits or causes or allows to be omitted from any such record, register, notice or document an entry required to be made therein, shall be liable on conviction to simple imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees or both.

Effective date: 1961-01-01

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