Section 67: Offences and penalties

67. Offences and penalties.___(1) If any person— (a) for the purpose of obtaining the allowance or denial of any payment or benefit under this Ordinance whether for himself or some other person or for the purpose of avoiding any payment to be made by himself or any other person under this Ordinance— (i) knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statement or false representation; or (ii) produces or furnishes, or causes or knowingly allows to be produced or furnished, any document or information which he knows to be false in a material particular; or (b) fails to pay any contribution which under this Ordinance he is liable to pay; or (c) recovers or attempts to recover from an insured person or deducts or attempts to deduct from his wages the whole or any part of the employer’s contribution; or (d) fails or refuses to submit any return required by the regulations or makes a false return; or (e) obstructs any official of the Institution in the discharge of his duties; or (f) is guilty of any contravention of or non-compliance with any of the requirements of this Ordinance or the rules or regulations; he shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine not exceeding one thousand rupees or with both.

Effective date: 1962-01-01

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