Lawgist9Penalty
1[(1) If any person--
(a) contravenes any provisions of this Act or of any scheme framed thereunder, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both;
(b) who has been convicted of any offence punishable is aforesaid, is again guilty of any such offence within a period of two years from the date of the previous conviction, he shall be punishable on conviction with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees, or with both.]
(2) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under 2[sub-section (1)] except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made by an Inspector with the previous sanction of such authority as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Government.
3[(3) No Court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under sub-section (1)].
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1. Subs. by Act 45 of 1965, s. 7, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 1-4-1966).
2. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for "any such scheme" (w.e.f. 1-4-1966).
3. Ins. by s. 7, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-4-1966).
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Interpretation
- 3 Coal Mines Provident Fund Scheme
- 3A Constitution of Board of Trustees
- 3B Board of Trustee to be a body corporate
- 3C Appointment of officers
- 3D Transfer of accounts
- 3E Coal Mines Pension Scheme
- 3F Special grant by Central Government
- 3G Coal Mines Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme
- 4 Fund to be recognised under Act 43 of 1961
- 5 Coal Mines Bonus Scheme
- 6 Retrospective operation of a scheme
- 7 Modification of a schem
- 7A Schemes to be laid before Parliamen
- 7B Determination of moneys due from employers
- 8 Protection against attachmen
- 9 Penalty
- 10 Inspector
- 10A Mode of recovery of money due from an employe
- 10B Determination of employer in certain cases
- 10C Delegation of power
- 10D Payment of contribution by employers and recovery thereof from member
- 10E Recovery of monies by employers and contractors
- 10F Power to recover damages
- 11 Priority of payment of contributions and bonus over other debt
- 11A Protection for acts done in good faith
- 11B Power to remove difficultie
- 11C Power to exemp
- 11D Act to have effect notwithstanding anything contained in Act 31 of 1956
- 12 Repeal of Ordinance 7 of 1948
