LawgistThe Factories Act
105Cognizance of offence
(1) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on complaint by, or with the previous sanction in writing of, an Inspector.
(2) No Court below that of a Presidency Magistrate or of a Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act.
STATE AMENDMENT
Maharashtra
Amendment of section 105 of 63 of 1948.--In section 105 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words “an Inspector” the words “the Chief Inspector” shall be substituted.
[Vide Maharashtra Act 40 of 2015, s. 8].
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PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
- 92 General penalty for offences
- 93 Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances
- 94 Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
- 95 Penalty for obstructing Inspector
- 96 Penalty for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis under section 91
- 96A Penalty for contravention of the provisions of sections 41B, 41C and 41H
- 97 Offences by workers
- 98 Penalty for using false certificate of fitness
- 99 Penalty for permitting double employment of child
- 100 Repealed
- 101 Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases
- 102 Power of Court to make orders
- 103 Presumption as to employment
- 104 Onus as to age
- 104A Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc
- 105 Cognizance of offence
- 106 Limitation of prosecutions
- 106A Jurisdiction of a court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence
