13BAct not to apply to certain industrial establishments

¹[13B. Act not to apply to certain industrial establishments.--Nothing in this Act shall apply to an industrial establishment in so far as the workmen employed therein are persons to whom the Fundamental and Supplementary Rules, Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, Civil Services (Temporary Services) Rules, Revised Leave Rules, Civil Service Regulations, Civilians in Defence Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules or the Indian Railway Establishment Code or any other rules or regulations that may be notified in this behalf by the appropriate Government in the Official Gazette, apply.]

STATE AMENDMENTS

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (UTs).--

Insertion of new section-- After section 13B, insert--

"13C. Compounding of offences.--(1) Any offence punishable under the Act may, either before or after the institution of the prosecution, on an application by the alleged offender, be compounded by payment of compounding amount of not more than rupees fifty thousand, by such officer or authority as the appropriate Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify in this behalf for the amount of rupees fifty thousand:

Provided that the appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the said specified compounding amount:

Provided further that the offences of the same nature committed by the same offender for more than three occasions shall not be compoundable:

Provided also that such offences shall be compounded only after the alleged offender has acted to the satisfaction of such officer or authority that such offence is not continued any further.

(2) Where an offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), no further proceedings shall be taken against the offender in respect of such offence and the offender, if in custody, shall be released or discharged.".

[Vide Union Territory of Ladakh Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. S.O. 3774(E), dated (23-10-2020) and Vide Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notification No. S.O. 3465(E), dated (5-10-2020). ]