Lawgist22Penalties for certain offences
1[22. Penalties for certain offences.--Any employer who--
(a) pays to any employee less than the minimum rates of wages fixed for that employee's class of work, or less than the amount due to him under the provisions of this Act, or
(b) contravenes any rule or order made under section 13,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both:
Provided that in imposing any fine for an offence under this section, the Court shall take into consideration the amount of any compensation already awarded against the accused in any proceedings taken under section 20.]
STATE AMENDMENTS
Kerala--
Amendment of Section 22.--In section 22 of the principal Act, for the words "five hundred rupees" the words "one lakh rupees" shall be substituted.
[Vide Kerala Act 23 of 2017, sec. 3].
Karnataka--
Amendment of section 22.--In section 22 of the Principal Act for the words "which may extend to five hundred rupees" the words "which shall not be less than five thousand rupees but which may extend to ten thousand rupees shall be substituted.
[Vide Karnataka Act 40 of 2017, sec. 3].
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1. Subs. by s. 14, ibid., for section 22.
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Interpretation
- 3 Fixing of minimum rates of wages
- 4 Minimum rate of wages
- 5 Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages
- 6 [Omitted.]
- 7 Advisory Board
- 8 Central Advisory Board
- 9 Composition of committees, etc
- 10 Correction of errors
- 11 Wages in kind
- 12 Payment of minimum rates of wages
- 13 Fixing hours for a normal working day, etc
- 14 Overtime
- 15 Wages of worker who works for less than normal working day
- 16 Wages for two or more classes of work
- 17 Minimum time rate wages for piece work
- 18 Maintenance of registers and records
- 19 Inspectors
- 20 Claims
- 21 Single application in respect of a number of employees
- 22 Penalties for certain offences
- 22A General provision for punishment of other offences
- 22B Cognizance of offences
- 22C Offences by companies
- 22D Payment of undisbursed amounts due to employees
- 22E Protection against attachment of assets of employer with Government
- 22F Application of Payment of Wages Act, 1936, to scheduled employments
- 23 Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases
- 24 Bar of suits
- 25 Contracting out
- 26 Exemptions and exceptions
- 27 Power of State Government to add to Schedule
- 28 Power of Central Government to give directions
- 29 Power of the Central Government to make rules
- 30 Power of appropriate Government to make rules
- 30A Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament
- 31 Validation of fixation of certain minimum rates of wages
