LawgistThe Seamens Provident Fund Act
18Power to recover damages
Where any employer makes default in the payment of any contribution to the Fund or in the payment of any charges payable under any other provision of this Act or under the Scheme, the Government may recover from the employer such damages, not exceeding twenty-five per cent. of the amount of arrears, as it may think fit.
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All sections
- 1 Short title and application
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Seamen's Provident Fund Scheme
- 4 Vesting of Fund, etc
- 5 Constitution of Board of Trustees
- 6 Committees
- 7 Appointment of employees of Board
- 8 Contributions
- 9 Determination of moneys due from employers
- 10 Mode of recovery of moneys due from employers
- 11 Fund deemed to be recognised Provident Fund under Act 43 of 1961
- 12 Protection against attachment
- 13 Priority of payment of contributions over other debts
- 14 Employer not to reduce wages
- 15 Inspectors
- 16 Penalties
- 17 Offences by companies
- 18 Power to recover damages
- 19 Transfer of accoun
- 20 Power to exempt
- 21 Protection for acts done in good faith
- 22 Delegation
- 23 Power to remove difficulties
- 24 Scheme to be laid before Houses of Parliament
