Section 454A - Penalty for repeated default

Repeated default penalty doubles liability for subsequent defaults committed within three years of a prior penalty order.

Section 454A prescribes that where a company, its officer, or any other person, after having been subjected to a penalty under the Act, again commits the same default within three years of the earlier penalty order by an adjudicating officer or the Regional Director, the second or subsequent default attracts liability equal to twice the penalty prescribed for that default under the relevant provisions of the Act.