Criminal penalty for employer default in inspection-charge payment now carries short-term imprisonment and possible fine. The amendment expands section 14 to include the Insurance Scheme and inserts a provision making an employer who defaults on section 6C or clause (a) of sub section (3A) of section 17 regarding payment of inspection charges punishable by imprisonment of not less than one month and up to six months and liable to a fine, while allowing the court to impose a lesser sentence or fine only for adequate and special reasons recorded in judgment.
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Criminal penalty for employer default in inspection-charge payment now carries short-term imprisonment and possible fine.
The amendment expands section 14 to include the Insurance Scheme and inserts a provision making an employer who defaults on section 6C or clause (a) of sub section (3A) of section 17 regarding payment of inspection charges punishable by imprisonment of not less than one month and up to six months and liable to a fine, while allowing the court to impose a lesser sentence or fine only for adequate and special reasons recorded in judgment.
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