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Section 18A: Penalties

The Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923State Act of Bihar · Act 8 of 1923

(1) Whoever—

(a) fails to maintain a notice-book which he is required to maintain under sub-section (3) of section 10, or

(b) fails to send to the Commissioner a statement which he is required to sent under sub-section (1) of section 10A, or

(c) fails to send a report which he is required to sent under section 10B, or

(d) fails to make a return which he is required to make under 2[section 16, or] 3[(e) fails to inform the employee of his rights to compensation as required under section 17A;]

shall be punishable with fine 4[which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees].

(2) No prosecution under this section shall be instituted except by or with the previous sanction of a Commissioner, and no Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this section, unless complaint thereof is made 5[within six months of the date on which the alleged commission of the offence came to the knowledge of the Commissioner].]

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ActThe Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923
Section18A
Marginal notePenalties
JurisdictionState of Bihar
StatusIn force as published by the source

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