(2) No creditor shall accept any payment against any bonded debt which has been extinguished or deemed to have been extinguished or fully satisfied by virtue of the provisions of this Ordinance.
Creditor not to accept payment against extinguished debt.
(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine.
(3) The court, convicting any person under sub-section (2) may, in addition to the penalties which may be imposed under that sub-section, direcii the person to deposit, in court, the amount accepted in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), within such period as may be specified in the order for being refunded to the bonded labourer.
CHAPTER IV IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITIES
10. The State Government may confer such powers and impose such duties on a District Magistrate as may be necessary to ensure that the provisions of this Ordinance are properly carried out and the District Magistrate may specify the officer, subordinate to him, who shall exercise all or any of the powers, and perform all or any of the duties, so conferred or imposed and the local limits within which such powers or duties shall be carried out by the officer so specified.
Authorities who maybe specified for implementing the provision's of this Ordinance.
11. The District Magistrate authorised by the State Government under section 10 and the officer specified by the District Magistrate under that section shall, as far as practicable, try to promote the welfare of the freed bonded labourer by securing and protecting the economic interests of such bonded labourer so that he may not have any occasion or reason to contract any further bonded debt.
Dutyoi District Magistrate and other officers toensura credit
12. It shall be the duty of every District Magistrate and every officer specified by him under section 10 to inquire whether, after the commencement of this Ordinance, any bonded labour system or any other form of forced labour is being enforced by, or on behalf of, any person resident within the local limits of his jurisdiction and if, as a result of such inquiry, any person is found to be enforcing the bonded labour system or any other system of forced labour, he shall forthwith take such action as may be necessary to eradicate the enforcement of such forced labour.
Duty of District Magistrate and officers authorised by him.
CHAPTER V VIGILANCE COMMITTEES IS. (I) Every State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute such number of Vigilance Committees in each district and each Sub-Division as it may think fit.
Vigilance Committees.
(2) Each Vigilance Committee, constituted for a; district, shall consist of the following members, namely: —
(a) the District Magistrate, or a person nominated by him, who shall be the Chairman;
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(b) three persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes and residing in the district, to be nominated by the District Magistrate;
(c) two social workers, resident in the district, to be nominated by the District Magistrate;
(d) not more than three persons to represent the official or nonofficial agencies in the district connected with rural development, to be nominated by the State Government;
(e) one person to represent the financial and credit institutions in the district, to be nominated by the District Magistrate.
(3) Each Vigilance Committee, constituted for a Sub-Division, shall consist of the following members, namely: —
(a) the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, or a person nominated by him, who shall be the Chairman;
(b) three persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes and residing in the Sub-Division, to be rominated by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate: -,
(c) two social workers, resident in the Sub-Division, to be nominated by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate;
(d) not more than three persons to represent the official or nonofficial agencies in the Sub-Division connected with rural development to be nominated by the District Magistrate;
(e) one Derson to represent the financial and credit institutions •In the Sub-Division, to be nominated by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate;
(f) one officer specified under section 10 and functioning in the Sub-Division.
(4) Each Vigilance Committee shall regulate its own procedure and secretarial assistance, as may be necessary, shall be provided by— fa) the District Magistrate, in the case of a Vigilance Committee constituted for the district;
(b) the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, in the case of a Vigilance Committee constituted for the Sub-Division.
(5) No proceeding of a Vigilance Committee shall be invalid merely by reason of any defect in the constitution, or in the proceedings of the Vigilance Committee.