(7) Whoever contravenes any other provision of this Ordinance or any rules made thereunder or who fails to comply with any provision of this Ordinance or any rules made thereunder shall, where no express penalty is elsewhere provided for such contravention or failure, be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees for every such contravention or failure, as the case may be, and in the case of a continuing contravention or failure, as the case may be, with an additional fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day during which such contravention or failure continues after the conviction for the first such contravention or failure.
(2) A penalty under sub-section (1) may be imposed—
(a) by the Director-General where the contravention or failure relates to a matter to which the appropriate Government is the Central Government; and
(b) by the Chief Inspector where the contravention or failure relates to a matter to which the appropriate Government is the State Government.
(3) No penalty shall be imposed unless the person concerned is given a notice in writing—
(a) informing him of the grounds on which it is proposed to impose a penalty; and
(b) giving him a reasonable opportunity of making a representation in writing within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice against the imposition of penalty mentioned therein, and, if he so desires, of being heard in the matter.
Penalty for other offences.
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(4) Without prejudice to any other provision contained in this Ordinance, the Director-General and the Chief Inspector shall have all the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, while exercising any powers under this section, in respect of the following matters, namely:—
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses;
(b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;
(c) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
(d) receiving evidence on affidavits; and
(e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents.
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(5) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the person concerned from being prosecuted under any other provision of this Ordinance or any other law for any offence made punishable by this Ordinance or by that other law, as the case may be, or for being liable under this Ordinance or any such law to any other or higher penalty or punishment than is provided for such offence by this section:
Provided that no person shall be punished twice for the same offence.
Appeal. 51. (1) Any person aggrieved by the imposition of any penalty under section 50 may prefer an appeal—
(a) where the penalty has been imposed by the Director-General, to the Central Government;
(b) where the penalty has been imposed by the Chief Inspector, to the State Government, within a period of three months from the date of communication to such person of the imposition of such penalty:
Provided that the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring an appeal within the aforesaid period of three months, allow such appeal to be preferred within a further period of three months.
(2) The appellate authority may, after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, if he so desires, and after making such further inquiry, if any, as it may consider necessary, pass such order as it thinks fit confirming, modifying or reversing the order appealed against or may send back the case with such directions as it may think fit for a fresh decision.
Recovery of penalty.
52. Where any penalty imposed on any person under section 50 is not paid,—
(i) the Director-General or, as the case may be, the Chief Inspector may deduct the amount so payable from any money owing to such person which may be under his control; or
(ii) the Director-General or, as the case may be, the Chief Inspector may recover the amount so payable by detaining or selling the goods belonging to such person which are under his control; or (Hi) if the amount cannot be recovered from such person in the manner provided in clause (i) or clause (ii), the Director-General or, as the case may be, the Chief Inspector may prepare a certificate signed by him specifying the amount due from such person and send it to the Collector of the district in which such person owns any property or resides or carries on his business and the said Collector, on receipt of such certificate shall proceed to recover from such person the amount specified thereunder as if it were an arrear of land revenue.
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53. (I) Where an offence under this Ordinance has been, committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any offence under this Ordinance has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
(a) "company" means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and
(b) "director", in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.
Offences by companies.
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54, (1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Ordinance except on a complaint—
(a) made by, or with the previous sanction in writing of, the Director- General or the Chief Inspector; or
(b) made by an office-bearer of a voluntary organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860; or Cognizance of offences.
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(c) made by an office-bearer of any concerned trade union registered under the Trade Unions Act, 1926.
(2) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Ordinance.
55. No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Ordinance unless the complaint thereof is made within three months from the date on which the alleged commission of the offence came to the knowledge of the Director —General, the Chief Inspector, an office-bearer of a voluntary organisation or, as the case may be, an office-bearer of any concerned trade union.
Limitation of prosecutions.
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56. A Board may, by general or special order, delegate to the Chairperson or any other member or to the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the Board, subject to such conditions and limitations, if any, as may be specified in the order, such of its powers and duties under this Ordinance as it may deem necessary.
Delegation of powers.
57. Every Board shall furnish from time to time to the Central Government and to the State Government such returns as they may require.
Returns.
58. The provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, shall so far as may be, apply to building workers as if the employment to which this Ordinance applies had been included in the Second Schedule to that Act.
Application of Act 8 of 1923 to building workers.
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