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Section 17: Power of Inspector to direct payments to be made

MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961 with Amendment Act 2017Union territory Act of Chandigarh · Act 53 of 1961

(1) Any woman claiming that maternity benefit or any other amount to which she is entitled under this Act and any person claiming that payment due under section 7 has been improperly withheld, may make a complaint to the inspector.

(2) The Inspector may, of his own motion or on receipt of a complaint referred to in subsection (1), make an enquiry or cause an inquiry to be made and if satisfied that payment has been wrongfully withheld, may direct the payment to be made in accordance with his orders.

(3) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Inspector under sub-section (2) may, within thirty days from the date on which such decision is communicated to such person, appeal to the prescribed authority.

(4) The decision of the prescribed authority where an appeal has been preferred to it under sub-section (3) or of the Inspector where no such appeal has been preferred, shall be final.

(5) Any amount payable under these sections shall be recoverable as an arrear of lane revenue.

Where this provision sits

ActMATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961 with Amendment Act 2017
Section17
Marginal notePower of Inspector to direct payments to be made
JurisdictionUnion territory of Chandigarh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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