REGISTERED No. D-(DN)-127 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No 69] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1987/AGRAHAYANA 26, 1909 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 17th December, 1987/Agrahayana 26, 1909 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 16th December, 1987, and is hereby published for general information: — THE EQUAL REMUNERATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1987 No. 49 of 1987 [16th December, 1987] An Act to amend the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —
1. This Act may be called the Equal Remuneration (Amendment) Act, 1987.
2. In the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 5, after the words "work of a similar nature,", the words "or in any condition of service subsequent to recruitment such as promotions, training or transfer," shall be inserted,
3. In section 10 of the principal Act,—
(a) in sub-section (1), for the words ''with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees", the words "with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both" shall be substituted;
25 of 1976.
Short title.
Amendment of section 5 Amendment of section 10.
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(fa) in sub-section (2), for the words 'Lwith fine which may extend to five thousand rupees", the words "with fine wihich shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to twenty thousand rupeies or with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than three months but which may extend to one year or with both for the first offence, and with imprisonment which may extend to two years for the second and subsequent offences" shall be substituted.
4, For section 12 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:^ '12. (i) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate Of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable; under this AcL.
(2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act except upon—
(a) its own knowledge or upon a complaint made by the appropriate Government or an officer authorised by it in thl» behalf, or
(b) a complaint made by the person aggrieved by the offence or by any recognised welfare institution or organisation.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-«ection "recognised welfare institution or organisation'' means a social welfare institution or organisation recognised in. this behalf by the Central or State Government.'.
5. For section 15 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely: — "15. Nothing in this Act f̂ hall apply—
(a) to cases affecting th|e terms- and conditions of a woman's employment in complying with the requirements oi any law giving special treatment to women, or
(b) to any special treatment accorded to women in connection with—
(i) the birth or expected birth of a child, or
(it) the terms and conditions relating to retirement, marriage or death or to any provision made in connection with the retirement, marriage or death.".
S. RAMAIAH, Secy, to the Govt, of India.
Substitution of new section for section 12. / Cognizance and tripl of cSences, Substitution of new section for section 15.
Act not to apply in cer, tain special cases.
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