Section 35: Cognizance of offences

The Goa Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2025State Act of Goa · Act 23 of 2025

(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act and the rules made thereunder unless a complaint in respect thereof is made by the Facilitator-cum-Inspector within six months of the date on which the alleged commission of the offence came to the knowledge of the Facilitator-cum- Inspector.

(2) No court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence punishable under this Act or the rules made thereunder.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Goa Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2025
Section	35
Marginal note	Cognizance of offences
Jurisdiction	State of Goa
Status	In force as published by the source

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