(1) Every employer shall maintain the registers and records, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) The records may be maintained electronically or manually:
Provided that, at the time of inspection by an Inspector, a hard copy of such records, if demanded, shall be submitted duly signed by the employer or his representative.
(3) Every employer and in his absence the manager shall, on demand, produce for inspection of Inspector all registers, records and notices required to be kept under and for the purposes of this Act.
(4) All such registers and records shall be kept in the premises of the shop or establishment to which they relate.
4-17 Maintenance of registers and records.
4-18 Annual returns.
Penalty for nonregistration of shop or establishment.
Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act.
Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act resulting in accident.
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27. The employer of a shop or establishment shall furnish an annual returns, in such a form and in such manner (including in electronic form), to such authority as may be prescribed.
CHAPTER VIII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
28. Whoever, found running any establishment without registration in contravention of the provisions of section 6 or rules made thereunder, shall be punishable with penalty of ten thousand rupees which shall include registration fees:
Provided that, on recovery of penalty along with registration fees, the establishment shall be deemed to be registered and the registration certificate shall be issued by the Inspector.
29. Whoever contravenes the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall, if no other penalty is elsewhere provided by or under this Act for such contravention, be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees:
Provided that, the total amount of fine shall not exceed two thousand rupees per worker employed.
30. Save as otherwise provided in this Act, where an employer on being held found guilty of contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder which has resulted in an accident causing serious bodily injury or death of a worker, he shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with fine which shall not be less than twenty-five thousand rupees and which may be extended to fifty thousand rupees, or with both.
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