Save as otherwise provided by any law for the time being in force, it shall not be lawful in any locality to carry on in any place not being an establishment, retail trade or business of any class at any time if it is unlawful in that locality to keep an establishment open for the purpose of such retail trade or business, and if any person carries on any trade or business in contravention of this section, this Act shall apply as if he were the employer of the establishment which was being kept open in contravention of this Act.
1 [25. Penalties.- Subject to the other provisions of this Act, whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder and no penalty has been provided for such contravention in this Act, shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees for the first offence, and not less than three thousand rupees but which may extend to eight thousand rupees for every subsequent offence] 2 [25-A. Composition of certain offences.- 3 [(1) Save as provided in sub- section (7) of section 20, any offence may, either before or after the institution of prosecution, be compounded by any officer not below the rank of Assistant Chief Inspector of Shops and Commercial Establishments, authorized by the Government, by notification, for an amount which shall not be less than one thousand rupees but shall not exceed five thousand rupees.]
(2) Whereas offence has been compounded under sub-section (1), the offender, if in custody, shall be discharged and no further proceedings shall be taken against him in respect of such offence:
Provided that if a person commits similar offence again within the period of one year from the date of composition of first offence, the same shall not be compounded.]