(1) Where an offence under this Ordinance has been committed by any Department of Punjab Government within such period, as may be prescribed after the commencement of this Ordinance, the concerned service provider employed or engaged by such Department shall be deemed to be guilty of such offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished according to the provisions of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder:
Provided that nothing contained in this section shall render such service provider liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to Contravention by companies.
Offences by Government Departments.
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(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), whereby an offence under this Ordinance has been committed by a Department of Punjab Government and it is proved that the offence has been committed by a service provider with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any officer, such officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished according to the provisions of this Ordinance and the rules made thereunder.
46. Whosoever fails to pay any fine, the Punjab State Council may prepare a certificate signed by an officer duly authorised by it specifying the amount of the fine due from such person and send it to the Collector of the District in which such person owns any property or resides or carries on his business and the said Collector, upon receipt of such certificate, shall proceed to recover from such person the amount specified thereunder, as if it were an arrear of land revenue.
47. There shall be such grievance redressal mechanism, as may be prescribed, whereby any member of the public may file a complaint regarding noncompliance with any provision of this Ordinance.
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