Where any employer makes default in the payment of any contribution to the Fund or in the payment of any charges payable under any other provision of this Act or under the Scheme, the Government may recover from the employer such damages, not exceeding twenty-five per cent. of the amount of arrears, as it may think fit.
Section 18: Power to recover damages.
The Seamen's Provident Fund Act, 1966Central Act · Act 4 of 1966
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Seamen's Provident Fund Act, 1966 |
|---|---|
| Section | 18 |
| Marginal note | Power to recover damages. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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