Section 32
Penalty for obstructing Inspector.
The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
About this Act
An Act to provide for the welfare of the workers in beedi and cigar establishments and to regulate the conditions of their work and for matters connected therewith.
Whoever obstructs the Chief Inspector or an Inspector in
the exercise of any powers conferred on him by or under this Act, or fails to produce on demand by the
Chief Inspector or an Inspector any register or other document kept in his custody in pursuance of this Act
or of any rules made thereunder, or conceals or prevents any employee in an industrial premises from
appearing before or being examined by the Chief Inspector or an Inspector, shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1
[six months] which may extend to 2
[five thousand rupees],
or with both.
Notes
1. Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for "three months" (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
2. Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for "five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
2. Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for "five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).