Section 22
Obstructions.
The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
About this Act
An Act to regulate the employment of contract labour in certain establishments and to provide for its abolition in certain circumstances and for matters connected therewith.
(1) Whoever obstructs an inspector in the discharge of his duties under this Act
or refuses or wilfully neglects to afford the inspector any reasonable facility for making any inspection,
examination, inquiry or investigation authorised by or under this Act in relation to an establishment to
which, or a contractor to whom, this Act applies, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
(2) Whoever wilfully refuses to produce on the demand of an inspector any register or other document kept in pursuance of this Act or prevents or attempts to prevent or does anything which he has reason to believe is likely to prevent any person from appearing before or being examined by an inspector acting in pursuance of his duties under this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
(2) Whoever wilfully refuses to produce on the demand of an inspector any register or other document kept in pursuance of this Act or prevents or attempts to prevent or does anything which he has reason to believe is likely to prevent any person from appearing before or being examined by an inspector acting in pursuance of his duties under this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.