Section 18A
Penalties.
The Employees Compensation Act, 1923
About this Act
An Act to provide for the payment by certain classes of employers to their workmen of compensation for injury by accident.
1[18A. Penalties.--(1) Whoever--
(a) fails to maintain a notice-book which he is required to maintain under sub-section (3) of section 10, or
(b) fails to send to the Commissioner a statement which he is required to sent under sub-section (1) of section 10A, or
(c) fails to send a report which he is required to sent under section 10B, or
(d) fails to make a return which he is required to make under 2[section 16, or]
3[(e) fails to inform the employee of his rights to compensation as required under section 17A;]
shall be punishable with fine 4[which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees].
(2) No prosecution under this section shall be instituted except by or with the previous sanction of a Commissioner, and no Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this section, unless complaint thereof is made 5[within six months of the date on which the alleged commission of the offence came to the knowledge of the Commissioner].]
(a) fails to maintain a notice-book which he is required to maintain under sub-section (3) of section 10, or
(b) fails to send to the Commissioner a statement which he is required to sent under sub-section (1) of section 10A, or
(c) fails to send a report which he is required to sent under section 10B, or
(d) fails to make a return which he is required to make under 2[section 16, or]
3[(e) fails to inform the employee of his rights to compensation as required under section 17A;]
shall be punishable with fine 4[which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees].
(2) No prosecution under this section shall be instituted except by or with the previous sanction of a Commissioner, and no Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this section, unless complaint thereof is made 5[within six months of the date on which the alleged commission of the offence came to the knowledge of the Commissioner].]
Notes
1. Ins. by Act 15 of 1933, s. 11.
2. Subs. by Act 11 of 2017, s. 3, for "section 16" (w.e.f. 15-5-2017).
3. Ins. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f.15-5-2017).
4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "which may extend to five thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 15-5-2017).
5. Subs. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 6, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).
2. Subs. by Act 11 of 2017, s. 3, for "section 16" (w.e.f. 15-5-2017).
3. Ins. by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f.15-5-2017).
4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for "which may extend to five thousand rupees" (w.e.f. 15-5-2017).
5. Subs. by Act 64 of 1962, s. 6, for certain words (w.e.f. 1-2-1963).