Section 97
Punishment for contravention of certain provisions.
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the laws regulating the occupational safety, health and working conditions of the persons employed in an establishment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) Any person, who, save as permitted by or under this Code, contravenes, any—
(i) provision of this Code or of any rule, regulation or bye-laws; or
(ii) order made under this Code prohibiting, restricting or regulating the employment of workers including women, audio-visual worker and contract labour and employee below eighteen years of age in case of mines, he shall be liable to penalty which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees.
(2) Where any person convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section (1) is again convicted of an offence under the same provision, then, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees, or with both.
(i) provision of this Code or of any rule, regulation or bye-laws; or
(ii) order made under this Code prohibiting, restricting or regulating the employment of workers including women, audio-visual worker and contract labour and employee below eighteen years of age in case of mines, he shall be liable to penalty which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees.
(2) Where any person convicted of an offence punishable under sub-section (1) is again convicted of an offence under the same provision, then, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees, or with both.