Section 17
Limitation of prosecutions. Repealed
The Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1963
About this Act
An Act to impose on employers a liability to pay compensation to workmen sustaining personal injuries and to provide for the insurance of employers against such liability.
No prosecution for any offence punishable under this Act shall be
instituted against any person except by or with the consent of the Central Government or an authority
authorised in this behalf by the Central Government.