Act Number: 42

Act Name: The Gresham and Craven of India (Private) Limited (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1977

Year: 1977

Enactment Date: 1977-12-20

Long Title: An Act to provide for the acquisition and transfer of the undertakings of Messrs. Gresham and Craven of India (Private) Limited for the purpose of ensuring the continuity of production of goods which are vital to the needs of the Railways and of the industries manufacturing engineering products and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

Department: Department of Heavy Industry

Section 28: Penalties.
    Any person who,--
         (a) having in his possession, custody or control any property forming part of any undertaking of the Company, wrongfully withholds such property from the Central Government, or the Braithwaite and Company Limited, or the Government company; or
         (b) wrongfully obtains possession of, or retains, any property forming part of any undertaking of the Company or wilfully withholds or fails to furnish to the Central Government, or the Braithwaite and Company Limited, or the Government company, or any person or body of persons specified by that Government, or the Braithwaite and Company Limited, or the Government company, any document relating to such undertaking which may be in his possession, custody or control or fails to deliver to the Central Government, or the Braithwaite and Company Limited, or the Government company or any person or body of persons specified by that Government, or the Braithwaite and Company Limited, or the Government company, any assets, books of account, registers or other documents in his possession, custody or control, relating to the undertaking of the Company; or
         (c) wrongfully removes or destroys any property forming part of any undertaking of the Company or prefers any claim under this Act which he known or has reasonable cause to believe to be false or grossly inaccurate,
shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
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