No Court shall take cognizance of any offence or any violations punishable under this Act except with the previous sanction of the Chief Inspector of Lifts and Escalators.

Violations and Penalty 23. Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, rules or the terms and conditions of a license or registration or a direction given by such Officer as the Government may authorize under this Act or the rules shall be punishable with fine not exceeding Ten thousand rupees and, in the case of continuing contravention, with an additional fine which may extend to two hundred rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention.