General provision for punishment for offences

Any employer who contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder shall, if no other penalty is provided separately under this Act, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to six months or with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. The Commissioner of Labour shall be the authority for the purpose of deciding any question as to whether or not any of the provisions of the Act apply to an establishment or to an employee therein.