Penalties for serious contraventions

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(1) Any contravention by an employer, of the provisions of this Code or of any rule made thereunder, under Section 12 or under sub-section (4) of Section 14 where it affects health of the employee adversely, may be punishable with a penalty of rupees one lakh: Provided that, for an offence, which does not have imminent danger to life or health, a compliance notice shall be issued with seven days time and the proceedings may be initiated, only if the observed default is not rectified within the stipulated period. Such compliance notice shall not be applicable, if the same default is observed again within a period of two years.
(2) Nothing in this section shall bar prosecution for any offence otherwise constituted under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (No. 45 of 2023) or any other law for the time being in force.

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