Substitution of section 25R of Act XIV of

For section 25R of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:—

Penalty for closure. “25R.

1. (1) Any employer who closes down an undertaking without complying with the provisions of sub-section
2. (1) of section 25-O shall, on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.
3. (2) Any employer who contravenes a direction given under sub-section
4. (2) of section 25-O or section 25P shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both, and where the contravention is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to two thousand rupees for every day during which the contravention continues after the conviction.”.