Payment of Wages Act, 1936

Section - 20 - Penalty for offences under the Act

Penalty for offences under the Act.

20. (1) Whoever being responsible for the payment of wages to an employed person contravenes any of the provisions of any of the following sections, namely, [section 5 except sub-section (4) thereof, section 7, section 8 except sub-section (8) thereof, section 9, section 10, except sub-section (2) thereof, and sec­tions 11 to 13], both inclusive, shall be punishable [with fine which shall not be less than one thousand five hundred rupees but which may extend to seven thousand five hun­dred rupees.]

(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 4, [sub-section (4) of section 5, section 6, sub-section (8) of section 8, sub-section (2) of section 10] or section 25 shall be punishable with fine which may extend to [three thousand seven  hundred fifty rupees].

[(2A) Whoever being required to nominate or designate a person under section 3 fails to do so, such person shall be punishable with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees.]

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