Section 14 Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952

 

Section 14 Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: 

Penalties. —

(1) Whoever, for the purpose of avoiding any payment to be made by himself under this Act 16 [,the Scheme 17 [the 18 [Pension] Scheme or the Insurance Scheme]] or of enabling any other person to avoid such payment, knowingly makes or causes to be made any false statement or false representation shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 19 [one year, or with fine of five thousand rupees, or with both].

20 [(1A) An employer who contravenes, or makes default in complying with, the provisions of section 6 or clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 17 in so far as it relates to the payment of inspection charges, or paragraph 38 of the Scheme in so far as it relates to the payment of administrative charges, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 21 [three years], but—

(a) which shall not be less than 22 [one year and fine of ten thousand rupees] in case of default in payment of the employees' contribution which has been deducted by the employer from the employees' wages;

23 [(b) which shall not be less than six months and a fine of five thousand rupees, in any other case]: 24  Provided that the court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a lesser term 25 

26 [(1B) An employer who contravenes, or makes default in complying with, the provisions of section 6C, or clause (a) of sub-section (3A) of section 17 in so far as it relates to the payment of inspection charges, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 27 [one year] but which shall not be less than 28 [six months] and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to 29 [five thousand rupees]: Provided that the court may, for any adequate and special reasons to be recorded in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a lesser term 25 

(2) 30 [Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Scheme] 31 [, the 32 [Pension] Scheme or the Insurance Scheme] may provide that any person who contravenes, or makes default in complying with, any of the provisions thereof shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 33 [one year, or with fine which may extend to four thousand rupees, or with both].

34 [(2A) Whoever, contravenes or makes default in complying with any provision of this Act or of any condition subject to which exemption was granted under section 17 shall, if no other penalty is elsewhere provided by or under this Act for such contravention or non-compliance, be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to 33 [six months, but which shall not be less than one month, and shall be liable to fine which may extend to five thousand rupees

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