Additional Emoluments (Compulsory Deposit) Act,1974
Act No : 37
Section :
Penalties.
14. Penalties. (1) Whoever, with a view to- (a) avoiding making any deduction of additional wages and additional dearness allowance and crediting the same to the Additional Wages Deposit Account or the Additional Dearness Allowance Deposit Account, as the case may be, or (b) aiding or abetting any other person to avoid making any such deduction or credit, knowingly makes, or causes to be made, any statement or representation which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six In months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. (2) Any employer who omits or fails to credit to any Deposit Account or remit any amount to the nominated authority, as and when such credit or remittance becomes due under this Act or any scheme framed thereunder, shall be punished- (a) with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but may extend- (i) in the case of the first offence, to six months, and (ii) in the case of any second or subsequent offence, to one year: Provided that the court may, for any adequate and special reasons, to be recorded by it in the judgment, impose a sentence of imprisonment for a term lesser than three months or a fine in lieu of imprisonment; and (b) also with fine which shall not be less than the amount which has not been credited to a Deposit Account or remitted to the nominated authority as required by this Act, and the interest due there on, calculated at the rate specified in sub-section (1) of section 7, but may extend to twice the said amount and the interest due thereon, and out of the fine, if realised, the court trying the offence shall cause an amount equal to the amount which has not been credited to a Deposit Account or remitted to the nominated authority with interest due thereon, to be remitted to the nominated authority for 508 crediting the same to the appropriate Deposit Account, and on such amount being remitted to the nominated authority, the liability of the employer shall, to the extent of the amount so remitted by the court, stand discharged. (3) Whoever contravenes any provision of this Act or any scheme or order made thereunder for which no penalty has been separately pro- vided for shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
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