16. Section 51 of the principal Act is hereby amended as follows : -
| (1) in subsection (1) of that section, by the substitution, for the word and figures "section 30,", of the words and figures " section 30, section 43 or section 45," ; and |
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| (2) by the repeal of subsection (3) of that section, and the substitution therefor of the following subsection : -
| | " (3) Every employer who contravenes the provisions of section 43, and every person who contravenes the provisions of section 45, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable-
| | | (a) in the case of a first offence, to a fine not less than one hundred rupees nor exceeding two hundred and fifty rupees ; |
| (b) in the case of a second offence, to a fine not less than two hundred and fifty rupees nor exceeding five hundred rupees ; and |
| (c) in the case of a subsequent offence, to a fine not less than five hundred rupees nor exceeding one thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.". |
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