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Tertiary And Vocational Education Act (No. 20 of 1990) - Sect 90

Offences by a training employer

90.
(1) If any training employer
(a) engages as a trainee any person who is not qualified to be so engaged;
(b) fails to carry out the terms and conditions of a contract of training; or
(c) contravenes the provisions of this Act relating to the number of trainees which he is required to engage under such provisions,
(2) If any training employer or any other person
(a) required to furnish any information or return
(i) refuses or neglects to furnish such information or return; or
(ii) furnishes or causes to be furnished, any information or return which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true ; or
(iii) refuses to answer, or gives a false answer to any question necessary for obtaining any information required to be furnished by him;
(b) refuses, or willfully neglects to afford any other officer duly authorized by the Authority, any reasonable facility for making any entry, inspection, examination or inquiry authorized by or under this Act;
(c) requires a trainee to work overtime without obtaining approval as provided in the contract of initial training;
(d) employs a trainee on any work which is not connected with his training;
(e) falsely holds out to be an inspector;
(f) makes any statement to an inspector which is false in any material particular and which he knows to be false ;
(g) refuses or fails to comply with any lawful direction given by an inspector;
(h) hinders or obstructs an inspector in the exercise of his powers or duties; or
(i) fails to comply with any request to pay the penalties, such training employer or other person, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act, and shall, on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not 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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