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Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act (No. 45 of 1971) - Sect 7

Failure to comply with the provisions of section 6 to be an offence

7.
(1) Where an employer fails to comply with the provisions of section 6, such employer shall be guilty of an offence under this Act, and shall be liable on conviction after summary trial before a Magistrate to imprisonment of either description for a term of not less than six months and not exceeding two years.
(2) In any prosecution for an offence under subsection (1), the burden of proving that the employer has complied with the provisions of section 6 shall lie on the accused.

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