Duties Of Employees/Penalties For Violtion

1. The employer will notify the Inspector in case he employs a child in his establishment, within 30 days from the date of such employment.
2. The employer shall maintain a register in respect of children employed or permitted to work in his establishment and make it available for inspection by an inspector. This register will show
   1. name and date of birth of each child worker engaged by him or working in his establishment,
   2. hours and period of work and rest interval of each such child, and
   3. the nature of work of every such child.
3. A notice in the local language and in English, containing an abstract of the list of occupations and processes which cannot employ a child and the penalty for doing so shall be displayed at every railway station, port or establishment, by its occupier.

PENALTIES

• For employing any child or permitting any child to work in any of the occupations or processes in which he is not allowed to do so the penalty is imprisonment for atleast months which may extend to one year, or fine of not less than Rs. 10,000 which may be increased to Rs. 20,000, or both.
• Repeating the offence mentioned above after conviction the penalty is imprisonment for not less than 6 months, which may be extended to two years.
• Failure to give notice to the inspector, or failure to maintain register, or failure to display a notice, (as explained under duties of employer) or failure to comply with or contravention of any other provision the penalty is simple imprisonment which may extend to one month, or fine up to Rs. 10,000, or both.

PROCEDURE RELATING TO OFFENCES

1. Any person, police officer or Inspector may file a complaint of the commission of an offence under this Act in any court of competent jurisdiction.
2. Every certificate as to the age of a child which has been granted by a prescribed medical authority shall for the purposes of this Act, be conclusive evidence as to the age of the child to whom it relates.
3. No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a magistrate of the first class shall try and offence under this Act.