Section 30 — Offences and penalties for contravention of provisions of the Act or rules made thereunder.

¹[30. Offences and penalties for contravention of provisions of the Act or rules made thereunder.—(1) If any employer or any other person—

(a) contravenes the provisions of this Act and rules relating to the number of apprentices which he is required to engage; or

(b) 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; or

(c) refuses or wilfully neglects to afford the Central or the State Apprenticeship Adviser or such other person, not below the rank of an Assistant Apprenticeship Adviser, as may be authorised by the Central or the State Apprenticeship Adviser in writing in this behalf any reasonable facility for making any entry, inspection, examination or inquiry authorised by or under this Act; or

(d) requires an apprentice to work overtime without the approval of the Apprenticeship Adviser;

or

(e) employs an apprentice on any work which is not connected with his training; or

(f) makes payment to an apprentice on the basis of piece-work; or

(g) requires an apprentice to take part in any output bonus or incentive scheme; or

(h) engages as an apprentice a person who is not qualified for being so engaged; or

(i) fails to carry out the terms and conditions of a contract of apprenticeship,

shall be liable for the first contravention with an advisory to be complied within thirty days; for the second contravention, be liable to warning to be complied within fifteen days; and for every subsequent contravention, be liable to penalty of not less than one thousand rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees.

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any establishment or industry which the Central Government may, by order exempt with effect from such date as may be mentioned therein.]