Section 23 — Contravention of provisions regarding employment of contract labour.

THE CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION AND ABOLITION) ACT, 1970

23. Contravention of provisions regarding employment of contract labour.—Whoever 

contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rules made thereunder prohibiting, restricting or 

regulating the employment of contract labour, or contravenes any condition of a licence granted under this 

Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine 

which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both, and in the case of a continuing contravention 

with an additional fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day during which such 

contravention continues after conviction for the first such contravention.

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