Section | Offence | Penalty |
31 | Committing A Second Offence | Imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months and fine which shall not be less than Five hundred rupees but not more than One thousand rupees.; |
31(a) | Manufacturing, or carrying on business as a manufacturer or dealer of, any dangerous machine without being in possession of a valid licence issued or renewed under this Act | Punishable with imprisonment upto six months and/or fine upto Rs.1000. |
31(b) | Employing a child in the operation of any dangerous machine | Punishable with imprisonment upto six months and/or fine upto Rs.1000. |
31(c) | To cause any person to operate a dangerous machine which does not conform to the standards specified by or under this Act | Punishable with imprisonment upto six months and/or fine upto Rs.1000. |
31(d) | To cause any person to operate any dangerous machine referred to in Section 21, without carrying out the prescribed modifications; | Punishable with imprisonment upto six months and/or fine upto Rs.1000. |
31(e) | To omit to take out or renew an insurance policy as required by Section 24 | Punishable with imprisonment upto six months and/or fine upto Rs.1000. |
31(f) | To sell or otherwise transfer any dangerous machine which does not conform to the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder | Punishable with imprisonment upto six months and/or fine upto Rs.1000. |
31(g) | To operate or cause any person to operate any dangerous machine during the period of operation of prohibitory order made under sub-section (2) of Section 26 | Punishable with imprisonment upto six months and/or fine upto Rs.1000. |
31(h) | Contravening any Section of the Act or any rules made under the act, which is not specified in Section 31 | Punishable with imprisonment upto six months and/or fine upto Rs.1000. |