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Section 29. Penalty for breach of settlement or award. Previous Next 1[29. Penalty for breach of settlement or award.--Any person who commits a breach of any term
of any settlement or award, which is binding on him under this Act, shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both 2[and where the
breach is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to two hundred rupees for every day
during which the breach continues after the conviction for the first] and the Court trying the offence, if it
fines the offender, may direct that the whole or any part of the fine realised from him shall be paid, by
way of compensation, to any person who, in its opinion, has been injured by such breach.] STATE AMENDMENT Kerala-- 3. Insertion of new section 29A.--After section 29 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-- "29A. Penalty for failure to comply with an order issued under section 10B.--Any person who fails to comply with any provisions contained in any order made under sub-section (1) of section 10B shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to one year and with fine."] [Vide Kerala Act 30 of 1979, s. 3 (w.e.f. 30-10-1979)] 1. Subs. by Act 36 of 1956, s. 20, for section 29 (w.e.f. 17-9-1956). 2. Ins. by Act 35 of 1965, s. 6 (w.e.f. 1-12-1965). |
