Section 67: Offences

67. Offences (1) Any person who— (a) fails to credit a worker with the full amount of remuneration for work done; (b) makes, or knowingly allows to be made, any entry in a record required to be kept by an employer which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; (c) for the purposes of this Act, produces, furnishes or knowingly allows to be produced or furnished any register, report, book, remuneration sheet, record, list, documents or information which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; (d) prevents a worker from appearing before the Permanent Secretary or the Labour Advisory Council; (e) contravenes— (i) a condition of any authority issued, or approval given, under this Act; (ii) any order or direction given under this Act; E9B – 42 (5) [Issue 6] Employment Rights Act (iii) this Act or any regulations made under this Act; or (iv) any order made by the Court, shall commit an offence. (2) Any person who commits an offence shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 25,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. (3) The Court may, on the conviction of any person under this Act, where it thinks appropriate, make an order directing that person to comply with this Act or any order may by that Court within such time as may be fixed in the order. (4) A person who fails to comply with an order made under subsection (3) shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees. [S. 67 amended by s. 12 (m) of Act 14 of 2009 w.e.f. 1 July 2009; s. 34 of Act 6 of 2013 w.e.f. 11 June 2013; s. 13 (f) of Act 27 of 2013 w.e.f. 21 December 2013.]