Section 55
Section 55 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948. If any employer or manager with intent to deceive makes, or causes or allows to be made, in any register, record or notice prescribed to be maintained under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, an entry which, to his knowledge, is false any material particular, or wilfully omits,
If any employer or manager with intent to deceive makes, or causes or allows to be made, in any register, record or notice prescribed to be maintained under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, an entry which, to his knowledge, is false any material particular, or wilfully omits, or causes or allows to be omitted, from any such register, record or notice, an entry which is required to be made therein under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, or maintains or causes or allows to be maintained, more than one set of any register, record or notice except the office copy of such notice, or sends, or causes or allows to be sent, to an Inspector, any statement, information or notice prescribed to be sent under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, which, to his knowledge, is false in any material particular, he shall, on conviction, be punished with fine which shall not be less than fifty rupees and which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees :
Provided that if both the employer and the manager are convicted, the aggregate of the fine in respect of the same contravention shall not exceed two Contravention of certain provisions and offences. Contravention of section 12. Employee contravening sections 18 (2), 24, 31 and 65. False entries by employer and manager. 20 of 53 hundred and fifty rupees.
Section 55, The Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (Act 79 of 1948).
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Questions about Section 55
How do I find court cases under Section 55 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Bombay Shops and Establishments Act 55, section 55 Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, section 55 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 55 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 12, section 18, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When was the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act enacted?
Bombay Shops and Establishments Act was enacted in 1948 as Act 79 of 1948. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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