Section 14 in The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
14. Penalties.—
(1)Whoever employs any child or permits any child to work in contravention of the provisions of section 3 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three months but which may extend to one year or with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to twenty thousand rupees or with both.(2)Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under section 3, commits a like offence afterwards, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years.(3)Whoever—(a) fails to give notice as required by section 9; or(b)fails to maintain a register as required by section 11 or makes any false entry in any such register; or(c)fails to display a notice containing an abstract of section 3 and this section as required by section 12; or(d)fails to comply with or contravenes any other provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, shall be punishable with simple imprisonment which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both.
