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(I) The [Central Government] may make rules Regulation of regulating or empowering a specified authority to regulate (f28es and condi. wages and other conditions of service of persons or of any ) class of persons engaged in any employment declared under section 3 to be an employment or class of employ- ment to which this Act applies. (2) When any such rules have been made or when any directions regulating wages or conditions of service ave been given by an authority empowered by such rules 0 give them, any” person failing to comply therewith is 8uilty of an offence under this Act. i nd pro. .1+ (I) Any person found guilty of an offence under Penaltes a this Act sha]] 03’1 gonviction by a competent crmun.a}lmm‘;’y“ ee Punishable with imprisonment for a term whu:fille Mend to #three years] and shall also be liable to 1me. — - - njab_Reorgani- Stion (Chgigbsmuted for the words “State Government™ by the Punj Ocder, jects) 1963, '8arh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurrent Subj 1948, Suhe ab Act, XXXVII of etion “!2’(52)!."“" for the words “one year” by East Punjab A 136 ESSENTIAL SERVICES 1947 : East Pb. Act XIy) (MAINTENANCE) ~d of an offence the person accus under this Q:tvizhgrecomp%y or -other bod}}f, Coflzfirate, ever director, manager, secretary Or other officer thereof shaf], nless he proves that the offence was committed withy; unles p at he exercised due diligence to pye. i th : : lv“eitkt'fi?zffign?is‘;fon of the offence, be liable to the punigh. ment provided for the offence. 3) No court shall take congizance of any offence unde(r %his Act except upon complaint mlwrltmg made by a person authorised in this behalf by the'[Central Govern. ment]. 4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Cl(-irzlinal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898), an offence under this Act shall be cognizable. ?[(5) Any magistrate or bench of magistrates em- powered for the time being to try in a summary way the offences specified in sub-section (Z) of section 260 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, may, if such magistrate or bench of magistrates think(s) fit, on application in this behalf made by the prosecution, try any offence under this Act in accordance with the provisions contained in sec- tions 262 to 265 of the said Code.] Bar of legal