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If the person contravening any of the 1E‘)rowswns redons of sub-section (/) of section 3 is a company or other corpo- rate body, every director, manager or secretary or other officer or agent thereof, shall, unless he proves that the contravention took place without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent such contraven- ,tion be deemed to be guilty of such contravention. cxamination, e 5. (1) Subject to any rules made by the [Central videncs, s, " i ised in this behalf by that evidence, etc. Government], any officer authorised in this e y Government may, if he has reason to believe that any person has contravened any of the provisions of sub- section (/) of section 3 within the local limits for which he is so authorised,— (a) enter with such assistants (if any), being per- sons in the service of the ?[Central Government], as he thinks fit, any place; (b) make such examination of the place and of any machinery, books or documents therein and take on the spot or elsewhere such evidence of any persons as he may deem necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act: and (c) exercise such other powers as may be neces- sary for carrying out the purposes of this Act: Provided that no one shaj be required under this sec- tion to answer any question or gjy, i i 1 to an T e tendin to incriminate himself, 7 5 deice ’ (2) Whoever wilfully obstructs an officer authorised S 1See now the Factories Act, 1948 (Act LXTII of 1948) “Substituted for the words “Si Rante . isati (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of Laws ongtl:leG 3:3"’ Concmen;ngzt !sh:bl’mum)abolis;t:rglagrgss’a('a" 1948 : East Pb. Act XX.] FACTORIES (contRoL oF Doy OF 207 ander sub-section (I) in the exercise ferred by that sub-section, or fails to pgdfigg power con- any bookor document in his custody or to co 0‘1’ demang demand for information or knowingly or reéllg) y with any {0 such officer a statement false in essly make { Late] a materi : be pumshable with imprisonment foz;l?‘?érpamcu!ar shall extend to two years or with fine or with b(r)it]h which may