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(1) Where an employer is convicted of an offence of making default in the payment of any contribution to the fund [the [Pension] Fund or the Insurance Fund] or in the transfer of accumulations required to be transferred by him under sub-section (2) of Sec. 15 or sub-section (5) of Sec. 17 the Court may, in addition to awarding any punishment, by order in writing require him within a period specified in the order (which the Court may, if it thinks fit and on application in that behalf, from time to time, extend), to pay the amount of contribution or transfer the accumulations, as the case may be, in respect of which the offence was committed. (2) Where an order is made under sub-section (1), the employer shall not be liable under this Act in respect of the continuation of the offence during the period or extended period, if any allowed by the Court, but if, on the expiry of such period or extended period, as the case may be, the order of the Court has not been fully complied with, the employer shall be deemed to have committed a further offence and shall be Punished with the imprisonment in respect thereof under sec.14 and shall also be liable to pay fine pay fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day after such expiry on which the order has not been compiled with. ] Ins. by Act 40 of 1973. Sec. 7, for Sec. 14 (w.e.f. 1st November, 1973). Subs. by Act 99 of 1976, Sec.33, for the words "or the family Pension Fund", (w.e.f. 1st August, 1976). Subs. by Act 25 of 1996, Sec. 4 (w.e.f. 16th November, 1995), for the words "Family Pension".