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Single application in respect of a number of employees.— (1) 1[Subject to such rules as may be prescribed, a single application] may be presented under section 20 on behalf or in respect of any number of employees employed in the scheduled employment in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed and in such cases the maximum compensation which may be awarded under sub-section (3) of section 20 shall not exceed ten times the aggregate amount of such excess 2[or ten rupees per head, as the case may be]. 1 Subs. by Act 30 of 1957, sec. 13, for ‘A single application’ (w.e.f. 17-9-1957). 2 Ins. by Act 30 of 1957, set. 13 (w.e.f. 17-9-1957). 9(3) The Punjab Minimum Wages Rules, 1950 (2) The Authority may deal with any number of separate pending applications presented under section 20 in respect of employees in the scheduled employments in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed, as a single application presented under sub-section (1) of this section and the provisions of that sub-section shall apply accordingly. 1[22. Penalties for certain offences.—Any employer who— (a) pays to any employee less than the minimum rates of wages fixed for that employee’s class of work, or less than the amount due to him under the provisions of this Act; or (b) contravenes any rule or order made under section 13, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both: Provided that in imposing any fine for an offence under this section, the court shall take into consideration the amount of any compensation already awarded against the accused in any proceedings taken under section 20.] 2[22A. General provision for punishment of other offences.—Any employer who contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder shall, if no other penalty is provided for such contravention by this Act, be punishable- with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.] 3[22B. Cognizance of offences.— (1) No court shall take cognizance of a complaint against any person for an offence— (a) under clause (a) of section 22 unless an application in respect of the facts constituting such offence has been presented under section 20 and has been granted wholly or in part, and the appropriate Government or an officer authorised by it in this behalf has sanctioned the making of the complaint; (b) under clause (b) of section 22 or under section 22A, except on a complaint made by, or with the sanction of, an Inspector. 1 Subs. by Act 30 of 1957, sec. 14, for section 22 (w.e.f. 17-9-1957). 2 Ins. by Act 3D of 1957, ser. 14 (w.e.f. 17-9-1957). 3 Ins. by Act 3D of 1957, ser. 14 (w.e.f. 17-9-1957). (2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence— (a) under clause (a) or clause (b) of section 22, unless complaint thereof is made within one month of the grant of sanction under this section; (b) under section 22A, unless complaint thereof is made within six months of the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.] 1[22C. Offences by companies.— (1) If the person committing any offence under this Act is a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed, was incharge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company as well as the company shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this Hub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation.—For the purposes of this section— (a) “company” means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and (b) “director” in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm.] 2[22D. Payment of undisbursed amounts due to employees.—All amounts payable by an employer to an employee as the amount of minimum wages of the employee under this Act or otherwise due to the employee under this Act 1 Ins. by Act 3D of 1957, ser. 14 (w.e.f. 17-9-1957). 2 Ins. by Act 3D of 1957, ser. 14 (w.e.f. 17-9-1957). 9(3) The Punjab Minimum Wages Rules, 1950 or any rule or order made thereunder shall, if such amounts could not or cannot be paid to the employee on account of his death before payment or on account of his whereabouts not being known, be deposited with the prescribed authority who shall deal with the money so deposited in such manner as may be prescribed.] 1 [22E. Protection against attachment of assets of employer with Government.—Any amount deposited with the appropriate Government by an employer to secure the due performance of a contract with that Government and any other amount due to such employer from that Government in respect of such contract shall not be liable to attachment under any decree or order of any court in respect of any debt or liability incurred by the employer other than any debt or liability incurred by the employer towards any employee employed in connection with the contract aforesaid.] 2 [22F. Application of Payment of Wages Act, 1936 to scheduled employments.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936), the appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that, subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), all or any of the provisions of the said Act shall, with such modifications, if any, as may be specified in the notification, apply to wages payable to employees in such scheduled employment as may be specified in the notification. (2) Where all or any of the provisions of the said Act are applied to wages payable to employees in any scheduled employment under sub-section (1), the Inspector appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be the Inspector to the purpose of enforcement of the provisions so applied within the local limits of his jurisdiction.]