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Peneltye—(1) Whoever, for thé purpose of avoiding any payment to be made by himself under this Act or under the scheme or of enabling any other person to ayoid such payment knowingly makes or causes to be rade. * any false statement. or false. representation, shall be punishable with impri- sonment for a term, which may extend. to thrée months, or with fine which imay extend to Gve hundred rupees, or with both’ Los \ ea : ’ é " ‘ . : . ® ‘ . ‘ me “ i ( : 5 > ay \ & ‘ . « df (2) _ Whoever, coftravenes or makes default in complying with any of the provisions of this Act or.of the scheme shall, if no other penalty is else- where provided by or under this Act-for such contravention or non-coni- © pliance be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two months or with fine Which may extend to four hundred rupeés, or r with © both. a (3) No. court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the First r Class shall try ‘any offence punighable. under" this Act. (4) No court: shall take cognisance:. of any offence: punishable under . this Act except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence made with, previous. sanction ‘of thé Chief Executive ‘Officer. ~ : ‘ “ ‘ 17; Power 40 recover damiages:—Where any’ person makes default in the Jpayment of any-contributior to: the Fund under this. Act or’ the scheme, the Board may recover from him daimages..“not exceeding twenty per cent of the amount of arrear, as it. may think fit to inipose.