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Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder shall, if no other penalty is provided by or under the Act for such contravention, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.]2 [Penalty for breach of terms of ward 14-A Any person who commits a breach of any term of any settlement or award, which is binding on him under this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with 99 fine, or with both, and where the breach is a continuing one, with further fine which may extend to two hundred rupees for every day during which the breach continues after the conviction for the first; and the court trying the offence, if it fines the offender, may direct that the whole or any part of the fine realised from him shall be paid by way of compensation, to any person who, in its opinion has been injured by such breach.]3 [14- B (1) Any employer who closes down an undertaking in contravention of the provisions of section 3 or section. 6-W shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both. (2) Any employer, who contravenes a direction given under section 6-X shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both, and where the contravention is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to two thousand rupees for every day during which the contravention continues after the conviction.]4 Offence to be deemed cognizable