The Factories Act

General penalty for offences

Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances

Enhanced penalty after previous conviction

Penalty for obstructing Inspector

Penalty for wrongfully disclosing results of analysis under section 91

Penalty for contravention of the provisions of sections 41B, 41C and 41H

Offences by workers

Penalty for using false certificate of fitness

Penalty for permitting double employment of child

Repealed

Exemption of occupier or manager from liability in certain cases

Power of Court to make orders

Presumption as to employment

Onus as to age

Onus of proving limits of what is practicable, etc

Cognizance of offence

Limitation of prosecutions

Jurisdiction of a court for entertaining proceedings, etc., for offence


PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE


(1) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act
except on complaint by, or with the previous sanction in writing of, an Inspector.

(2) No Court below that of a Presidency Magistrate or of a Magistrate of the first class shall try any
offence punishable under this Act.






STATE AMENDMENT
Maharashtra
Amendment of section 105 of 63 of 1948.--In section 105 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words “an Inspector” the words “the Chief Inspector” shall be substituted.
[Vide Maharashtra Act 40 of 2015, s. 8].


LAWGIST

# 105 Cognizance of offence