PM Act 121AChapter IX · Powers for Sanitary and Other Purposes
Section 121A · [ Consent of committee to use of new factories. [Inserted by Punjab Act No. 30 of 1955.]
Text size — level 1 of 4
(1)
Within any municipality to which this section shall have been extended by the State Government no person shall use as a factory any place which has not previously been so used without having obtained the consent of the committee.(2)
The consent of the committee may be given without condition or subject to the condition that the owner or user of the said factory shall provide adequate housing accommodation for labourers employed in the factory or for any proportion or class of such labourers.Provided that the consent of the committee shall not be withheld for any reason except the refusal of such owner or user to comply with such condition.Provided further that if the committee neglect or omit to give their consent within a period of two months from the date of application, such consent shall be deemed to have been given without condition.](3)
[ Whosoever commits a breach of the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) shall, on conviction, be punishable with a fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, and when the breach is a continuing one, with further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day, after the first, during which the breach continues.] [Sub-Section (3) added by Punjab Act No. 30 of 1955.]The offence at a glance
- Fine
- ₹1,000
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Sub-sections of this section carry different penalties; the maximum is shown.
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
Your private note on this section
Only you can see this note.