class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Government of Goa on June 26, 2020 issued a notification for the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) (Goa Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 further amending the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.
Following amendments have been made in the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
- A new section 25A has been inserted which specifies compounding of offences, “(1) Any offence punishable under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 22 and section 24 may, either before or after the institution of the prosecution, on an application by the alleged offender, be compounded by such officer or authority as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf for the amount as specified in the table below.”
- The composition amount for 50-100 workmen shall be 20,000 Rupees. For 101 to 500 workmen the amount shall be 35,000 Rupees and for more than 500 workmen the composition amount shall be 50,000 Rupees.
- Such offences shall be compounded only after there is the satisfaction that the alleged offender has acted in such degree for the compounding of the offence.
A new section 25A has been inserted which specifies compounding of offences, “(1) Any offence punishable under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 22 and section 24 may, either before or after the institution of the prosecution, on an application by the alleged offender, be compounded by such officer or authority as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf for the amount as specified in the table below.”
The composition amount for 50-100 workmen shall be 20,000 Rupees. For 101 to 500 workmen the amount shall be 35,000 Rupees and for more than 500 workmen the composition amount shall be 50,000 Rupees.
Such offences shall be compounded only after there is the satisfaction that the alleged offender has acted in such degree for the compounding of the offence.
