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CS Executive · Setting Up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws · The Apprentices Act, 1961

Kaveri Engineering Ltd is alleged to have committed an offence under the Apprentices Act, 1961 on 10 March. Who may make the written complaint on which a court takes cognizance, and within what time?

A court can take cognizance only on a written complaint by the Apprenticeship Adviser or an officer of Deputy Apprenticeship Adviser rank or above, made within six months from the date the offence is alleged to have been committed, as provided in section 33.

  1. AAny apprentice, within one year of the offence
  2. BThe Apprenticeship Adviser or an officer of the rank of Deputy Apprenticeship Adviser and above, within six months of the alleged offenceCorrect
  3. COnly the State Government, within three months of the offence
  4. DAny police officer, within six months of discovering the offence

Explanation

Section 33 bars cognizance except on a written complaint by the Apprenticeship Adviser or an officer of Deputy Apprenticeship Adviser rank and above. The complaint must be made within six months from the date the offence is alleged to have been committed. Time runs from commission, not discovery.

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