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Rohan Auto Components Ltd, a company in Pune, is short of the number of apprentices it must engage. What is the first step the Act requires before the employer can be punished for this shortfall?

The employer must first be given a month's written notice by an officer authorised by the appropriate Government, asking for reasons for the shortfall. Punishment follows only if the employer fails to reply or the officer, after a hearing, is not satisfied.

  1. AImmediate prosecution before a Magistrate
  2. BCancellation of the establishment's registration
  3. CA one-month written notice from an authorised officer asking the employer to explain the reasonsCorrect
  4. DA warning by the apprentices' trade union

Explanation

Under section 30(1), an employer contravening the provisions on the number of apprentices must be given a month's written notice by an officer authorised by the appropriate Government to explain the reasons. Only if there is no reply or the officer is unsatisfied after hearing does the fine apply under section 30(1A).

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