Section 38
Section 84 of the principal Act is amended—
of Employment (Amendment) Act 2022
Amendment ActIn forceProvision 38 of 46
Section 38
(a)
by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1);
and
(b)
by inserting after subsection (1) as renumbered the following subsection:
“(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any written law to the contrary, the court of a First Class Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and to award the full punishment for any such offence.”.