What Penalties are imposed for appointment of Child & Adolescent Labour in The Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986.

Whoever employs any Child or permits any child to work in contravention of the provisions of Section 3 of the Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years, or with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both. However, the parents or guardians of such children shall not be punished unless they permit such child for Commercial purposes in contravention of the provisions of Section 3. Whoever employs any adolescent or permits any adolescent to work in contravention of the provisions of Section 3A shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years or with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both. However, the parents or guardians of such adolescent shall not be punished unless they permit such adolescent to work in contravention of the provisions of Section 3A. The parents or guardians of any child or adolescent shall not be liable for punishment, in case of the first offence. Whoever, having been convicted of an offence under Section 3 or Section 3A of the Act commits a like offence afterwards; he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years. The parents or guardians having been convicted of an offence under Section 3 or Section 3A, commits a like offence afterwards, he shall be punishable with a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees. Contravention of the provisions of Section 3A of the Act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years or with fine which shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, or with both.