law: Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 
  
  47.Penalty for contravention of provisions regarding safety measures.- 
  (1) Whoever contravenes the provisions of any
  
  rules made under section 40 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term
  
  which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to two thousand
  
  rupees, or with both, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with an
  
  additional fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every day during
  
  which such contravention continues after conviction for the first such
  
  contravention.
  (2) If any person who has been convicted of any offence punishable under
  
  sub-section (1) is again guilty of an offence involving a contravention or
  
  failure of compliance of the same provision, he shall be punishable on a subsequent
  
  conviction with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with
  
  fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees but which may extend to
  
  two thousand rupees or with both:
  
  Provided that for the purposes of this Sub-section, no cognizance shall
  
  be taken of any conviction made more than two years before the commission of
  
  the offence for which the person is subsequently being convicted:
  
  Provided further that the authority imposing the penalty, if it is
  
  satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances warranting such a course
  
  may, after recording its reasons ins writing, impose a fine of less than five
  
  hundred rupees.