The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Amendment Act 2024
Contents News/Article Date: 7th February 2024
Relating to which Act: The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Amendment Act 2024
Penalty under the Act: Punishment for sexual harassment under section 354-AIPC (1) Any man who commits the offence specified in clause (i) or clause (ii) or clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of Section 354 A IPC shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Applicable to which State: Whole of India
Type: Government Notification – Bill No. 1 of 2024
Pertains to: All establishments covered by the Act
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And in this instance:
- In the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 9;
(a) in-section (l) for the words within a period of three months from the late of incident” and “within a period of three mouths from the date of last incident, the words “within a period of one year from the date of incident ” and “within a period of one you’re from the date of last incident” respectively, shall be substituted, and
(b) in the second proviso to sub-section (l) the words “not exceeding three months shall be omitted
- In the principal Act, section 10 shall the omitted
Subject: The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Amendment Act 2024
Attached is the notification
