Enforcement and recovery
12 Restrictions on proceedings.
1
Proceedings shall not be brought against any person for failure to comply with an order of a Reinstatement Committee—
a
until the time allowed for appealing against the order has expired; or
b
where an appeal is brought, until the appeal is decided or withdrawn.
2
Where the person against whom the order was made is no longer the applicant’s former employer at the date of the failure to comply with the order, it is a defence for him to prove that he took all reasonable steps to secure compliance with the order.
3
Except as provided in sections 10 and 11, no proceedings, whether civil or criminal, shall be brought against any person in respect of a failure to discharge an obligation imposed on him by or under the foregoing provisions of this Act.