Act 27 of 1996

The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996

An Act to regulate the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction workers and to provide for their safety, health and welfare measures and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

  • Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • Enacted 1996-08-19
  • 64 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent, commencement and application. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Central Advisory Committee. Read
4 State Advisory Committee. Read
5 Expert committees. Read
6 Appointment of registering officers. Read
7 Registration of establishments. Read
8 Revocation of registration in certain cases. Read
9 Appeal. Read
10 Effect of non-registration. Read
11 Beneficiaries of the Fund. Read
12 Registration of building workers as beneficiaries. Read
13 Identity cards. Read
14 Cessation as a beneficiary. Read
15 Register of beneficiaries. Read
16 Contribution of building workers. Read
17 Effect of non-payment of contribution. Read
18 Constitution of State Welfare Boards. Read
19 Secretary and other officers of Boards. Read
20 Meetings of Boards. Read
21 Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Boards. Read
22 Functions of the Boards. Read
23 Grants and loans by the Central Government. Read
24 Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Fund and its application. Read
25 Budget. Read
26 Annual report. Read
27 Accounts and audit. Read
28 Fixing hours for normal working day, etc. Read
29 Wages for overtime work. Read
30 Maintenance of registers and records. Read
31 Prohibition of employment of certain persons in certain building or other construction work. Read
32 Drinking water. Read
33 Latrines and urinals. Read
34 Accommodation. Read
35 Creches. Read
36 First-aid Read
37 Canteens, etc.Read
38 Safety Committee and safety officersRead
39 Notice of certain accidents.Read
40 . Power of appropriate Government to make rules for the safety and health of building workers.Read
41 Framing of model rules for safety measures.Read
42 Appointment of Director-General, Chief Inspector and Inspectors.Read
43 Powers of Inspectors.Read
44 Responsibility of employersRead
45 Responsibility for payment of wages and compensationRead
46 Notice of commencement of building or other construction work.Read
47 Penalty for contravention of provisions regarding safety measures.Read
48 Penalty for failure to give notice of the commencement of the building or other construction work.Read
49 Penalty for obstructionsRead
50 Penalty for other offencesRead
51 Appeal.Read
52 Recovery of penalty.Read
53 Offences by companiesRead
54 Cognizance of offencesRead
55 Limitation of prosecutionsRead
56 Delegation of powersRead
57 ReturnsRead
58 Application of Act 8 of 1923 to building workers.Read
59 Protection of action taken in good faithRead
60 Power of Central Government to give directions.Read
61 Power to remove difficulties.Read
62 Power to make rules.Read
63 Saving of certain laws.Read
64 Repeal and savingRead
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