Section 22

Repeal and savings.

The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986

  • Act 61 of 1986
  • Ministry of Labour and Employment
About this Act

An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in all occupations and to prohibit the engagement of adolescents in hazardous occupations and processes and the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

All sections
    (1) The Employment of Children Act, 1938 (26 of 1938) is hereby repealed.
     (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken or purported to have been done or taken under the Act so repealed shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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