Section 1

Short title and commencement.

The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997

  • Act 31 of 1997
  • Ministry of Shipping
About this Act

An Act to provide for inapplicability of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 to dock workers of major port trusts and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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    (1) This Act may be called the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997.
     (2) It shall come into force on such date 1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Notes

1 5th January, 1998, vide notification No. S.O. 22(E), dated 5th January, 1998, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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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