Section 1
Short title, extent, commencement and application.
The Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986
About this Act
An Act to provide for the safety, health and welfare of dock workers and for matters connected therewith.
(1) This Act may be called the Dock
Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(4) It shall not apply to any ship of war of any nationality.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(4) It shall not apply to any ship of war of any nationality.
Notes
1.15th April, 1987, vide notification No. G.S.R. 399(E), dated 15th April, 1987, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
sec. 3(i).