Act 27 of 1961

The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961

An Act to provide for the welfare of motor transport workers and to regulate the conditions of their work.

  • Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • Enacted 1961-05-20
  • 40 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent, commencement and application.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Registration of motor transport undertaking.Read
4 Chief inspector and inspectors.Read
5 Powers of the inspectors.Read
6 Facilities to be afforded to inspectors.Read
7 Certifying surgeons.Read
8 Canteens.Read
9 Rest rooms.Read
10 Uniforms.Read
11 Medical facilities.Read
12 First-aid facilities.Read
13 Hours of work for adult motor transport workers.Read
14 Hours of work for adolescents employed as motor transport workers.Read
15 Daily intervals for rest.Read
16 Spread-over.Read
17 Split duty.Read
18 Notice of hours of work.Read
19 Weekly rest.Read
20 Compensatory day of rest.Read
21 Prohibition of employment of children.Read
22 Adolescents employed motor transport workers to carry tokens.Read
23 Certificate of fitness.Read
24 Power to require medical examination.Read
25 Act 4 of 1936 to apply to payment of wages to motor transport workers.Read
26 Extra wages for overtime.Read
27 Annual leave with wages.Read
28 Wages during leave period.Read
29 Obstructions.Read
30 Use of false certificate of fitness.Read
31 Contravention of provisions regarding employment of motor transport workers.Read
32 Other offences.Read
33 Enhanced penalty after previous conviction.Read
34 Offences by companies.Read
35 Cognizance of offences.Read
36 Limitation of prosecutions.Read
37 Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act.Read
38 Exemptions.Read
39 Powers to give directions.Read
40 Power to make rules.Read
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