Section 1
Short title and extent.
The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
About this Act
An Act to provide for regulating the employment of dock workers.
(1) This Act may be called the Dock Workers (Regulation of
Employment) Act, 1948.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*].
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*].
Notes
1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for "except part B States".
*. *Vide* Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
*. *Vide* Notification No. S.O. 3912 (E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.