Section 1:
Short title, extent, commencement and application.
(1) This Act may be called the
Apprentices Act, 1961.
(2) It extends to the whole of India 1
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(3) It shall come into force on such date2
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different States.
(4) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to
(a) any area or to any industry in any area unless the Central Government by notification in the
Official Gazette specifies that area or industry as an area or industry to which the said provisions shall
apply with effect from such date as may be mentioned in the notification;
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[(c) any such special apprenticeship scheme for imparting training to apprentices as may be
notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.]
Notes:
1. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 25 of 1968, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-8-1968).
2. 1st March, 1962, vide notification No. G.S.R. 246, dated 12th February, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
sec. 3(i).
3. Clause (b) omitted by Act 27 of 1973, s. 3 (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).
4. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for clause (c) (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).