Act Number: 52

Act Name: The Apprentices Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-12-12

Long Title: An Act to provide for the regulation and control of training of apprentices and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Department:

Section 11: Obligations of employers.
    Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Act, every employer shall have the following obligations in relation to an apprentice, namely:--
         (a) to provide the apprentice with the training in his trade in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and the rules made thereunder;
         (b) if the employer is not himself qualified in the trade, to ensure that a person 1 [who possesses the prescribed qualifications] is placed in charge of the training of the apprentice;2 ***
         3 [(bb) to provide adequate instructional staff, possessing such qualifications as may be prescribed, prescribed, for imparting practical and theoretical training and facilities for trade test of apprentices; and]
         (c) to carry out his obligations under the contract of apprenticeship
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 27 of 1973, s. 12, for "duly qualified" (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).
2. The word and omitted by Act 4 of 1997, s. 6 (w.e.f. 8-1-1997).
3. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 8-1-1997).
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