Act Number: 53

Act Name: The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

Year: 1961

Enactment Date: 1961-12-12

Long Title: An Act to regulate the employment of women in certain establishments for certain periods before and after child-birth and to provide for maternity benefit and certain other benefits.

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India 1***.
     (3) It shall come into force on such date2 as may be notified in this behalf in the Official Gazette,--
         3[(a) in relation to mines and to any other establishment wherein persons are employed for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic and other performances, by the Central Government; and]
         (b) in relation to other establishments in a State, by the State Government.
Notes:
1. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 51 of 1970, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-9-1971).
2. 1st November, 1963, vide notification No. S.O. 2920 (E), dated 5th October, 1963, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii).
3. Subs. by Act 52 of 1973, s. 2, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 1-3-1975).
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