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 29: Amendment of Act 69 of 1951.
    In section 32 of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951.
         (a) in sub-section (1), the letter and brackets "(a)" before the words "in the case of sickness", the word "and" after the words "sickness allowance" and clause (b) shall be omitted;
         (b) in sub-section (2), the words "or maternity" shall be omitted.
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