Act Number: 69

Act Name: The Plantations Labour Act, 1951

Year: 1951

Enactment Date: 1951-11-02

Long Title: An Act to provide for the welfare of labour, and to regulate the conditions of work, in plantations.

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section 18B: Power of State Government to make rules.
    1[18B. Power of State Government to make rules.--(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.
     (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:--
         (a) the restriction on employment of women and adolescents for handling hazardous chemicals under sub-section (2) of section 18A;
         (b) the qualifications of supervisor appointed under sub-section (3) of section 18A;
         (c) the matters for training of workers under sub-section (4) of section 18A;
         (d) the medical examination of workers under sub-section (5) of section 18A;
         (e) the facilities and equipment to be provided to the workers engaged in handling insecticides, chemicals and toxic substances under sub-section (7) of section 18A;
         (f) the precautionary notices to be exhibited under sub-section (9) of section18A.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 5 (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
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