Act Number: 27

Act Name: The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996

Year: 1996

Enactment Date: 1996-08-19

Long Title: An Act to regulate the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction workers and to provide for their safety, health and welfare measures and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section 32: Drinking water.
    (1) The employer shall make in every place where building or other construction work is in progress, effective arrangements to provide and maintain at suitable points conveniently situated for all persons employed therein, a sufficient supply of wholesome drinking water.
     (2) All such points shall be legibly marked "Drinking Water" in a language understood by a majority of the persons employed in such place and no such point shall be situated within six metres of any washing place, urinal or latrine.
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