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Act Number: 19

Act Name: The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976

Year: 1976

Enactment Date: 1976-02-09

Long Title: An Act to provide for the abolition of bonded labour system with a view to preventing the economic and physical exploitation of the weaker sections of the people and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section NumberTitleActions
1Short title, extent and commencement.
2Definitions.
3Act to have overriding effect.
4Abolition of bonded labour system.
5Agreement, custom, etc., to be void.
6Liability to repay bonded debt to stand extinguished.
7Property of bonded labourer to be freed from mortgage, etc.
8Freed bonded labourer not to be evicted from homestead, etc.
9Creditor not to accept payment against extinguished debt.
10Authorities who may be specified for implementing the provisions of this Act.
11Duty of District Magistrate and other officers to ensure credit.
12Duty of District Magistrate and officers authorised by him.
13Vigilance Committees.
14Functions of Vigilance Committees.
15Burden of proof.
16Punishment for enforcement of bonded labour.
17Punishment for advancement of bonded debt.
18Punishment for extracting bonded labour under the bonded labour system.
19Punishment for omission or failure to restore possession of property to bonded labourers.
20Abetment to be an offence.
21Offences to be tried by Executive Magistrates.
22Cognizance of offences.
23Offences by companies.
24Protection of action taken in good faith.
25Jurisdiction of civil courts barred.
26Power to make rules.
27Repeal and saving.
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