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28/1996 - The Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996 ▶

Act Number: 28

Act Name: The Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996

Year: 1996

Enactment Date: 1996-08-19

Long Title: An Act to provide for the levy and collection of a cess on the cost of construction incurred by employers with a view to augmenting the resources of the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Boards constituted under the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996.

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section Number	Title	Actions
1	Short title, extent and commencement.
2	Definitions.
3	Levy and collection of cess.
4	Furnishing of returns.
5	Assessment of cess.
6	Power to exempt.
7	Power of entry.
8	Interest payable on delay in payment of cess.
9	Penalty for non-payment of cess within the specified time.
10	Recovery of amount due under the Act.
11	Appeals.
12	Penalty.
13	Offences by companies.
14	Power to make rules.
15	Repeal and saving.