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Act Number: 61

Act Name: The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986

Year: 1986

Enactment Date: 1986-12-23

Long Title: An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in all occupations and to prohibit the engagement of adolescents in hazardous occupations and processes and the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Prohibition of employment of children in any occupation and process.
3A Prohibition of employment of adolescents in certain hazardous occupations and processes.
4 Power to amend the Schedule.
5 Technical Advisory Committee.
6 Application of Part.
7 Hours and period of work.
8 Weekly holidays.
9 Notice to Inspector.
10 Disputes as to age.
11 Maintenance of register.
12 Display of notice containing abstract of sections 3 and 14.
13 Health and safety.
14 Penalties.
14A Offences to be Congnizable.
14B Child and Adolescent Labour Rehabilitation Fund.
14C Rehabilitation of rescued child or adolescent.
14D Compounding of offences.
15 Modified application of certain laws in relation to penalties.
16 Procedure relating to offences.
17 Appointment of Inspectors.
17A District Magistrate to implement the provisions.
17B Inspection and monitoring.
18 Power to make rules.
19 Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament or State legislature.
20 Certain other provisions of law not barred.
21 Power to remove difficulties.
22 Repeal and savings.
23 to 26 Repealed.
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