Repealed or not in force
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, 53 of 1961 (Rep., Act 36 of 2020)
22 sections · As amended up to 2026-08
Sections
- 0Section 0
- 1If any employer contravenes the provisions of this Act 01 the rules made thereunder, he shall be pun
- 2Whoever fails to produce on demand by the Inspector any register or document in his custody kept in
- 3In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
- 4No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie j lie j against any person for anything whi
- 5An Inspector may, subject to such restrictions or conditions as may be prescribed, exercise all or any of the following powers, namely:
- 6(1) Any woman employed in an establishment and entitled to maternity benefit under the provisions of
- 7(1) The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith con
- 8Section 8
- 13Section 13
- 14The appropriate Government may. by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such officers as it
- 15An Inspector may, subject to such restrictions or conditions as may be prescribed, exercise all or any of the following powers, namely:
- 20Every employer shall prepare and maintain such registers records and muster-rolls and in such manner as may be prescribed
- 21If any employer contravenes the provisions of this Act 01 the rules made thereunder, he shall be pun
- 22Whoever fails to produce on demand by the Inspector any register or document in his custody kept in
- 23(1) No prosecution for an offence punishable under this Act or any rule made thereunder shall be i
- 24No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie j lie j against any person for anything whi
- 25The Central Government may give such directions as it may I deem necessary to a State Government reg
- 26Section 26
- 27(1) The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith con
- 28In section 32 of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951,
- 30On the application of this Act