Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
CHAPTER VI.
ding anything hereinbefore con- ~,~,,,,,
tracts mzde tained, within 43
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copy to his employer or his agent.
respect of every labour-contract an abstract f is registered under sectioii one hunclred and
C.-hployers' R d u n z s and `-Magistrates'`
`lizspectior~s.`
s, or in any prescribed periodical return.
estate is situate, and may require tlIat or other such native shall be brougllt
One
e shall
x7t2ccnd Bnzig?*atiofz,
persol1 Ilominated by th~e employcr or Inspect,spcctor shall have the casting vote.
~~otwithstanding anytl~ing contained in m y `provision` fc edule, the Inspector may order that any speciborei~s. we n Icl~ In- uyer, wlzo is in his opillion una.ble from weak- 0 w n by his labour the sum of one a~in a nd a r diem, according to tlic sard scheclule, shall , in lieu of such actual earnings, subsistencece at the rate of one anna and a half per diem, n a scale to be approvecl by such Inspector: bsistence-allowance shall be recoverable as if it
.E.-di.z@aj~acity foyn Lcfibour.
0. Tlie Illspector within tlie local limits of Inslxctor urisdiction any labourer is emplo~.ed may re- ~ ~ 11 labourer, for such period as lie thinks fit, any labourer forming his labo~~r-contract, if he be, in the E;E;~A; t of such Insp~ctor, temporarily unfitted for labo , omance thereof by reason of sickness, or other
such release shall be endorsed by the Inspectlhour-contract, and the time during wliich
hhn.wer is compelled to absent him. L , ~ , O , ~ ~ ~ `k` 011 account of sickness, he sllnll receive abseut ,. from l o ~ er for each day of such absence sub.. [slclillcss. ]
sisteace4 7
the
Azlcclzcl ~~7&iig?~atiol~.
. Subject to any rules which liiay be made by Provisions
direct that, on an.y specified estate within the
revision for the medical treatment of such
proportions te
employed, ctor who i's ally estate tion, iilsti-
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`Bvlaip~alio~~.`
such in Cornlati011 on the subjcct 1 estate or l~ortion, or tile eml>loycr the Inspeetol,, may desire to l)lacc
ee or the majority tlicreof is of ~,jllll,,itlC1;. estate or portiol~, or any pa,l*t of fiucls estate 11 estate or portion, is unfit for tlle rcsidcnav of c,,,,l,.,,l ~ ~ l l t i t , I:L~IOLLI... to or of any particular class of 1b- be void as rd a friidilia . . to that effect. reg:trds sacli estatc. llicn suoli iiudiiig hss been recorded, no labourer, particular class t,o wllich s1lch e case may be, sliall be bound by ct to labour on thc estate or portion, t of sucli estate or portion, as tlie case may bo, is found unfit for the resicleuce of such labour-
ourer is relensed under this sectioll ~~~b~~~~~ lice of a labour-contract to lal)our bound `10` labour else- elseall be bound to labour on any otllei* ,vile,, ' his cmployer and situa,te in tile ; or, wrhere the fincling relates only 0rtion or part of an estate, 011 ally other li of tlle sa111c estate.
labour else- else-
(if any) of due care or precaution, On of proper and available sanitary part of tlie owner of such estate or
.
2 if the place in whicli an Inspector S reasonable grounds for believing ge or breach has been comnlitted is local limits of his jul*isdiCtion, lie illquhsillfi. illto the mattey himself, EOrnlation tliewof in Tv\-ritJing to the
coinmitted. ,
ence that the coml~laii~ant has a,bsentcd Ilimself fron his labour volulltarily ancl witliout reasonable caus libour for ea.a11 four annas of such amount.
labour
cancel contract on call-
four month,,
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GEIAPTER VII.
- SUPPLEMENTARY POWEBS.
143. The Loca.1 Government may make rilles Power of Local nsistellt wit11 this Act-- erntne~it
Local Gov- erntne~it to
- (a) to define and regulate the powers and duties of lnnlcc r'''es.
- (b) to prescribe what returns and reports shall be madc under this Act by any such officers or by any coiltractors or local agents witliin the territories under its administration and tlze form in ~vhicli they slldl be respectively so
- (6) to prescribe tlze fornls of all registers, licenses, certificates and notices required under this Act with respect to the territories under its administration ;
- labourer or dependent ;
- to prescribe the fees to be paid for any license granted under this Act by any officer appointed by it and for the regi~t~atioiz of labourers or dependents in any district under its administrat~ion ;
q~~ality ancl quantity of nleclica,l (lr~~gs itlid other stores to be proviclcd for such 111 `L` j o ~ r -
(2) to ?rovide for tlle iilana.gcllzent and 1.ngulatioi3. of contmctors' clel3Bts: me1 of l~ospitt~l-clel36ts sitante within the territories unclcr its aclilliiiistration, nllcl for the support and meclica.1 ti:eataicut of labourers and their clepellclellts
- (a) to give effect to the l~rovisioiis of this Act vitliiii the districts subject to its admilzistra-
144. The Lieutenant-Govcrlior of Bellgal `and` the Spccid polrer ellief Colilmissioner of Assalii may f urtlie~ respect- `of` Lieute-
`of` Lieuten;t~rt-Govern-
*aster to whom a license is granted Waster to keep such lists, submit such returns make roturns. reports in regard to the passengers vessel as the Local Government may by ay by rule prescribe.
dical officer shall be appointed to any Netlical offiot of which a license is panted here- ~~~~z
dical officer shall be appointed to any Netlical offiot of which a license is panted herehe holds a license granted by such the Local Government may appoint in nd any medical officer so licensed shall removed from his appointment on the any officer empowered by the Local make such requisition.
it appears to any Embarkation Enlbarkation departure of ally Vessel in respect of Agent may order deparis granted hereunder is unduly delayed t ure of ure of of vessel
is granted hereunder is unduly delayed t ure of ure of of fixed by order of a Buperintendent or F;f!;:
nment, or notified by advertisement I for such departure, he may order
ch vessel to proceed on his voyage at
such a
1iln~zcl En~igru tion.
n;its of his Snrisdiction, go on board such
such 4 1
Infraction of rules to be reported.
vesrel may `bz` detained.
.F~~la?zd 317zigl-a tion,
able froill the employer of such labourer together with interest at six per centnin per annuill.
made under section ninety-one, he may reiiiove the excess number and cletain then1 until ailother opportunity of forwading them to their destination is found. The necessary expense of rnadntaini~ig wwh passengers while so detained and of forwarding them.to their destination shall be paid by such Magistrate, and shall be recoverable from the rnaste~ or owner of such vessel.
`B` `0` 6. Whenever, on making an inspection of any vessel in respect of which a license is granted hereunder, a Magistrate finds that any of the provisions of this Act or of ally rule- of the Local Government made hereunder have not; been complied with in respect of such vessel, he shall report the same to the Embarkation Agent by wliorn such license was granted ; and, if he considers it necessary to do so, he may detain the vessel until such provisions have been SO complied with as to make it possible for the voyag to be further prosecuted with safety and reasonabl coinfort to the emigrants.
(a) the detention of such labourers or depel~del~ts at deb~~rkatiolz-de1~8ts :
(c) the forwarding of labourers to t'tleir destination and tlie closing 2nd ret~wn of ~vay-bills
Source: India Code