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IND-1976-L-27801
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Title_of_text
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976 (No. 19 of 1976) [as amended]
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
India
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of forced labour
Adopted on (Date of text)
1976-02-09
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Act provides for the abolition of the bonded labour system; on the commencement of the Act every bonded labourer is discharged from any obligation under the terms of his bond.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1975-10-25
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1976-02-28 (IND-1976-R-27984)
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Rules 1976 [as amended, with comments and references to cases]
Implementing text(s)
1976-02-28 (IND-1976-R-27984)
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Rules 1976 [as amended, with comments and references to cases]
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1975-10-24 (IND-1975-R-14319)
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Ordinance 1975 (No. 17 of 1975).
Amended text(s)
1975-10-24 (IND-1975-R-14319)
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Ordinance 1975 (No. 17 of 1975).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
India Code
Author
Ministry of Law and Justice
Publisher
Government of India
Country
India
URL
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=197619
Electronic source title
List of various Central Labour Acts
Publisher
Ministry of Labor
Country
India
URL
http://labour.nic.in/act/welcome.html
File
IND27801.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
A Manual of Labour Laws
Author
Lal J
Publisher
Law Publishers (India)
Place of publication
Allahabad
Country
India
Date
1990
Edition
12th ed.
Volume
Vol. 1, Part 3
Page range
pp. 1-13
Monograph title
Industrial Law
Author
P.L. Malik
Publisher
Eastern Book
Place of publication
Lucknow
Country
India
Date
1997
Edition
17th ed.