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IND-1961-L-48120
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (No. 27 of 1961).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
India
Subjects (Classification)
Transport and communication workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1961
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Governs welfare and health, hours of work, and wages and leave of motor transport industry workers. S. 21 prohibits the employment of children in the industry and requires adolescent workers to obtain a certificate of medical fitness.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1962-03-31
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Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1986-12-23 (IND-1986-L-27803)
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 (No. 61 of 1986).
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2019-07-23 (IND-2019-L-110008)
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2019 (Bill No. 186 of 2019).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Ministry of Labour
Country
India
URL
http://labour.nic.in/
File
IND48120.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
A Manual of Labour Laws
Author
Jagdish Lal
Publisher
Law Publishers (India)
Place of publication
Allahabad
Country
India
Date
1994
Edition
14th ed.
Volume
Vol. II
Page range
17 p.
Monograph title
Industrial Law
Author
P.L. Malik
Publisher
Eastern Book
Place of publication
Lucknow
Country
India
Date
1997
Edition
17th ed.