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IND-1961-L-29926
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Title_of_text
Maternity Benefit Act 1961 (No. 53 of 1961).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
India
Subjects (Classification)
Maternity protection
Adopted on (Date of text)
1961-12-12
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
An Act to regulate the employment of women in certain establishments for certain periods before and after childbirth and to provide for maternity benefit and certain other benefits.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1972-06-01 (IND-1972-L-16455)
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 1972.
Amending text(s)
1972-06-01 (IND-1972-L-16455)
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 1972.
Amending text(s)
2008-04-01 (IND-2008-L-80024)
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act 2008 (No. 15 of 2008).
Amending text(s)
2017-03-27 (IND-2017-L-106425)
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 (No. 6 of 2017).
Repealing Text region
Repealing text(s)
2019-09-17 (IND-2019-L-110009)
Code on Social Security, 2019 (BILL)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
India Code
Author
Ministry of Law and Justice
Publisher
Government of India
URL
http://indiacode.nic.in/fullact1.asp?tfnm=196153
Electronic source title
List of various Central Labour Acts
Publisher
Ministry of Labor
Country
India
URL
http://labour.nic.in/act/welcome.html
File
IND29926.pdf (PDF)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Industrial Law
Author
P.L. Malik
Publisher
Eastern Book
Place of publication
Lucknow
Country
India
Date
1997
Edition
17th ed.
Serial region
Serial title
Gazette of India, Extraordinary
Date
1961-12-13
Volume
Part II, section 1
Number
No. 57
Page range
p. 643