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Farm Laws Repeal Act, 2021 (Act 40 of 2021). -

Adoption: 2021-11-30 | IND-2021-L-114004

1. Short title.
2. Repeal of Acts 20 of 2020, 21 of 2020 and 22 of 2020.
3. Amendment of Act 10 of 1955.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

The Farmers Produce Trade and commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (Act No 21 of 2020). -

Adoption: 2020-09-24 | IND-2020-L-111095

An Act to provide for the creation of an ecosystem where the farmers and traders enjoy the freedom of choice relating to sale and purchase of farmers' produce which facilitates remunerative prices through competitive alternative trading channels; to promote efficient, transparent and barrier-free inter-State and intra-State trade and commerce of farmers' produce outside the physical premises of markets or deemed markets notified under various State agricultural produce market legislations; to provide a facilitative framework for electronic trading and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 (Act 20 0f 2020). -

Adoption: 2020-09 | IND-2020-L-111089

An Act to provide for a national framework on farming agreements that protects and empowers farmers to engage with agri-business firms, processors, wholesalers, exporters or large retailers for farm services and sale of future farming produce at a mutually agreed remunerative price framework in a fair and transparent manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Recycling of Ships Act, 2019 (Act No. 49 of 2019). -

Adoption: 2019-12-15 | IND-2019-L-111097

An Act to provide for the regulation of recycling of ships by setting certain standards and laying down the statutory mechanism for enforcement of such standards and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
WHEREAS, the International Maritime Organisation adopted the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 which ensures that ships, when being recycled after the end of their operational lives, do not pose any unnecessary risk to the environment and to human health and safety;
AND WHEREAS, the said Convention was developed with inputs from International Maritime Organisation Member States, Non-Governmental Organisations and in co-operation with the International Labour Organisation and the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 1989;
AND WHEREAS, the Hong Kong Convention lays down the aspects relating to design, construction, operation and preparation of ships so as to facilitate safe and environmentally sound recycling, without compromising the safety and operational efficiency of ships and the establishment of an appropriate enforcement mechanism for recycling of ships;
AND WHEREAS, the said Convention contains the provisions which are not covered in the Shipbreaking Code (Revised), 2013 notified by the Government of India to regulate the recycling of ships in India;
AND WHEREAS, the said Convention lays down the multilateral framework to be followed internationally by countries which become a party to it;
AND WHEREAS, India, being a Member-State of the International Maritime Organisation, had participated in the said Convention and expressed views for the protection of environment and human health and safety during the process of recycling of ships;
AND WHEREAS, it is considered expedient to accede to the aforesaid Convention now and to have an appropriate legislation on issues relating to the recycling of ships.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 25 of 2016). -

Adoption: 2016-05-06 | IND-2016-L-103355

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 (Act No. 11 of 2015). -

Adoption: 2015-03-30 | IND-2015-L-99660

An Act to provide for allocation of coal mines and vesting of the right, title and interest in and over the land and mine infrastructure together with mining leases to successful bidders and allottees with a view to ensure continuity in coal mining operations and production of coal, and for promoting optimum utilisation of coal resources consistent with the requirement of the country in national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Repeals the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Second Ordinance, 2014.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Delhi Private Placement Agencies Regulation Order, 2014.

Adoption: 2014-09-25 | IND-2014-R-96957

This Order applies to all private placement agencies in the Capital Territory of Delhi providing domestic workers in the Territory. Agencies are obliged to register with the competent authority providing the details of the agency, the number of domestic workers employed by the agency, as well as details of their salaries, addresses, work requirements, period of employment and commissions received by the employers. Domestic workers are to be issued a Passbook which includes details of the employment contract, salary etc. Provides that all employment agreements between Agencies and domestic workers are to be in writing. The Delhi Commission for Women and the Child Welfare Committee is to receive information from the Department of Labour and is to supervise the implementation of the above provisions. The Order also includes penalties in case of non-compliance with the Order.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

The Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 (No. 7 of 2014). -

Adoption: 2014-05-09 | IND-2014-L-96428

AN ACT to establish a mechanism to receive complaints relating to disclosure on any allegation of corruption or wilful misuse of power or wilful misuse of discretion against any public servant and to inquire or cause an inquiry into such disclosure and to provide adequate safeguards against victimisation of the person making such complaint and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

The Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) Resolution No. 371/12/2002-AVD-III dated the 21st April, 2004 as amended vide Resolution of even number, dated the 29th April, 2004 is hereby repealed.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (No. 7 of 2014). -

Adoption: 2014-03-04 | IND-2014-L-96427

An Act to protect the rights of urban street vendors and to regulate street vending activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Prohibition of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (No. 25 of 2013). -

Adoption: 2013-09-18 | IND-2013-L-94017

The Act prohibits manual scavenging and the manual cleaning of sewers and septic tanks without protective equipment as well as the the construction of insanitary latrines. Any one who violates the provisions of the Act by employing manual scavengers or failing to demolish insanitary latrines is liable to imprisonment of 1-2 years, and fine of Rs 50,000 - Rs 1 lakh. Anyone who employs a persons for hazardous cleaning of septic tanks and sewers is liable to imprisonment of 2-5 years and/or fine of Rs 2- 5 lakh.
The Act also provides for the rehabilitation of persons identified as manual scavengers, and their families, including the provision of scholarships to children, housing, training and financial assistance.
The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993 or in any other law, or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any other law.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Rules, 2012 (G.N. No. BSE-2009/C.R.122/Lab-10). -

Adoption: 2012-01-03 | IND-2012-R-94258

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Act, 2011 (No. 18 of 2011). -

Adoption: 2011-10-18 | IND-2011-L-92071

Amends the Long Title as well as sections 1, 2, 12 and 32 with respect to the insertion of a new section 12A. New section 12A concerning Power of Council to determine minimum standards of education of school
teachers.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Oil Mines Regulations, 2011 (G.S.R. 876E).

Adoption: 2011 | IND-2011-R-96634

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2010 (No. 34 of 2010). -

Adoption: 2010-09-08 | IND-2010-L-87996

Inserts a new section 11A concerning procedure in respect of coal or lignite. Also make consequential changes to section 13.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Plantations Labour (Amendment) Act, 2010 (No. 17 of 2010). -

Adoption: 2010-05-18 | IND-2010-L-87982

Makes numerous provisions. In particular inserts a new Chapter IV A concerning occupational safety in plantations.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Rubber (Amendment) Act, 2009 (No. 4 of 2010).. -

Adoption: 2010-01-21 | IND-2010-L-87980

Makes numerous amendments to the Rubber Act, 1947.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

National Rural Employment Guarantee (Amendment) Act, 2009 (No. 46 of 2009). -

Adoption: 2009-12-31 | IND-2009-L-93589

In the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, in subsection (1) of Section 1, for the words "the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act", the words "the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" shall be substituted.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Sikkim Tenants and Domestic and Professional Helps (Compulsory Verification) Act, 2008. -

Adoption: 2008 | IND-2008-L-93738

Provides, inter alia, that anyone in the State employing a domestic worker in their home must report the employment relationship to the police.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

The Sikkim Police Act, 2008 (Act No. 15 of 2008). -

Adoption: 2008 | IND-2008-L-93739

An Act to make provision for the law relating to the establishment and management of the Police organization and its functions.

Chapter I - Preliminary: Definitions and Interpretations
Chapter II - Constitution and Organization of the Police Service
Chapter III - The Civil Police
Chapter IV - Armed Police Units
Chapter V - Superintendence and Administration of Police
Chapter VI - Role, Functions, Duties and Responsibilities of the Police
Chapter VII - Policing in Rural Areas and Village/Town Police System
Chapter VIII - Policing in the context of public order and Internal Security challenges
Chapter IX - Criminal Investigation
Chapter X - Training, Research and Development
Chapter XI - Regulation, Control and Discipline
Chapter XII - Police Accountability
Chapter XIII - Welfare and Grievance Redressal Mechanism for Police Officers
Chapter XIV - Welfare and Grievance Redressal Mechanism for Police Officers
Chapter XV - Miscellaneous

187. (1) The Police Act, 1861, in its application to the State of Sikkim, is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken or any proceeding instituted under the Act so repealed shall be deemed to have been done or taken or instituted under the corresponding provision of this Act.
(3) All references in any enactment to any of the provisions of the Act so repealed shall be construed as references to the corresponding provision of this Act.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (No. 42 of 2005). (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005) -

Adoption: 2005-09-05 | IND-2005-L-72597

Provides that the State Government is to provide to every household, whose adult members volunteer, not less than one hundred days of unskilled manual work in a financial year. Every person who undertakes this work is entitled to receive wages at the wage rate for each day of work.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Railway Servants (Hours of Work And Period of Rest) Rules, 2005 (G.S.R.75). -

Adoption: 2005-02-28 | IND-2005-R-93731

Implements section 136 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989).

PART I - PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, commencement and application
2. Definitions
PART - II CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND HOURS OF WORK
3. Prescribed authority to classify the employment of railway servant
4. Appeals against classification
5. Supervisory staff
6. Excluded staff
7. Criteria for determining classification of railway servants
8. Fixation of hours of work
9. Power to make temporary exemption
10. Principle of averaging and payment of overtime allowance
11. Register of extra hours of work
12. Periodical Rest
13. Compensatory periods of rest
PART - III AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER XIV OF THE ACT AND THESE RULES
14. Appointment of Supervisors
15. Display of rules and notices
16. Annual Return
PART - IV RESIDUARY POWERS
17. Power to make modification in special cases
PART - V REPEAL AND SAVING

The Railway Servants (Hours of Employment) Rules, 1961 and any orders issued thereunder in so far as they are inconsistent with these rules, are hereby repealed.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Central Civil Services (Pension) First Amendment Rules, 1999 (S.O. 259).

Adoption: 1999-01-21 | Date of entry into force: 1999-01-30 | IND-1999-R-53151

Amends the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 to include mental retardation in the definition of "disability of mind", and with regard to payment of family pension when the beneficiary is mentally retarded.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 34 of 1996). -

Adoption: 1996-09-28 | IND-1996-L-73592

Amends section 9 and 13C of the Act concerning number of competent persons.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996 (No. 27 of 1996). -

Adoption: 1996-08-19 | Date of entry into force: 1996-03-01 | IND-1996-L-51942

Provides for conditions of employment of construction workers, occupational safety, inspection of worksites, welfare fund administration, and registration of workers as beneficiaries of welfare funds. As amended.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act, 1996 (No. 28 of 1996). -

Adoption: 1996-08-19 | Date of entry into force: 1995-11-03 | IND-1996-L-51943

Amended text.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Coal Mines Provident Fund Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1996 (No. 23 of 1996). -

Adoption: 1996-08-13 | IND-1996-R-51987

Amends the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1948.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 (No. 55 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-09-12 | IND-1994-L-40682

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against Safety of Civil Aviation (Amendment) Act, 1994 (No. 40 of 1994)

Adoption: 1994-06-29 | IND-1994-L-40683

An anti-terrorist law that renders violence causing death or damage at airports as a penal offence entailing life-imprisonment as punishment.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

National Council for Teacher Education Act (No. 73 of 1993). -

Adoption: 1993-12-29 | IND-1993-L-73590

Provides for the establishment of a National Council for Teacher Education as well as the regulation and proper maintenance of norms and standards in the teacher education system.

India - Specific categories of workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Central Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules, 1993 (GSR No. 689 (E)). -

Adoption: 1993-11-05 | IND-1993-M-93743

1. Short title and commencement
2. Definition
3. Application
4. Service Associations already recognized
5. Conditions for recognition of Service Associations
6. Conditions subject to which recognition is continued
7. Verification of Membership
8. Withdrawal of Recognition
9. Relaxation
10. Interpretation

Repeals the Central Civil Services (Recognition of Service Association) Rules, 1959.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Kerala Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Rules, 1990 (S.R.O. No. 1824 of 1993)

Adoption: 1993-10-18 | IND-1993-R-40684

The Government of India has brought into force the Dangerous Machine (Regulations) Act, 1983 providing for the regulation of trade and commerce in and the production, supply, distribution and use of the product of any industry producing dangerous machines, with a view to securing the welfare of labour operating any such machines and for the payment of compensation for death or bodily harm suffered by any labourer while operating such a machine. The present rules have been framed for carrying out the provisions of the Act.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Amendment Act, 1993 (No. 41 of 1993). -

Adoption: 1993-05-22 | IND-1993-L-47670

Amends the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966. A new s. 7A provides that an inspector shall not disclose the source of a complaint.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 (No. 35 of 1992).

Adoption: 1992-09-01 | IND-1992-L-47674

Establishes the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force and sets forth punishments for violations of discipline, including the death penalty for desertion or cowardice. S. 13 prohibits members of the Force from joining labour unions and political organizations.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989). -

Adoption: 1989-06-03 | IND-1989-L-93732

Inter alia contains provisions on the employment and working conditions of railway workers. In particular Chapter XIV on the regulation of hours of work and periods of rest.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Determination of Conditions of Service of Employees) Act (No. 44 of 1988). -

Adoption: 1988-09-03 | IND-1988-L-93588

An Act to empower the Central Government to determine the conditions of service of the officers and employees of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and for matters connected therewith.

1.Short title and Commencement
2.Definitions
3.Power of Central Government to frame schemes to determine conditions of service of officers and employees
4.Repeal and saving

Repeals the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (Determination of Conditions of Service of Employee) Ordinance, 1988 (6 of 1988).

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Hospitals and other Institutions (Redressal of Grievances of Employees) Act 1988.

Adoption: 1988-04-28 | IND-1988-L-6475

The Act applies to every non-governmental hospital and other institution owned or managed by a charitable or philanthropic organisation and every institution engaged in village industries where ten or more persons are employed. It provides for a Grievance Redressal Authority, an Appellate Authority for the settlement of individual grievances and a Management Council for the settlement of collective grievances.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Payment of Gratuity (Second Amendment) Act 1984 (No. 26 of 1984).

Adoption: 1984-05-16 | IND-1984-L-5213

Amends the Payment of Gratuity Act (No. 39 of 1972) in relation to defining continuous service for purposes of that Act.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Rules, 1984. -

Adoption: 1984 | Date of entry into force: 1984-10-01 | IND-1984-R-51945

As amended.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Cine-Workers Welfare Cess Rules, 1984.

Adoption: 1984 | Date of entry into force: 1984-01-01 | IND-1984-R-51947

As amended.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Work) Act, 1982 (Act 33 of 1982). -

Adoption: 1982 | IND-1982-L-94255

Regulates the employment of manual workers employed in certain employments in the State of Tamil Nadu and their conditions of work and their security of their employments.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981 (No. 50 of 1981). -

Adoption: 1981-12-24 | Date of entry into force: 1984-01-10 | IND-1981-L-51944

Prohibits the hiring of a cinema worker without a contract.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act 1981.

Adoption: 1981-09-18 | IND-1981-L-11290

An Act to further amend the Working Journalist and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1955. Amends s. 2, inserts a new s. 16A and repeals the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Ordinance 1981. No. 36.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981 (No. 33 of 1981). -

Adoption: 1981-09-17 | Date of entry into force: 1984-11-01 | IND-1981-L-51948

As amended.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Cine-Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981 (No. 30 of 1981). -

Adoption: 1981-09-11 | Date of entry into force: 1984-01-01 | IND-1981-L-51946

As amended.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees Tribunal Rules, 1979 (S.O. 1294).

Adoption: 1979-04-04 | IND-1979-R-51978

As amended.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act 1979 (No. 6 of 1979).

Adoption: 1979-03-19 | IND-1979-L-12558

An Act to further amend the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1955 [No. 45 of 1955]. Inter alia, inserts new ss. 13AA and 13DD (constitution of a tribunal for fixing or revising rates of wages).

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Rules, 1978 (G.S.R. 1232, dated 25th September, 1978)[as amended, with comments and references to cases]

Adoption: 1978-09-25 | Date of entry into force: 1978-09-25 | IND-1978-R-27800

Promulgates rules under the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976 that, among other things, establish standards for health, maternity, educational, and recreation facilities supported by the Fund.

India - Specific categories of workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Rules, 1977. -

Adoption: 1977 | IND-1977-R-51941

As amended.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act 1976 (No. 62 of 1976)[as amended and with references to cases up to 1990] -

Adoption: 1976-04-10 | Date of entry into force: 1977-02-15 | IND-1976-L-27799

An Act to provide, from the revenues of the Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976, for the creation of a Fund for the financing of measures to promote the welfare -- sanitation, health, education, housing, recreation -- of persons engaged in beedi establishments, including home workers.

India - Specific categories of workers - Law, Act

Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976 (No. 61 of 1976). -

Adoption: 1976-04-10 | IND-1976-L-73607

Provides for the financing of activities to promote the welfare of persons employed in the iron ore mines, manganese ore mines and chrome ore mines.