The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 — Bare Act, All Sections & Free PDF
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Overview
An Act to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace and for the prevention and redressal of complaints of sexual harassment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Sections (Showing 1 to 10 of 30)
Section 1 to Section 10 (10 Sections)
Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come in...
Definitions.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, — (a) “aggrieved woman” means— (i) in relation to a workplace, a woman, of any age whether employed or not, who alleges to have ...
Prevention of sexual harassment.
(1) No woman shall be subjected to sexual harassment at any workplace. (2) The following circumstances, among other circumstances, if it occurs, or is present in relation to or con...
Constitution of Internal Complaints Committee.
(1) Every employer of a workplace shall, by an order in writing, constitute a Committee to be known as the “Internal Complaints Committee”: Provided that where the offices or admin...
Notification of District Officer.
The appropriate Government may notify a District Magistrate or Additional District Magistrate or the Collector or Deputy Collector as a District Officer for every District to exerc...
Constitution and jurisdiction of Local Committee.
6. Constitution and jurisdiction of 1 [Local Committee].—(1) Every District Officer shall constitute in the district concerned, a committee to be known as the “ 1 [Local Committee]...
Composition tenure and other terms and conditions of Local Committee.
7. Composition, tenure and other terms and conditions of 1 [Local Committee].— (1) The 1 [Local Committee] shall consist of the following members to be nominated by the District Of...
Grants and audit.
(1) The Central Government may, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, make to the State Government grants of such sums of money as the Central Governmen...
Complaint of sexual harassment.
(1) Any aggrieved woman may make, in writing, a complaint of sexual harassment at workplace to the Internal Committee if so constituted, or the Local Committee, in case it is not s...
Conciliation.
(1) The Internal Committee or, as the case may be, the Local Committee, may, before initiating an inquiry under section 11 and at the request of the aggrieved woman take steps to s...
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