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The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996

An Act to regulate the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction workers and to provide for their safety, health and welfare measures and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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Act Details

Act Number:

Act Year:

1996

Location:

Chhattisgarh

Enactment Date:

8/19/1996

Enforcement Date:

01-03-1996

Department:

Department of LABOUR

All Section List

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 to Section 2

Section 1

Short title, extent, commencement and application.

Section 2

Definitions.

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND EXPERT COMMITTEES

Section 3 to Section 5

Section 3

Central Advisory Committee.

Section 4

State Advisory Committee.

Section 5

Expert committees.

REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS

Section 6 to Section 10

Section 6

Appointment of registering officers.

Section 7

Registration of establishments.

Section 8

Revocation of registration in certain cases.

Section 9

Appeal.

Section 10

Effect of non-registration.

REGISTRATION OF BUILDING WORKERS AS BENEFICIARIES

Section 11 to Section 17

Section 11

Beneficiaries of the Fund.

Section 12

Registration of building workers as beneficiaries.

Section 13

Identity cards.

Section 14

Cessation as a beneficiary.

Section 15

Section 16

Contribution of building workers.

Section 17

Effect of non-payment of contribution.

BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS’ WELFARE BOARDS

Section 18 to Section 27

Section 18

Constitution of State Welfare Boards.

Section 19

Secretary and other officers of Boards.

Section 20

Meetings of Boards.

Section 21

Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Boards.

Section 22

Functions of the Boards.

Section 23

Grants and loans by the Central Government.

Section 24

Building and Other Construction Workers? Welfare Fund and its application.

Section 25

Budget.

Section 26

Annual report.

Section 27

Accounts and audit.

HOURS OF WORK, WELFARE MEASURES AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF BUILDING WORKERS

Section 28 to Section 37

Section 28

Fixing hours for normal working day, etc.

Section 29

Wages for overtime work.

Section 30

Maintenance of registers and records.

Section 31

Prohibition of employment of certain persons in certain building or other construction work.

Section 32

Drinking water.

Section 33

Latrines and urinals.

Section 34

Section 35

Section 36

Section 37

SAFETY AND HEALTH MEASURES

Section 38 to Section 41

Section 38

Safety Committee and safety officers

Section 39

Notice of certain accidents.

Section 40

. Power of appropriate Government to make rules for the safety and health of building workers.

Section 41

Framing of model rules for safety measures.

INSPECTING STAFF

Section 42 to Section 43

Section 42

Appointment of Director-General, Chief Inspector and Inspectors.

Section 43

Powers of Inspectors.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Section 44 to Section 46

Section 44

Responsibility of employers

Section 45

Responsibility for payment of wages and compensation

Section 46

Notice of commencement of building or other construction work.

PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Section 47 to Section 55

Section 47

Penalty for contravention of provisions regarding safety measures.

Section 48

Penalty for failure to give notice of the commencement of the building or other construction work.

Section 49

Penalty for obstructions

Section 50

Penalty for other offences

Section 51

Appeal.

Section 52

Recovery of penalty.

Section 53

Offences by companies

Section 54

Cognizance of offences

Section 55

Limitation of prosecutions

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 56 to Section 64

Section 56

Delegation of powers

Section 57

Returns

Section 58

Application of Act 8 of 1923 to building workers.

Section 59

Protection of action taken in good faith

Section 60

Power of Central Government to give directions.

Section 61

Power to remove difficulties.

Section 62

Power to make rules.

Section 63

Saving of certain laws.

Section 64

Repeal and saving