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CONTRACT LABOUR ACTContract Labour Rules,1971 and Forms

HAPTER I

HAPTER IIHAPTER III

HAPTER IVHAPTER V

HAPTER VIHAPTER VII

FORM

APPENDIX I

CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION AND ABOLITION)

CENTRALRULES. 1971

G.S.R. 191. dated 1st Febrar!. 19711" In exercise of the powers conferred

by Sec. 35 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition Act! "#$%! the Central&o'ernent hereby a)es the following rules! the sae ha been pre'iously

published as re*uired by the said section! naely+

C#APTER 1

". Short title and coenceent,- " hese rules ay be called the Contract

Labour (Regulation and Abolition Central Rules! "#$".

(/ hey shall coe into force on the date of their publication in the 0fficial &a1ette.

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R'es $r eetat*&+ t,e -r-$se $ t,e At.

hegeneral power of fraing rules for effectuating the purposes of the Actwould plainly authorise and sanction the fraing of such a rule.3

. De*&*t*$&s.,

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In these rules! unless the sub2ect or context otherwise! re*uires!,

(a Act4 eans the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition Act! "#$%

(bAppellate 0fficer4 eans the Appellate 0fficer appointed by the Central&o'ernent under sub6section (" of Sec. "5

(c7oard4 eans the Central Ad'isory Contract Labour 7oard constitutedunder Sec. 3

(dChairan4 eans the Chairan of the 7oard

(eCoittee4 eans a coittee constituted under sub6section (" of Sec.

5

89for4 eans a for appended to these rules (g section4 eans a section

of the Act.

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his rule defines the 'arious ters used in these Rules.

CHAPTER II

Ce&tra' B$ard

/. T,e B$ard s,a'' $&s*st $ t,e $''$0*&+ %e%bers+

(a a Chairan to be appointed by the Central &o'ernent+

(b he Chief Labour Coissioner (Central! ex! officio;

(c-three persons representing the Central &o'ernent to be ap(d5pointed by

that &o'ernent fro aongst its officials

(two persons , represent!n" t#e ra!lwa$s, to be appo!nted b$ t#e Central %o&ernment a'ter consultat!on

w!t# t#e Ra!lwa$s board

(e: ;fl'e persons

the eployers In other ines= and two representing contractors to whothe Act applies! to be appointed by the Central &o'ernent after

consultation with such organi1ation! If any! of the eployers and the

contractors as ay be recogni1ed by the Central &o'ernent

(f) (se'en persons 5;two< representing the eployees In the Railways!> onerepresenting the eployees in coal6ines! (two representing the eployees

in other ines I! and two representing the eployees or contractors to

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who the Act applies! to be appointed by the Central (&o'ernent afterconsultation with such organi1ations If any! of eployees representing the

respecti'e Interest as ay be recogni1ed by the Central &o'ernent

1. Pb'*s,ed I& t,e Gaette 2 I&d*a E3tra$rd*&ar!. Pt. II. Se. / (24 dated15t, Febrar! 1971.

. 0.e..15t, Febrar! 1971.

/. Ra% Atar Sa&t$s, 6%ar . State $ B*,ar4 A.I..R. 1987 Pat. 1/ at -.

17 see a's$

a$b :. Pt,-ara%b*' . 6era'a ;ater At,$r*t! A.I.R. 1995 S.C. ! forsuch eployent where applicable! and where the rates ha'e been fixed byagreeent! settleent or award! not less than the rates so fixed

('(aIn cases where the wor)en eployed by the contractor perfor thesae or siilar )ind of wor) as the wor)en directly eployed by the

principal eployer of the establishent! the wage rates! holidays! hours ofwor) and other conditions of ser'ice of the wor)en of the contractor shall

be the sae as applicable to the wor)an directly eployed by theprincipal eployer of the establishent on the sae or siilar )ind of wor)

@leaded that in the case of any disagreeent with regar- to the type of

wor) the sae shall be decided by the Chief Labour Coissioner (Central

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(b in other cases the wage rates! holidays! hours of wor) and conditions ofser'ice of the wor)en of the contractor shall be such as ay be

specified in this behalf by Chief Coissioner (Central

1. Sbs4 b! G.S.R. 11= (E)4 dated

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3;-;(x no feale contract labour shall be eployed by any contractor before:.%% a.. or after $.%%6 p..+

@ro'ided that this clause shall not apply to the eployent of woen in pithead

baths! creches and canteens and as to id6wi'es and nurses in hospitals anddispensaries.

( "" of "#->! or the rules ade there under! the following registers and recordsre*uired to be aintained by a contractor as eployer under those Acts and the

rules

ade there under shall be deeed to be register and records to be aintained bythe contractor under these rules! naely+

(a uster roll

(b register of wages

(c register of deductions

(d register of o'ertie

(e register of fines

(f register of ad'ances

(# wage slip.