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The Plantation Labour Act, 1951

Act ID: 1951

The Plantation Labour Act, 1951

"An Act to provide for the welfare of labour, and to regulate the conditions of work, in plantations."

Table of Contents

52 Sections

Ch. IP

reliminary

S.1Short title, extent, commencement and application .-(1) This Act may be called The Plantations Labour Act, 1951 S.2Definitions .-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,S.3Reference to time of day .-In this Act, references to time of day are references to Indian Standard Time being five and a half hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time:S.3AAppointment of registering officers .-The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,S.3BRegistration of plantations .-(1) Every employer of a plantation, existing at the commencement of the Plantations Labour (Amendment) Act, 1981 shall, within a period of sixty days of such commencement, and every employer of any other plantation coming into existence after such commencement shall, within a period of sixty days of the coming into existence of such plantation, make an application to the registering officer for the registration of such plantation:S.3CAppeals against orders of registering officer .-(1) Any person aggrieved by the order of a registering officer under sub-section (6) of section 3-B may, within thirty days of the publication of such order in the newspaper under that sub-section, prefer an appeal to such authority as may be prescribed:S.3DPower to make rules .-(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Chapter

Ch. IIIn

specting Staff

S.4Chief Inspector and Inspectors S.5Powers and functions of Inspectors S.6Facilities to be afforded to Inspectors S.7Certifying surgeons

Ch. IIIP

rovisions As To Health

S.8Drinking water S.9Conservancy S.10Medical facilities .-*

Ch. IVW

elfare

S.11Canteens S.12Creches S.13Recreational facilities S.14Educational facilities S.15[ Housing facilities S.16Power to make rules relating to housing S.16CApplication for compensation S.17Other facilities S.18Welfare officers S.18ASafety.S.18BPower of State Government to make rules. - (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Chapter

Ch. VH

ours And Limitation Of Employment

S.19Weekly hours S.20Weekly holidays S.21Daily intervals for rest S.22Spread-over S.23Notice of period of work S.24[ Prohibition of employment of Children S.25Night work for women [* *]S.26Non-adult workers to carry tokens S.27Certificate of fitness S.28Power to require medical examination

Ch. VILe

ave With Wages

S.29Application of Chapter S.30Annual leave with wages S.31Wages during leave period S.32[ Sickness and maternity benefits S.32BRegister of accidents

Ch. VIIP

enalties And Procedure

S.33Obstruction S.34Use of false certificate of fitness S.35Contravention of provisions regarding employment of labour S.36Other offences S.37Enhanced penalty after previous conviction S.38Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases S.39[ Cognizance of offences S.39A[ Protection of action taken in good faith S.40Limitation of prosecutions

Ch. VIIIMis

cellaneous

S.41Power to give directions S.42Power to exempt S.43General power to make rules