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Enacted 1966

The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966

In force 44 sections Bihar

Act 32 of 1966

Preamble

THE BEEDI AND CIGAR WORKERS (CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1966 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTIONS 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Industrial premises to be licensed. 4. Licences. 5. Appeals. 6. Inspectors. 7. Powers of Inspectors. 7A. Inspector not to disclose the source of any complaint, etc. 8. Cleanliness. 9. Ventilation. 10. Overcrowding. 11. Drinking water. 12. Latrines and urinals. 13. Washing facilities. 14. Creches. 15. First aid. 16. Canteens. 17. Working hours. 18. Wages for overtime work. 19. Interval for rest. 20. Spread over. 21. Weekly holidays. 22. Notice of periods of work. 23. Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 22. 24. Prohibition of employment of children. 25. Prohibition of employment of women or young persons during certain hours. 26. Annual leave with wages. 27. Wages during leave period. 28. Application of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 to industrial premises. 29. Special provisions. 30. Onus as to age. 31. Notice of dismissal. IndiaCode SECTIONS 32. Penalty for obstructing Inspector. 33. General penalty for offence. 34. Offences by companies. 35. Indemnity. 36. Cognizance of offences. 37. Application of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. 38. Certain provisions not to apply to industrial premises. 39. Application of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. 40. Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act. 41. Power to exempt. 42. Powers of Central Government to give directions. 43. Act not to apply to self-employed persons in private dwelling houses. 44. Power to make rules. IndiaCod® touse THE BEEDI AND CIGAR WORKERS (CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT) ACT, 1966 ACT NO. 32 OF 1966 [30th November, 1966.] An Act to provide for the welfare of the workers in beedi and cigar establishments and to regulate the conditions of their work and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-

Sections

Type to filter. 44 sections.

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Industrial premises to be licensed
  4. 4Licences
  5. 5Appeals
  6. 6Inspectors
  7. 7Powers of Inspectors
  8. 8Cleanliness
  9. 9Ventilation
  10. 10Overcrowding
  11. 11Drinking water
  12. 12Latrines and urinals
  13. 13Washing facilities
  14. 14Creches
  15. 15First aid
  16. 16Canteens
  17. 17Working hours
  18. 18Wages for overtime work
  19. 19Interval for rest
  20. 20Spread over
  21. 21Weekly holidays
  22. 22Notice of periods of work
  23. 23Hours of work to correspond with notice under section 22
  24. 24Prohibition of employment of children
  25. 25Prohibition of employment of women or young persons during certain hours
  26. 26Annual leave with wages
  27. 27Wages during leave period
  28. 28Application of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 to industrial premises
  29. 29Special provisions
  30. 30Onus as to age
  31. 31Notice of dismissal
  32. 32Penalty for obstructing Inspector
  33. 33General penalty for offence
  34. 34Offences by companies
  35. 35Indemnity
  36. 36Cognizance of offences
  37. 37
  38. 38Certain provisions not to apply to industrial premises
  39. 39Application of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
  40. 40Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act
  41. 41Power to exempt
  42. 42Powers of Central Government to give directions
  43. 43Act not to apply to self-employed persons in private dwelling houses
  44. 44Power to make rules

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