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

Section 37

In force Act 32 of 1966 As on 09 Oct 2026

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Act 32 of 1966

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Section 37 of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966. The provisions of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (20 of 1946) shall apply to every industrial premises wherein fifty or more persons are employed or were employed on any one day of the preceding twelve months as if such industrial premises were an industrial establishment to w

(1) The provisions of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (20 of 1946) shall apply to every industrial premises wherein fifty or more persons are employed or were employed on any one day of the preceding twelve months as if such industrial premises were an industrial establishment to which that Act has been applied by a notification under sub-section (3) of section 1 thereof, and as if the employee in the said premises were a workman within the meaning of that Act.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the State Government may, after giving not less than two months' notice of its intention so to do, by notification in the Official Gazette, apply all or any of the provisions of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders), Act, 1946 (20 of 1946), to any industrial premises wherein less than fifty employees are employed or were employed on any one day of the preceding twelve months as if such industrial premises were an industrial establishment to which Act has been applied by a notification under sub-section (3) of section 1 thereof, and as if the employee in the said premises were a workman within the meaning of that Act.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (53 of 1961), the provisions of that Act shall apply to every establishment as if such establishment were an establishment to which that Act has been applied by a notification under sub-section (1) of section 2 thereof:

Provided that the said Act shall, in its application to a home worker, apply subject to the following modifications, namely :- (a) in section 5, in the Explanation to sub-section (1), the words "or one rupee a day, whichever is higher" shall be omitted; and (b) sections 8 and 10 shall be omitted.

Section 37, The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 (Act 32 of 1966).

Cross-references

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This section refers to

  1. s. 1 Short title, extent and commencement
  2. s. 2 Definitions
  3. s. 5 Appeals
  4. s. 8 Cleanliness
  5. s. 10 Overcrowding

Questions about Section 37

How do I find court cases under Section 37 of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act 37, section 37 Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, section 37 of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 37 of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 1 (Short title, extent and commencement), section 2 (Definitions), section 5 (Appeals), section 8 (Cleanliness), and on 1 further provision, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act enacted?

Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act was enacted in 1966 as Act 32 of 1966. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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