Section6
The Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986

Application of Part

In force Act 61 of 1986 As on 07 Oct 2026

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Act 61 of 1986

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Bihar's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, which is the record this site keeps current.

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Section 6 of the Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 deals with application of Part. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for clause (ii) (w.e.f.

Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for clause (ii) (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).

(x) "workshop" means any premises (including the precincts thereof) wherein any industrial process is carried on, but does not include any premises to which the provisions of section 67 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), for the time being, apply. PART II PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES 1[3. Prohibition of employment of children in any occupation and process .- (1) No child shall be employed or permitted to work in any occupation or process.

(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply where the child,- (a) helps his family or family enterprise, which is other than any hazardous occupations or processes set forth in the Schedule, after his school hours or during vacations;

(b) works as an artist in an audio-visual entertainment industry, including advertisement, films, television serials or any such other entertainment or sports activities except the circus, subject to such conditions and safety measures, as may be prescribed:

Provided that no such work under this clause shall effect the school education of the child.

Explanation .- For the purposes of this section, the expression, (a) "family" in relation to a child, means his mother, father,brother, sister and father's sister and brother and mother's sister and brother;

(b) "family enterprises" means any work, profession, manufacture or business which is performed by the members of the family with the engagement of other persons;

(c) "artist" means a child who performs or practices any work as a hobby or profession directly involving him as an actor, singer, sports person or in such other activity as may be prescribed relating to the entertainment or sports activities falling under clause (b) of sub-section (2).] 2[3A. Prohibition of employment of adolescents in certain hazardous occupations and processes .- No adolescent shall be employed or permitted to work in any of the hazardous occupations or processes set forth in the Schedule:

Provided that the Central Government may, by notification, specify the nature of the non-hazardous work to which an adolescent may be permitted to work under this Act.] 4. Power to amend the Schedule. The Central Government, after giving by notification in the Official Gazette, not less than three months' notice of its intention so to do, may, by like notification, 3[add to, or, omit from, the Schedule any hazardous occupation or process] and thereupon the Schedule shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly. 5. 4[Technical Advisory Committee] .- (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute an advisory committee to be called the 4[Technical Advisory Committee] (hereafter in this section referred to as the Committee) to advise the Central Government for the purpose of addition of occupations and processes to the Schedule.

(2) The Committee shall consist of a Chairman and such other members not exceeding ten, as may be appointed by the Central Government.

(3) The Committee shall meet as often as it may consider necessary and shall have power to regulate its own procedure. 1. Subs. by Act 35 of 2016, s. 5, for section 3 (w.e.f. 1-9-2016). 2. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-2016). 3. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for "add any occupation or process to the Schedule" (w.e.f. 1-9-2016). 4. Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for "Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee" (w.e.f. 1-9-2016).

(4) The Committee may, if it deems it necessary so to do, constitute one or more sub-committees and may appoint to any such sub-committee, whether generally or for the consideration of any particular matter, any person who is not a member of the Committee.

(5) The term of office of, the manner of filling casual vacancies in the office of, and the allowances, if any, payable to, the Chairman and other members of the Committee, and the conditions and restrictions subject to which the Committee may appoint any person who is not a member of the Committee as a member of any of its sub-committees shall be such as may be prescribed. PART III REGULATION OF CONDITIONS OF WORK OF "[ADOLESCENTS]

Section 6, The Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (Act 61 of 1986).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 3
  2. Factories Act s. 67

Questions about Section 6

What does Section 6 of the Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) Act deal with?

Section 6 of the Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) Act is headed "Application of Part". Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for clause (ii) (w.e.f.

How do I find court cases under Section 6 of the Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) 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: Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 6, section 6 Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, section 6 of the Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) 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 6 of the Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 3, Factories Act 67, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) Act enacted?

Child and Adolescent (Prohibition and Regulation) Act was enacted in 1986 as Act 61 of 1986. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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