The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986

Preamble

THE CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) ACT, 1986 INTRODUCTION Employment of children below 14 and 15 years in certain prohibited employments have been prohibited by various Acts but there is no procedure laid down in any law for deciding in which employments, occupations or processes the employment of children should be banned. There is also no law to regulate the working conditions of children in most of the employments where they are not prohibited from working and are working under exploitative conditions. Accordingly it was decided to enact a comprehensive law on the subject. To achieve this objective the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Bill was introduced in the Parliament. STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS There are a number of Acts which prohibit the employment of children below 14 years and 15 years in certain specified employments. However, there is no procedure laid down in any law for deciding in which employments, occupations or processes the employment of children should be banned. There is also no law to regulate the working conditions of children in most of the employments where they are not prohibited from working and are working under exploitative conditions. 2. This Bill intends to- (i) ban the employment of children, i.e., those who have not completed their fourteenth year, in specified occupations and processes; (ii) lay down a procedure to decide modifications to the Schedule of banned occupations or processes; (iii) regulate the conditions of work of children in employments where they are not prohibited from working; (iv) lay down enhanced penalties for employment of children in violation of the provisions of this Act, and other Acts which forbid the employment of children; (v) to obtain uniformity in the definition of "child" in the related laws. 3. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objects. ACT 61 OF 1986 The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Bill, 1986 having been passed by both the Houses of Parliament received the assent of the President on 23rd December, 1986. It came on the Statute Book as THE CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) ACT, 1986 (61 of 1986) (Came into force on 23-12-1986 and 26-5-1993). LIST OF AMENDING ACT The Repealing and Amending Act, 2001 (30 of 2001) (w.e.f. 3-9-2001). ... ......... ... .. ... THE CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) ACT, 1986 (61 of 1986) [23rd December,1986] An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in certain employments and to regulate the conditions of work of children in certain other employments. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :- PART I PRELIMINARY

Sections

Type to filter. 22 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Prohibition of employment of children in certain occupations and processes
4. 4Power to amend the Schedule
5. 5Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee
6. 6Application of Part
7. 7Hours and period of work
8. 8Weekly holidays
9. 9Notice to Inspector
10. 10Disputes as to age
11. 11Maintenance of register
12. 12Display of notice containing abstract of sections 3 and 14
13. 13Health and safety
14. 14Penalties
15. 15Modified application of certain laws in relation to penalties
16. 16Procedure relating to offences
17. 17Appointment of Inspectors
18. 18Power to make rules
19. 19Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament or State legislature
20. 20Certain other provisions of law not barred
21. 21Power to remove difficulties
22. 22Repeal and savings