Section37
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986

Power to make rules

In force Act 4 of 1986 As on 07 Oct 2026

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Act 4 of 1986 Cited by 1 provision

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Section 37 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986 deals with power to make rules. The Government may by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to the condition of previous publications, make rules to carry out the purposes of the Act.

(1) The Government may by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to the condition of previous publications, make rules to carry out the purposes of the Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :- (a) all matters expressly required or allowed by this Act to be prescribed;

(b) the intervals at which or the period during which any of the sums referred to in section 3 shall be paid to the Board or into the Fund, the manner of making such payment and the agency for, and manner of, collection of any such sum;

(c) the manner in which the accounts of the Fund shall be maintained and audited;

(d) the allowances, if any, payable to the members of the Board;

(e) the manner in which the employee's contribution may be deducted from his wages; by the form of notice regardon may be deducted from he (f) the form of notice regarding unpaid accumulations;

(g) the procedure for making grants from the Fund;

(h) the procedure for defraying the expenditure incurred in administering the Fund;

(i) the manner in which the Board shall conduct their business;

(j) the duties and powers of the Secretary and the Inspectors;

(k) the conditions of service of the Secretary and Inspectors and other staff appointed by the Board or Government;

(1) the delegation of the powers and functions of the Board to the Secretary and the conditions and limitations subject to which the powers may be exercised or functions performed;

(m) the percentage of the annual income of the Fund beyond which the Board may not spend on the staff and on other administrative members;

(n) the registers and records to be maintained and returns to be sent by employers;

(o) the publication of the report of the activities financed from the Fund together with a statement of receipts and expenditure of the Fund and statement of accounts. 33[(p) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.] (3) Any rule made under this section may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable with a fine which may extend to five 34[thousand] rupees. 33Inserted by the (Adaptation of State Law) Third Order, 2022. 34Substituted for the word "hundred" by the (Adaptation of State Law) Third Order, 2022 E Page 15 35[(4) [ *** ]]

Section 37, The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986 (Act 4 of 1986).

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  1. s. 3 Labour Welfare Fund

Questions about Section 37

What does Section 37 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986 deal with?

Section 37 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986 is headed "Power to make rules". The Government may by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to the condition of previous publications, make rules to carry out the purposes of the Act.

How do I find court cases under Section 37 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986?

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: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986 37, section 37 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986, section 37 of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986. 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 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 3 (Labour Welfare Fund), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986 enacted?

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986 was enacted in 1986 as Act 4 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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