The Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1965

In force 29 sections Karnataka

Act 15 of 1965

Preamble

THE KARNATAKA LABOUR WELFARE FUND ACT, 1965 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Statement of Object and Reasons Sections: 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Welfare fund. 4. Board. 5. Disqualifications and removal. 6. Resignation of office by member and filling up of casual vacancies. 7. Unpaid accumulations and claims thereto. 7A Contribution. 7B. Interest on unpaid accumulations or fines after notice of demand. 8. Vesting and application of Fund. 9. Power of Board to borrow. 10. Investment of Fund. 11. Direction by State Government to Board. 12. Appointments and powers of Welfare Commissioner. 13. Appointment of Inspectors. 14. Appointment of clerical and other staff by Board. 15. Power of State Government to remove any person on staff of the Board. 16. Power of State Government or authorised officer to call for records, etc. 17. Mode of recovery of sums payable into Fund etc. PAN Orode 17A. Penality for obstructing Inspector in the discharge of his duties or for failure to produce documents, etc. 17B. Penalty for contravention of any provisions of the Act. 17C. Cognizance of offences. 18. Supersession of Board. 19. Rules. 20. Members of Board, Welfare Commissioner, Inspectors and all officers and servants of Board to be public servants. 21. Protection to persons acting in good faith. 22. Exemption. 23. Rules and notifications to be laid before State Legislature. 24. Transfer of Government Labour Welfare Centres to the Board. 25. Amendment of section 8 of Central Act 4 of 1936. 26. Repeal and savings. * : * STATEMENTS OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 15 of 1965 .- The Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act 1953, which provides for the constitution of fund for the financing of activities to promote welfare of labour, is in force in the Bombay Area of the State. It is considered desirable to have a uniform law in the whole State for the purpose. Hence the Bill. The Board proposed to be established now under this Bill will take over the Labour Welfare Centres now under the control of the Government. The Board will promote the welfare of labour and their dependents, and in particular incur expenditure in respect of the matters specified in clause 8(2). Hence the Bill. ( Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A dated 10-7-1964 as No. 183 .) II Amending Act 73 of 1976 .- According to the existing provision in the Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1965 the Welfare Fund consist of :- (a) all fines realised from the employees; (b) all unpaid accumulations transferred to the funds; and (c) any voluntary donations. The Funds realised from item (a) and (c) referred to above are very small. There is hardly any inflow to the funds from item (b) as the enlightened labour do not allow any dues to remain unpaid. The limited resources have not enabled extension of Labour Welfare activities to all Industrial Areas. It is, therefore, felt necessary to augment the resource of the fund by levying a contribution payable by the employees, the employer and the State Government Hence the Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A dated 8-11-1976 as No. 4419 at page 6.) III Amending Act 10 of 1994 .- In order to effectively implement activities to promote welfare of labour it is considered necessary to enhance contribution payable by employee, employer and Governemnt respectively, by amending section 7A of the Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1965. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.A.Bill No. 24 of 1993.) IV Amending Act 7 of 2011 .- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1965 (Karnataka Act 15 of 1965) to increase the ratio of contribution payable to welfare fund from Labourers, Employer and from Government from the existing ratio of 3 rupees : 6 rupees : 3 rupees to the ratio of 6 rupees : 12 rupees : 6 rupees respectively. Hence the Bill. [L.A. Bill No. 30 of 2010, File No.DPAL 6 Shasana 2010] [Entry 24 of List III of the Seventh schedule to the constitution of In

Sections

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Rules made under this Act

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The Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund Rules, 1968.1966

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