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Enacted 1961

Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961

In force 40 sections Bihar

Act 27 of 1961

Preamble

THE MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS ACT, 1961 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY SECTIONS 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application. 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II REGISTRATION OF MOTOR TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS 3. Registration of motor transport undertaking. CHAPTER III INSPECTING STAFF 4. Chief inspector and inspectors. 5. Powers of the inspectors. 6. Facilities to be afforded to inspectors. 7. Certifying surgeons. diaCode CHAPTER IV WELFARE AND HEALTH 8. Canteens. 9. Rest rooms. 10. Uniforms. 11. Medical facilities. 12. First-aid facilities. CHAPTER V HOURS AND LIMITATIONS OF EMPLOYMENT 13. Hours of work for adult motor transport workers. 14. Hours of work for adolescents employed as motor transport workers. 15. Daily intervals for rest. 16. Spread-over. 17. Split duty. 18. Notice of hours of work. 19. Weekly rest. 20. Compensatory day of rest. CHAPTER VI EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS SECTIONS 21. Prohibition of employment of children. 22. Adolescents employed motor transport workers to carry tokens. 23. Certificate of fitness. 24. Power to require medical examination. CHAPTER VII WAGES AND LEAVE 25. Act 4 of 1936 to apply to payment of wages to motor transport workers. 26. Extra wages for overtime. 27. Annual leave with wages. 28. Wages during leave period. CHAPTER VIII dia CURE de PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE 29. Obstructions. 30. Use of false certificate of fitness. 31. Contravention of provisions regarding employment of motor transport workers. 32. Other offences. 33. Enhanced penalty after previous conviction. 34. Offences by companies. 35. Cognizance of offences. 36. Limitation of prosecutions. CHAPTER IX MISCELLANEOUS 37. Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act. 38. Exemptions. 39. Powers to give directions. 40. Power to make rules. THE MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS ACT, 1961 ACT NO. 27 OF 1961 [20th May, 1961.] An Act to provide for the welfare of motor transport workers and to regulate the conditions of their work. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY

Sections

Type to filter. 40 sections.

  1. 1Short title, extent, commencement and application
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4Chief inspector and inspectors
  5. 5Powers of the inspectors
  6. 6Facilities to be afforded to inspectors
  7. 7Certifying surgeons
  8. 8Canteens
  9. 9Rest rooms
  10. 10Uniforms
  11. 11Medical facilities
  12. 12First-aid facilities
  13. 13Hours of work for adult motor transport workers
  14. 14Hours of work for adolescents employed as motor transport workers
  15. 15Daily intervals for rest
  16. 16Spread-over
  17. 17Split duty
  18. 18Notice of hours of work
  19. 19Weekly rest
  20. 20Compensatory day of rest
  21. 21Prohibition of employment of children
  22. 22Adolescents employed motor transport workers to carry tokens
  23. 23Certificate of fitness
  24. 24Power to require medical examination
  25. 25Act 4 of 1936 to apply to payment of wages to motor transport workers
  26. 26Extra wages for overtime
  27. 27Annual leave with wages
  28. 28Wages during leave period
  29. 29Obstructions
  30. 30Use of false certificate of fitness
  31. 31Contravention of provisions regarding employment of motor transport workers
  32. 32Other offences
  33. 33Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
  34. 34Offences by companies
  35. 35Cognizance of offences
  36. 36Limitation of prosecutions
  37. 37Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act
  38. 38Exemptions
  39. 39Powers to give directions
  40. 40Power to make rules

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