Apprentices Act

Section 1 : Short title, extent, commencement and application.

Section 2 : Definitions

Section 3 : Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice

Section 3-A : Reservation of training places for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in designated trades.

Section 3-B : Reservation of training places for Other Backward Classes in designated trades

Section 4 : Contract of Apprenticeship

Section 5 : Novation of contract of apprenticeship.

Section 6 : Period of apprenticeship training.

Section 7 : Termination of apprenticeship contract.

Section 8 : Number of apprentices for a designated trade.

Section 9 : Practical and basic training of apprentices.

Section 10 : Related instruction of apprentices.

Section 11 : Obligations of employers

Section 12 : Obligations of apprentices

Section 13 : Payment to apprentices

Section 14 : Health, safety and welfare of apprentices.

Section 15 : Hours of work, overtime, leave and holidays.

Section 16 : Employer's liability for compensation for injury.

Section 17 : Conduct and discipline.

Section 18 : Apprentices are trainees and not workers.

Section 19 : Records and returns

Section 20 : Settlement of disputes

Section 21 : Holding of test and grant of certificate and conclusion of training.

Section 22 : Offer and acceptance of employment.

Section 23 : Authorities

Section 24 : Constitution of Councils.

Section 25 : Vacancies not to invalidate acts and proceedings

Section 26 : Apprenticeship Advisers

Section 27 : Deputy and Assistant Apprenticeship Advisers

Section 28 : Apprenticeship Advisers to be public servants

Section 29 : Powers of entry, inspection, etc

Section 30 : Offences and penalties

Section 31 : Penalty where no specific penalty is provided

Section 32 : Offences by companies

Section 33 : Cognizance of offences

Section 34 : Delegation of powers

Section 35 : Construction of references

Section 36 : Protection of action taken in good faith

Section 37 : Power to make rules

Section 38 : Repealed