BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS (REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS) ACT

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Chapter I - Preliminary
Section 1 : SHORT TITLE, EXTENT COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION

Section 2 : Definitions

Chapter II - The Advisory and Expert Committees
Section 3 : CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Section 4 : STATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Section 5 : EXPERT COMMITTEES

Chapter III - Registration of Establishments
Section 6 : APPOINTMENT OF REGISTERING OFFICERS

Section 7 : REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS

Section 8 : REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION IN CERTAIN CASES

Section 9 : APPEAL

Section 10 : EFFECT OF NON-REGISTRATION

Chapter IV - Registration of Building Workers as Beneficiaries
Section 11 : BENEFICIARIES OF THE FUND

Section 12 : REGISTRATION OF BUILDING WORKERS AS BENEFICIARIES

Section 13 : IDENTITY CARDS

Section 14 : CESSATION AS A BENEFICIARY

Section 15 : REGISTER OF BENEFICIARIES

Section 16 : CONTRIBUTION OF BUILDING WORKERS

Section 17 : EFFECT OF NON-PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTION

Chapter V - Building and Other Construction Workers Weldare Boards
Section 18 : CONSTITUTION OF STATE WELFARE BOARDS

Section 19 : SECRETARY AND OTHER OFFICERS OF BOARDS

Section 20 : MEETINGS OF BOARDS

Section 21 : VACANCIES ETC., NOT TO INVALIDATE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARDS

Section 22 : FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARDS

Section 23 : GRANTS AND LOANS BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

Section 24 : BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE FUND AND ITS APPLICATION

Section 25 : BUDGET

Section 26 : ANNUAL REPORT

Section 27 : ACCOUNTS AND ADULTS

Chapter VI - Hours of Work, Welfare Measiures and other conditions of service
Section 28 : FIXING HOURS FOR NORMAL WORKING DAY, ETC

Section 29 : WAGES FOR OVERTIME WORK

Section 30 : MAINTENANCE OF REGISTER AND RECORDS

Section 31 : PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN CERTAIN BUILDING OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORK

Section 32 : DRINKING WATER

Section 33 : LATRINES AND URINALS

Section 34 : ACCOMMODATION

Section 35 : CRECHES

Section 36 : FIRST-AID

Section 37 : CANTEENS, ETC

Chapter VII - Safety and Health Measures
Section 38 : SAFETY COMMITTEE AND SAFETY OFFICERS

Section 39 : NOTICE OF CERTAIN ACCIDENTS

Section 40 : POWER OF APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE RULES FOR THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF BUILDING WORKERS

Section 41 : FRAMING OF MODEL RULES FOR SAFETY MEASURES

Chapter VIII - Inspecting Staff
Section 42 : APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL, CHIEF INSPECTOR AND INSPECTORS

Section 43 : POWERS OF INSPECTORS

Chapter IX - Special Provisions
Section 44 : RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPLOYERS

Section 45 : RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF WAGES AND COMPENSATION

Section 46 : NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT OF BUILDING OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIVE WORK

Chapter X - Penalties and Procedure
Section 47 : PENALTY FOR CONTRAVENTION OF PROVISIONS REGARDING SAFETY MEASURES

Section 48 : PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE BUILDING OR OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORK

Section 49 : PENALTY FOR OBSTRUCTIONS

Section 50 : PENALTY FOR OTHER OFFENCES

Section 51 : APPEAL

Section 52 : RECOVERY OF PENALTY

Section 53 : OFFENCES BY COMPANIES

Section 54 : COGNIZANCE OF OFFENCES

Section 55 : LIMITATIONS OF PROSECUTIONS

Chapter XI - Miscellaneous
Section 56 : DELEGATION OF POWERS

Section 57 : RETURNS

Section 58 : APPLICATION OF ACT 8 OF 1923 TO BUILDING WORKERS

Section 59 : PROTECTION OF ACTION TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH

Section 60 : POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO GIVE DIRECTIONS

Section 61 : POWER TO REMOVE DIFFICULTIES

Section 62 : POWER TO MAKE RULES

Section 63 : SAVING OF CERTAIN LAWS

Section 64 : REPEAL AND SAVING