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CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION & ABOLITION) ACT

1970

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Related Legislation: - Andhra Pradesh Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules , 1971 - AP Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, Conditions of Service , 1971 - The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Assam Rules, 1971 , 1971 - The Bihar Contract Labour(Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1972 , 1972 - Chandigarh Contract Labour(Regulation And Abolition) Rules, 1974 , 1974 - Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules , 1971 - Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules - Construction and Maintenance of Creches , 1971 - The Chhattisgarh Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules , 2004 - Gujarat Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules , 1972 - The Haryana Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Rules , 1975 - The Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Himachal Pradesh Rules , 1974 - Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Jammu and Kashmir Rules , 1972 - Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition Karnataka) Rules , 1974 - Karnataka Contract Labour(Regulation and Abolition) Service Rules , 1974 - The Kerala Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Rules , 1974 - Maharashtra Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules , 1971 - The Mizoram Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 2004 , 2004 - The Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Madhya Pradesh Rules , 1973 - The Delhi Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Rules , 1970 - Orissa Contract Labour Rules , 1971 - Orissa Contract Labour(Regulation and Abolition) Rules, Conditions of Service , 1975 - The Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Rules , 1973 - Rajasthan Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Rules , 1971 - Telangana Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules , 1971 - The Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules , 1975 - U.P. Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Rules , 1975 - Uttarakhand Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1975 , 1975 - The West Bengal Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules , 1972

About The Act

Objectives
The objective of the Contract Labour Act is to regulate the employment of Contract Labour in certain establishments and to provide for its abolition in certain circumstances and for manners connected therewith. The Act empowers the Central or State Governments to prohibit the employment of Contract Labour in any process or operation.
Applicability
The Contract Labour Act extends to whole of India. It applies to every establishment or contractor wherein 20 or more workmen are or were employed on any day of the preceding 12 months as contract labour. The appropriate government is empowered to extend the application of the act to any establishment or contractor employing even less than 20 workers as Contract labour. The Act is not applicable to establishment in which work is only of an intermittent or casual nature. Work performed in an establishment for more than 120 days in the preceding 12 months or work of a seasonal nature and performed for more than 60 days in a year, shall NOT be deemed to be work of an intermittent nature.
Related Sections of the Act
Section 1 :  Short title, extent, commencement and application Section 1 :  Short title, extent, commencement and application Section 30 :  Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act Section 30 :  Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act
Important Definitions
2A – Appropriate Government
2A – Appropriate Government
2B – Contract labour
2B – Contract labour
2C – Contractorr
2C – Contractorr
2E – Establishmenth
2E – Establishmenth
2G – Principal employer
2G – Principal employer
2H – Wages
2H – Wages
2I – Workman
2I – Workman
Related Notifications
S.O. 4589 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in some Mines  (20-Nov-1984)
S.O. 4589 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in some Mines  (20-Nov-1984)
S.O. 4589 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in some Mines  (20-Nov-1984)
S.O. 4589 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in some Mines  (20-Nov-1984)
S.O. 707 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Limestone and Dolomite Mines  (17-Mar-1993)
S.O. 707 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Limestone and Dolomite Mines  (17-Mar-1993)
S.O. 707 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Limestone and Dolomite Mines  (17-Mar-1993)
S.O. 707 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Limestone and Dolomite Mines  (17-Mar-1993)
S.O. 142(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in IAAI  (02-Mar-1993)
S.O. 142(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in IAAI  (02-Mar-1993)
S.O. 142(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in IAAI  (02-Mar-1993)
S.O. 142(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in IAAI  (02-Mar-1993)
S.O. 553 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Fire Clay Mines  (04-Feb-1987)
S.O. 553 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Fire Clay Mines  (04-Feb-1987)
S.O. 553 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Fire Clay Mines  (04-Feb-1987)
S.O. 553 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Fire Clay Mines  (04-Feb-1987)
S.O. 747(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Railways  (28-Jul-1987)
S.O. 747(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Railways  (28-Jul-1987)
S.O. 747(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Railways  (28-Jul-1987)
S.O. 747(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Railways  (28-Jul-1987)
S.O. 2063 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Coal Mines  (21-Jun-1988)
S.O. 2063 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Coal Mines  (21-Jun-1988)
S.O. 2063 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Coal Mines  (21-Jun-1988)
S.O. 2063 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Coal Mines  (21-Jun-1988)
S.O. 833(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Godowns and Depots of Fci  (01-Nov-1990)
S.O. 833(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Godowns and Depots of Fci  (01-Nov-1990)
S.O. 833(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Godowns and Depots of Fci  (01-Nov-1990)
S.O. 833(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Godowns and Depots of Fci  (01-Nov-1990)
S.O. 3460 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Coal Washeries  (11-Dec-1990)
S.O. 3460 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Coal Washeries  (11-Dec-1990)
S.O. 3460 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Coal Washeries  (11-Dec-1990)
S.O. 3460 – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Coal Washeries  (11-Dec-1990)
S.O. 961(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Railways  (27-Dec-1990)
S.O. 961(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Railways  (27-Dec-1990)
S.O. 961(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Railways  (27-Dec-1990)
S.O. 961(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Railways  (27-Dec-1990)
S.O. 319(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Ports  (08-May-1991)
S.O. 319(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Ports  (08-May-1991)
S.O. 319(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Ports  (08-May-1991)
S.O. 319(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Ports  (08-May-1991)
S.O. 196(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Manganese Mines  (23-Mar-1993)
S.O. 196(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Manganese Mines  (23-Mar-1993)
S.O. 196(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Manganese Mines  (23-Mar-1993)
S.O. 196(E) – Prohibition of Employment of Contract Labour in Manganese Mines  (23-Mar-1993)