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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Apprentices Act, 1961

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51788

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Preamble1 - Apprentices Act, 1961
Chapter1 - Preliminary
Section1 - Short Title, Extent, Commencement and Application
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter2 - Apprentices and their Training
Section3 - Qualification for Being Engaged as an Apprentice
Section3A - Reservation of Training Places for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in Designated Trades
Section3B - Reservation of Training Places for Other Backward Classes in Designated Trades
Section4 - Contract of Apprenticeship
Section5 - Novation of Contract of Apprenticeship
Section6 - Period of Apprenticeship Training
Section7 - Termination of Apprenticeship Contract
Section8 - Number of Apprentices for a Designated Trade
Section9 - Practical and Basic Training of Apprentices
Section10 - Related Instruction of Apprentices
Section11 - Obligations of Employers
Section12 - Obligations of Apprentices
Section13 - Payment to Apprentices
Section14 - Health, Safety and Welfare of Apprentices
Section15 - Hours of Work, Overtime, Leave and Holidays
Section16 - Employer's liability for compensation for injury
Section17 - Conduct and Discipline
Section18 - Apprentices Are Trainees and Not Workers
Section19 - Records and Returns
Section20 - Settlement of Disputes
Section21 - Holding of Test and Grant of Certificate and Conclusion of Training
Section22 - Offer and Acceptance of Employment
Chapter3 - Authorities
Section23 - Authorities
Section24 - Constitution of Councils
Section25 - Vacancies Not to Invalidate Acts and Proceedings
Section26 - Apprenticeship Advisers
Section27 - Deputy and Assistant Apprenticeship Advisers
Section28 - Apprenticeship Advisers to Be Public Servants
Section29 - Powers of Entry, Inspection, Etc
Section30 - Offences and Penalties
Section31 - Penalty Where No Specific Penalty is Provided
Section32 - Offences by Companies
Section33 - Cognizance of Offences
Section34 - Delegation of Powers
Section35 - Construction of References
Section36 - Protection of Action Taken in Good Faith
Section37 - Power to Make Rules
Section38 - Repealed
Section - Apprentices (Amendment) Act, 2007
Schedule1 - The Schedule

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