Preamble1 - BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM (ABOLITION) ACT, 1976
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Act to have over-riding effect
Chapter II Section4 - Abolition of bonded labour system
Section5 - Agreement, custom, etc., to be void
Chapter III Section6 - Liability to repay bonded debt to stand extinguished
Section7 - Property of bonded labourer to be freed from mortgage, etc.
Section8 - Freed bonded labourer not to be evicted from homestead, etc
Section9 - Creditor not to accept payment against extinguished debt
Chapter IV Section10 - Authorities who may be specified for implementing the provisions of this Act
Section11 - Duty of District Magistrate and other officers to ensure credit
Section12 - Duty of District Magistrate and officers authorised by him
Chapter V Section13 - Vigilance Committees
Section14 - Functions of Vigilance Committees
Section15 - Burden of proof
Chapter VI Section16 - Punishment for enforcement of bonded labour
Section17 - Punishment for advancement of bonded debt
Section18 - Punishment for extracting bonded labour under the bonded labour system
Section19 - Punishment for omission or failure to restore possession of property to bonded labourers
Section20 - Abetment to bean offence
Section21 - Offences to be tried by Executive Magistrates
Section22 - Cognizance of offences
Section23 - Offences by companies
Chapter VII Section24 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section25 - Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
Section26 - Power to make rules
Section27 - Repeal and saving