Apprentices Act, 1961, (Maharashtra) Section 1 - Bare Act

Act Info:

(1) This Act may be called the Apprentices Act, 1961.

(2) It extends to the whole of India¹[***].

(3) It shall come into force on such date²as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different States.

(4) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to-

(a) any area or to any industry in any area unless the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette specifies that area or industry as an area or industry to which the said provisions shall apply with effect from such date as may be mentioned in the notification:

(b)³[* * * ];

(c)⁴[any such special apprenticeship scheme for imparting training to apprentices as may be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette].

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1. The Words "except in the Slates of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 25 of 1968, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 15-8-1968).

2. Came into force on 1-3-1962 vide G. S. R. 246 dated 12th Feb. 1962, published in the Gazette of India, 1962, Pt. II, sec. 3(1), p. 218.

3. Cl. (b) omitted by Act 27 of 1973, 8. 3 (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).

4. Substituted by Act 27 of 1973, s. 3, for clause (c) (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).