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Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976 Chapter II

Title: Abolition of Bonded Labour System

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) On the commencement of this Act, the bonded labour system shall stand abolished any every bonded labourer shall, on such commencement, stand freed and discharged from any obligation to render any bonded labour. (2) After the commencement of this Act, no person shall (a) make any advance under, or in pursuance of, the bonded labour system, or (b) compel any person to render any bonded labour or other form of forced labour. Section 5 - Agreement, custom, etc., to be void On the commencement of this Act, any custom or tradition or any contract, agreement or other instrument (whether entered into or executed before or after the commencement of this Act) by virtue of which any person, or any member of the family or dependent of such person, is required to do any work or render any service as a bonded labourer, shall be void and inoperative.

Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976 Section 4

Title: Abolition of Bonded Labour System

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) On the commencement of this Act, the bonded labour system shall stand abolished any every bonded labourer shall, on such commencement, stand freed and discharged from any obligation to render any bonded labour. (2) After the commencement of this Act, no person shall (a) make any advance under, or in pursuance of, the bonded labour system, or (b) compel any person to render any bonded labour or other form of forced labour.

Constitution of India Article 23

Title: Prohibition of Traffic in Human Beings and Forced Labour

State: Central

Year: 1950

(1) Traffic in human beings and beggar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law. (2) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from imposing compulsory service for public purpose, and in imposing such service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste or class or any of them.

The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1976

.....paid, for the same or similar labour, to the labourers working in the same locality; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. 3. Act to have over-riding effect .- The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything in consistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act, or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act. CHAPTER II ABOLITION OF BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM 4. Abolition of bonded labour system. - (1) On the commencement of this Act, the bonded labour system shall stand abolished any every bonded labourer shall, on such commencement, stand freed and discharged from any obligation to render any bonded labour. (2) After the commencement of this Act, no person shall - (a) make any advance under, or in pursuance of, the bonded labour system, or (b) compel any person to render any bonded labour or other form of forced labour. COMMENTS The bonded labour system has been abolished from 25th October, 1975 and every bonded labourer has been set free and has been discharged from any obligation to render any bonded labour from this date. No person is allowed to make an advance under,.....

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....paid, for the same or similar labour, to the labourers working in the same locality; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. SECTION 03: ACT TO HAVE OVERRIDING EFFECT The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment, other than this Act, or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act. CHAPTER 02: ABOLITION OF BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM SECTION 04: ABOLITION OF BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM (1) On the commencement of this Act, the bonded labour system shall stand abolished and every bonded labourer shall, on such commencement, stand freed and discharged from any obligation to render any bonded labour. (2) After the commencement of this Act, no person shall- (a) make any advance under, or in pursuance of, the bonded labour system, or (b) compel any person to render any bonded labour or other form of forced labour. SECTION 05: AGREEMENT, CUSTOM, ETC., TO BE VOID On the commencement of this Act, any custom or tradition or any contract, agreement or other instrument (whether entered into or executed before or after the' commencement of this Act), by.....

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Meghalaya

Year: 1976

.....paid, for the same or similar labour, to the labourers working in the same locality; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. 3. ACT TO HAVE OVERRIDING EFFECT. - The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act, or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act. 4. ABOLITION OF BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM. - (1) On the commencement of this Act, the bonded labour system shall stand abolished and every bonded labourer shall, on such commencement, stand freed and discharged from any obligation to render, any bonded labour. (2) After the commencement of this Act, no person shall- (a) make any advance under, or in pursuance of, the bonded labour system, or (b) compel any person to render any bonded labour or other form of forced labour. 5. AGREEMENT, CUSTOM ETC., TO BE VOID. - On the commencement of this Act, any custom or tradition or any contract, agreement or other instrument (whether entered into or executed before or after the commencement of this Act,) by virtue of which any person, or any member of the family or dependent of.....

The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1976

.....normally paid, for the same or similar labour, to the labourers in the same locality; (j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. 3. Act to have overriding effect.- The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act, or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act. CHAPTER II ABOLITION OF BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM 4. Abolition of bonded labour system .- (1) On the commencement of this Act, the bonded labour system shall stand abolished and every bonded labourer shall, on such commencement, stand freed and discharged from any obligation to render any bonded labour. (2) After the commencement of this Act, no person shall-- 1 Inserted by Act 73 of 1985 (a) make any advance under, or in pursuance of, the bonded labour system, or (b) compel any person to render any bonded labour or other form of forced labour. 5. Agreement, custom, etc., to be void. - On the commencement of this Act, any custom or tradition or any contract, agreement or other instrument (whether entered into or executed before or after the commencement of.....

Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....wages", in relation to any labour, means a wage which is lessthan- (a) theminimum wages fixed by the Government, in relation to the same or similar labour,under any law for the time being in force, and (b) whereno such minimum wage has been fixed in relation to any form of labour, the wagesthat are normally paid, for the same or similar labour, to the labourers workingin the same locality; (j)"prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. _________________________ 1.Inserted by Act 73 of 1985, Section 2. Section 3 - Act to have over-riding effect The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything in consistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act, or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act.

Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....it is hereby declared that any system offorce or partly forced labour under which any workman being contract labour asdefined in clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Contract Labour(Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (73 of 1970), or an inter-State migrantworkman as defined in clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of theInter-state Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service)Act, 1979 (30 of 1979), is required to render labour or service in circumstancesof the nature mentioned in sub-clause (1) of this clause or is subjected to allor any of the disabilities referred to in sub-clauses (2) to (4), is"bonded labour system" within the meaning of this clause]. (h)"family" in relation to a person, includes the ascendant anddescendant of such person; (i)"nominal wages", in relation to any labour, means a wage which is lessthan- (a) theminimum wages fixed by the Government, in relation to the same or similar labour,under any law for the time being in force, and (b) whereno such minimum wage has been fixed in relation to any form of labour, the wagesthat are normally paid, for the same or similar labour, to the labourers workingin the.....

Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976 Chapter IV

Title: Implementing Authorities

State: Central

Year: 1976

..... Section 11 - Duty of District Magistrate and other officers to ensure credit The District Magistrate authrorised by the State Government under section 10 and the officer specified by the District Magistrate under that section shall, as far as practicable, try to promote the welfare of the freed bonded labourer by securing and protecting the economic interests of such bonded labourer so that he may not have any occasion or reason to contract and further bonded debt. Section 12 - Duty of District Magistrate and officers authorised by him It shall be the duty of every District Magistrate and every officer specified by him under section 10 to inquire whether, after the commencement of this Act, any bonded labour system or any other form of forced labour is being enforced by, or on behalf of, any person resident within the local limits of his jurisdiction and if, as a result of such enquiry, any person is found to be enforcing the bonded labour system or any other system of forced labour, he shall forthwith take such action as may be necessary to eradicate the enforcement of such forced labour.