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Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 Complete Act

Title: Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933

State: Central

Year: 1933

Preamble1 - CHILDREN (PLEDGING OF LABOUR) ACT, 1933 Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Agreements contrary to the Act to be void Section4 - Penalty for parent or guardian making agreement to pledge the labour of a child Section5 - Penalty for making with a parent or guardian an agreement to pledge the labour of a child Section6 - Penalty for employing a child whose labour has been pledged

Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 Preamble 1

Title: Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933

State: Central

Year: 1933

THE CHILDREN (PLEDGING OF LABOUR) ACT, 1933 [Act, No. 2 of 1933] [AS ON 1957] [24th February, 1933] PREAMBLE An Act to prohibit the pledging of the labour of children. WHEREAS it is expedient to prohibit the making of agreements to pledge the labour of children, and the employment of children whose labour has been pledged; It is hereby enacted as follows:--

Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 Section 4

Title: Penalty for Parent or Guardian Making Agreement to Pledge the Labour of a Child

State: Central

Year: 1933

Whoever, being the parent or guardian of a child, makes an agreement to pledge the labour of that child, shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees.

Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 Section 5

Title: Penalty for Making with a Parent or Guardian an Agreement to Pledge the Labour of a Child

State: Central

Year: 1933

Whoever makes with the parent or guardian of a child an agreement whereby such parent or guardian pledges the labour of the child shall be punished with fine which may extend to two to hundred rupees.

Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 Section 6

Title: Penalty for Employing a Child Whose Labour Has Been Pledged

State: Central

Year: 1933

Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an agreement has been made to pledge the labour of a child, in furtherance of such agreement employs such child, or permits such child to be employed in any premises or place under his control, shall be punished with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees.

Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1933

.....AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933. 1[(2) It extends to the whole of India.]2[***'] (3) This section and sections 2-and3-shall come into force at once, and the remaining sections of this Act shall come into force on the first day of July,1933. SECTION 02: DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- "an agreement to pledge the labour of a child" means an agreement, written or oral, express or implied, whereby the parent or guardian of a child, in return for any payment or benefit received or to be received by him, undertakes to cause or allow the services of the child to be utilised in any employment: Provided that any agreement made without detriment to a child, and not made in consideration of any benefit other than reasonable wages to be paid for the child's services, and terminable at not more than a week's notice, is not an agreement within the meaning of this definition; "Child" means a person who is under the age of fifteen years; and "guardian" includes any person having legal custody of or control over a child. SECTION 03: AGREEMENTS CONTRARY TO THE ACT TO BE VOID .....

Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 Section 1

Title: Short Title, Extent and Commencement

State: Central

Year: 1933

(1) This Act may be called the Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933. [Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for sub- section (2)] [(2) It extends to the whole of India {Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch. , for "except Part B States". }1[***]. ] (3) This section and sections 2 and 3 shall come into force at once, and the remaining sections of this Act shall come into force on the first day of July, 1933. ___________________________ 1. Words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" were omitted by the Central Labour Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act 1970, w.e.f. 01-09-1971.

Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1933

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-- "an agreement to pledge the labour of a child" means an agreement, written or oral, express or implied, where by the parent or guardian of a child, in return for any payment or benefit received or to be received by him, undertakes to cause or allow the services of the child to be utilised in any employment: Provided that an agreement made without detriment to a child, and not made in consideration of any benefit other than reasonable wages to be paid for the child's services, and terminable at not more than a week's notice, is not an agreement within the meaning of this definition; "child" means a person who is under the age of fifteen years; and "guardian" includes any person having legal custody of or control over a child.

Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933 Section 3

Title: Agreements Contrary to the Act to Be Void

State: Central

Year: 1933

An agreement to pledge the labour of a child shall be void.

Karnataka Pawnbrokers Act, 1961 Section 12

Title: Sale of Pledge and Inspection of Sale Book

State: Karnataka

Year: 1961

.....when disposed of by the pawnbroker, be disposed of by sale by auction and not otherwise, and the sale shall be conducted in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed. (2) A pawnbroker may bid for and purchase at a sale by public auction conducted under sub--section (1), a pledge pawned with him; and on such purchase he shall become the absolute owner of the pledge. (3) At any time within three years after the public auction, the holder of the pawn--ticket may inspect the entry relating to the sale either in the pawnbroker's book or in such catalogue of the auction as may be prescribed. (4) (a) Where on such inspection or otherwise the pledge appears to have been sold for more than the amount of the loan and the interest and charges due at the time of the sale, the pawnbroker shall pay to the holder of the pawn--ticket, on demand made within three years after the sale, the surplus after deducting therefrom the necessary costs and charges of the sale. (b) If on such demand it appears that the sale of the pledge has resulted in a surplus but that within twelve months before or after such sale, the sale of another pledge or pledges of the same person has resulted in.....