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Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 Complete Act

Title: Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986

State: Central

Year: 1986

Preamble1 - DOCK WORKERS (SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE) ACT, 1986 Section1 - Short title, extent, commencement and application Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Inspectors Section4 - Powers of Inspectors Section5 - Powers of Inspectors where employment of dock workers are dangerous Section6 - Facilities to be afforded to an Inspector Section7 - Restrictions on disclosure of information Section8 - Appeal Section9 - Advisory Committee Section10 - Power of appropriate Government to direct inquiry into cases of accidents or diseases Section11 - Obligations of dock workers Section12 - Power to exempt Section13 - Protection of action taken in good faith Section14 - Penalties Section15 - Determination of the persons responsible for the offence in certain cases Section16 - Power of court to make orders Section17 - Provisions relating to jurisdiction Section18 - Provision regarding fine Section19 - General provision for punishment for other offences Section20 - Power to make rules Section21 - Power to make regulations Section22 - General provision relating to rules and regulations Section23 - Amendment of Act 9 of 1948 Section24 - Repeal Section25 - Saving

Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 Preamble 1

Title: Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986

State: Central

Year: 1986

THE DOCK WORKERS (SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE) ACT, 1986 [Act, No. 54 of 1986] [7th December, 1986] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the safety, health and welfare of dock workers and for matters connected therewith. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, 1986 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....Act, 1957 (66 of 1957)or the bye-laws madeunder Section 188sub-section (3) ofSection 189and subsection (1) ofSection 190 of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (Punjab Act 3 of 1911), as in force in New Delhi or the regulations made under sub-section (1) ofSection 57 of the Delhi Development Act 1957(61 of 1957), relating to buildings; (e) "Chief Fire Officer" means the Chief Fire Officer appointed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi established underthe Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (66 of 1957); (f) "Delhi" means the Union territory of Delhi; (g) "fire prevention and fire safety measures" means such measures as are necessary in accordance with the building bye-laws for the prevention, control and fighting of fire and for ensuring the safety of life and property in case of fire; (h) "local authority" means the Delhi Cantonment Board established underthe Cantonments Act, 1924 (2 of 1924)-, the Delhi Development Authority established underthe Delhi Development Act, 1957 (61 of 1957), the Delhi Municipal Corporation established underthe Delhi Municipal Corporation Act 1957 (66 of 1957), the New Delhi Municipal Committee established under the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911.....

Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....regulations shall be regarded as confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person or authority unless such disclosure is for the puropse of any action or proceeding under this Act or the regulations or under any other law or unless the Chief Inspector or the Inspector considers such disclosure necessary to ensure the health, safety or welfare of any dock worker. (2) The Chief Inspector or the Inspector shall not disclose the source of any complaint bringing to his notice a defect or breach of any legal provisions and if any visit or inspection is to be made in connection with such a complaint, he shall give no intimation to the employer that the visit is made in consequence of receipt of such a complaint: Provided that the restrictions imposed under this sub-section shall not apply to any case where the complainant himself has expressed his willingness to have the source of complaint disclosed. (3) If the Chief Inspector or an Inspector or any other person referred to in sub-section ( 1 ) discloses, contrary to the provisions of this section, any information as aforesaid, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with.....

Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, 1986 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1986

.....Extra., Part IV, dated 31st March, 1987 pp. 4-7. In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 16 of the Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, 1986 (Act No. 56 of 1986), the Administrator of the Union Territory of Delhi is pleased to make the following rules, namely: Rule1 Short Title, Extent and Commencement (1) These rules may be called the Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Rules, 1987. (2) They extend to the whole' of the Union Territory of Delhi. (3) They shall come into force at once. Rule2 Definitions In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires; (1) 'Act' means the Delhi Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Act, 1986. (2) 'Forms' means 'forms' appended to these rules. (3) The words and expressions used in the Act and not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act. Rule3 Nominated Authority Appointment of any persons as 'nominated authority' shall be made in consultation with Chief Fire Officer who will also prescribe the jurisdiction within which such person shall function . Rule4 Height of Building The minimum height of the building for purposes of sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Act shall be.....

Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 Section 21

Title: Power to Make Regulations

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....be furnished, the particulars to he contained in them and the time within which they are to be submitted; and (z) providing for the submission of statement of accidents, man-days lost, volume of cargo handled and particulars of dock workers. (3) The regulations made under this section may,-- (a) provide for the circumstances in which and the conditions subject to which, exemptions from any of the regulations made under this section may be given specifying the authorities who may grant such exemptions and regulating their procedure; and (b) make special provision to meet the special requirement of any particular port or ports. (4) In making a regulation under this section the appropriate Government may direct that a breach thereof shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both, and, if the breach is continued after conviction, with a further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for each day on which the breach is so continued.

Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 Section 11

Title: Obligations of Dock Workers

State: Central

Year: 1986

(1) No dock worker shall-- (a) wilfully interfere with, or misuse, any appliance, convenience or other thing provided in connection with any dock work for the purpose of securing the health, safety and welfare of dock workers; (b) wilfully and without reasonable cause do anything likely to endanger himself or others; and (c) wilfully neglect to make use of any appliance, convenience or other thing provided in connection with any dock work for the purpose of securing the health, safety and welfare of dock workers. (2) If any dock worker contravenes any of the provisions of sub-section (1), he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees, or with both.

Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 Section 25

Title: Saving

State: Central

Year: 1986

The Indian Dock Labourers Regulations, 1948 made under section 5 of the Indian Dock Labourers Act, 1934 (19 of 1934), so repealed and the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Scheme 1961 made under section 4 of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 (9 of 1948), shall be deemed to be regulation framed under this Act and shall be in force unless they are altered or repealed under this Act.

Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 Section 12

Title: Power to Exempt

State: Central

Year: 1986

The appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt from all or any of the provisions of this Act and of the regulations, or such conditions, if any, as it thinks fit-- (a) any port or place, dock, wharf, quay or similar premises, if that Government is satisfied that dock work is only occasionally carried on or the traffic is small and confined to small ships and fishing vessels at such port, dock, wharf, quay or similar premises; or (b) any specified ship or class of ships, if that Government is satisfied, having regard to the features of such ship or ships, the nature, quantum and periodicity of dock work carried thereon and all other relevant factors, that it is necessary so to do: Provided that the appropriate Government shall not grant exemption under this section unless it is satisfied that such exemption will not adversely affect the health, safety and welfare of dock workers.

Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 Section 7

Title: Restrictions on Disclosure of Information

State: Central

Year: 1986

.....regulations shall be regarded as confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person or authority unless such disclosure is for the purpose of any action or proceeding under this Act or the regulations or under any other law or unless the Chief Inspector or the Inspector considers such disclosure necessary to ensure the health, safety or welfare of any dock worker. (2) The Chief Inspector or the Inspector shall not disclose the source of any complaint bringing to his notice a defect or breach of any legal provisions and if any visit or inspection is to be made in connection with such a complaint, he shall give no intimation to the employer that the visit is made in consequence of receipt of such a complaint: Provided that the restrictions imposed under this sub-section shall not apply to any case where the complainant himself has expressed his willingness to have the source of the complaint disclosed. (3) If the Chief Inspector or an Inspector or any other person referred to in subsection (1) discloses, contrary to the provisions of this section, any information as aforesaid, he shall he punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine,.....