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Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976 Complete Act

Title: Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....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

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.

Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976 Preamble 1

Title: Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

THE BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM (ABOLITION) ACT, 1976 [Act, No. 19 of 1976] [9th February, 1976] Arrangement of Section PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the abolition of bonded labour system with a view to preventing the economic and physical exploitation of the weaker sections of the people and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:

Bonded Labour System Abolition Act, 1976 Section 18

Title: Punishment for Extracting Bonded Labour Under the Bonded Labour System

State: Central

Year: 1976

Whoever enforces after the commencement of this Act, any custom, tradition, contract, agreement or other instrument, by virtue of which any person or any member of the family of such person or any dependent of such person is required to render any service under the bonded labour system, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees; and, out of the fine, if recovered, payment shall be made to the bonded labourer at the rate of rupees five for each day for which the bonded labour was extracted from him.

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.