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Bare Act

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Labour Welfare Fund Act 1986

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This Act establishes a dedicated financial fund aimed at improving the living standards and well-being of persons employed in factories, motor transport units, plantations, and various other specific businesses across the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The legislation sets rules for collecting contributions from employers, employees, and the local Administration based on wages to build this pool. These collected resources are then utilized to provide essential amenities such as healthcare, education, housing, and financial assistance to the workforce. The law is important because it offers a structured mechanism for delivering social security benefits to laborers, ensuring they receive dignity and necessary support throughout their employment in these regions.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Labour Welfare Fund
  4. 4. Establishment of Board
  5. 5. Constitution of Board
  6. 6. Term of office of members
  7. 7. Disqualifications and removal
  8. 8. Resignation of office by member and filling up of casual vacancies
  9. 9. Power to appoint committees
  10. 10. Acts of Board or Committee not to be invalidated by informality, vacancy, etc
  11. 11. Function of Board
  12. 12. Unpaid accumulations and claims thereto
  13. 13. Interest on unpaid accumulations or fine after notice of demand
  14. 14. Contribution
  15. 15. Grants and advances by Government
  16. 16. Unutilized fund
  17. 17. Power of Board to borrow
  18. 18. Deposit of fund and placing of accounts and audit report before Government
  19. 19. Power of Government to give directions to Board
  20. 20. Appointment and power of Secretary
  21. 21. Inspectors
  22. 22. Appointment of clerical and other staff by Board
  23. 23. Powers of Government to call for records
  24. 24. Mode of recovery of sums payable to Board
  25. 25. Power to supervise welfare activities
  26. 26. Penalty for non-compliance with direction
  27. 27. Penalty for obstructing inspection or for failure to produce documents, etc.
  28. 28. Offences by companies
  29. 29. General provision for punishment for offences
  30. 30. Cognizance of offences
  31. 31. Annual report
  32. 32. Supersession of Board
  33. 33. Delegation of powers
  34. 34. Members of Board, Secretary, Inspectors and all Officers and servants of Board to be public servants
  35. 35. Protection of action taken in good faith
  36. 36. Exemption
  37. 37. Power to make rules
  38. 38. Powers to make regulations
  39. 39. Amendment of section 8 of Central Act IV of 1936
  40. 40. Amendment of section 8 of Central Act 8 of 1923
  41. 41. Realisation of fines and remittance thereof
  42. 42. Authority to decide certain question
  43. 43. Powers to remove difficulties

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