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Bare Act

The Goa Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1986

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This Act establishes a Labour Welfare Fund in the State of Goa to finance activities that promote the welfare of workers. It applies to various establishments including factories, transport undertakings, and contractor establishments, covering employees who work for a continuous period of 30 days. The Act mandates contributions from both employers and employees to build this fund, which is then used to provide benefits and support services for laborers. By doing so, it aims to improve the living and working conditions of workers, ensuring their well-being and social security within the state.

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

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