The Maternity Benefit (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 1963

This Act may be called the Maternity Benefit (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 1963.

On the date of the commencement of this Act in the State of Gujarat—

1. (a) of sub-section

1. (3) of section 1, the Bombay Maternity Benefit Act, 1929 and that Act as adapted and applied to the Saurashtra area of the State of Gujarat shall stand repealed: Provided that the repeal shall not affect—
   • (a) the previous operation of the Acts so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder, or
   • (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the said Acts, or
   • (c) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred under them in respect of any offence, or
   • (d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not come into force: Provided further that anything done or any action taken under the provisions of the Acts repealed under this section shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act and shall continue in force until superseded by anything done or any action taken under the provisions of this Act. 1. Short title This Act may be called the Maternity Benefit (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 1963. 2. Amendment of Act No. 53 of 1961 In section 2 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely : -
2. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), in the case of any factory or establishment to which the provisions of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 apply for the time being, the provisions of this Act shall apply to a woman employed in such factory or establishment so long as she is not qualified to claim maternity benefit under section 50 of the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948.