Amendment of section

In section 18 of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 (Central Act 69 of, 1951) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—

"(1A) If in any plantation, welfare officers are not employed as required by the rules made under sub-section (1), the chief inspector may appoint the required number of welfare officers and thereupon such officers shall be deemed to have been employed by the employee under sub-section (1):

Provided that before appointing welfare officers under this sub-section the employer shall be given an opportunity of being heard.".