Amendment of section 1 of 37 of 1970

In section 1 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act"), in sub-section (5), after clause (b), the following clause shall be added, namely :—

1. (c) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause
2. (b) or any other provisions of this Act, the work performed or carried out in the area of Special Economic Zone (declared as such by the Government of India), which is of ancillary nature such as canteen, gardening, cleaning, security, courier services, transport of raw material and finished products, or loading and unloading of goods within the premises of a factory or establishment and the work in the factories and establishments which are declared 100 per cent. export units by Government, required to achieve the objective of a principal establishment in the said area, shall be deemed to be of temporary and intermittent nature irrespective of the period of performance of the work by the workers in such ancillary establishments.”.