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The Meghalaya Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board Act, 2019

The Meghalaya Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board Act, 2019

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This Act provides for the welfare of building and construction workers in Meghalaya through a Welfare Board. It sets up a State Advisory Committee and expert committees, appoints registering officers, and requires construction establishments to register. The Board's Secretary, officers and staff run its affairs.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. State Advisory Committee
  4. 4. Provided that the number of members nominated to represent the building workers shall not be less than the number of members nominated to represent the employers.
  5. 7. Disqualifications of members
  6. 8. Provided that, before taking action under this sub- section, the member concerned, shall be given an opportunity to make his representation against the action proposed.
  7. 9. Secretary to the Board
  8. 10. Appointment of Officers and staff of the Board
  9. 11. Meetings of the Board
  10. 12. Provided that when the Chairperson calls a meeting for considering any matter which in his operation is urgent, notice of not less than three days shall be deemed sufficient.
  11. 13. Registration of establishments
  12. 14. Manner of making application for registration of establishments
  13. 15. Grant of certificate of registration
  14. 16. Fees
  15. 17. Registration of building workers as beneficiaries
  16. 18. Power and duties of the Board to undertake welfare Schemes
  17. 19. Power of Board to take up schemes
  18. 20. Further, the Board may take up new schemes within the ambit of the Act for the welfare of building and other construction workers.
  19. 21. Benefits of the Fund
  20. 22. Contribution to the Fund
  21. 23. Levy and collection of cess
  22. 24. Furnishing of returns
  23. 25. Assessment of cess
  24. 26. Power to exempt
  25. 37. Officers and employees of the Board to be public servant
  26. 38. Protection of action taken in good faith
  27. 39. Power of Board to make Rules
  28. 40. Power of the Board to alter/amend schemes
  29. 41. Power to make Regulations
  30. 42. Saving of certain laws
  31. 43. Repeal and Savings

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