The Meghalaya Labour Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020

1. (1) This Act may be called the Meghalaya Labour Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Meghalaya.
3. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, in the Official Gazette appoint.

In clause

1. (m) of Section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948,-
   • (i) in the existing sub-clause (i), for the word "ten" appearing therein, the word "twenty" shall be substituted; and
   • (ii) in sub-clause (ii), for the word "twenty" appearing therein, the word "forty" shall be substituted;

In sub-section

1. (4) of Section 1 of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970,-
   • (i) in the existing clause
   • (a) for the word "twenty" appearing therein, the word "fifty" shall be substituted ;and
     • (ii) in the existing clause (b), for the word "twenty" appearing therein, the word "fifty" shall be substituted.

In Section 25-K of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for the words "one hundred" appearing therein, the words "three hundred" shall be substituted.