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The Sikkim Labour (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021

The Sikkim Labour (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021

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The Sikkim Labour (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2021 regulates the registration, licensing, and working conditions of labor across Sikkim. It applies to principal employers, service providers, establishments, and individual workers in both organized and unorganized sectors, excluding government muster roll workers. The Act requires employers and workers to obtain official registration cards, obligates management to provide essential amenities like paid leave and hygienic facilities, and empowers labor inspectors to enforce compliance. This law matters because it safeguards workers from exploitation, standardizes employment practices, and protects workplace rights throughout the state.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Appointment of Registering Officers
  4. 4. Registration of Establishment
  5. 5. Registration of Service Provider/Sub-Service Provider
  6. 6. Registration of individual workers
  7. 7. Revocation of registration in certain case
  8. 8. Prohibition of employment of workers without registration
  9. 9. Application for renewal of registration of individual workers
  10. 10. Appeals
  11. 11. Appointment of Licensing Officers
  12. 12. Licensing of Establishment and Service Provider
  13. 13. Grant of licenses
  14. 14. Revocation, suspension and updation of licenses
  15. 15. Appeal
  16. 16. Renewal of license
  17. 17. Duties and Functions of Principal Employer/Employer/Owners of Establishment
  18. 18. Duties and Functions of Service Provider/Sub-Service Provider
  19. 19. Duties and Functions of individual workers
  20. 20. Other facilities
  21. 21. Powers of the Inspectors and their Superior Officers
  22. 22. Inspector to be a Public Servant
  23. 23. Documents required to be produced
  24. 24. Application of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to any search or seizure
  25. 25. Protection of action taken in good faith
  26. 26. Production of registers, records, etc. on demand
  27. 27. Offences
  28. 28. Cognizance of offences
  29. 29. Penalties:
  30. 30. Limitation of prosecution:
  31. 31. Appeals/Revisions:
  32. 32. Display of registration card:
  33. 33. Maintenance of registers or records and display of notices:
  34. 34. Change of registration/licensing fees and renewal fees:
  35. 35. Power to make rules:
  36. 36. Repeal and Saving:

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