The Plantations Labour (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1996

1. (1) This Act may be called the Plantations Labour (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1996.
2. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu.
3. (3) It shall come into force at once.

Section 16 of the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely: -

1. (2) The authority specified in the rules made under clause (e) of sub-section (1) to order eviction of any worker from his accommodation provided by the employer, shall have the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act V of 1908) in ordering such eviction.