Amendment of section 16

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.