Bare Act
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986
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This Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act 1986 bans children under fourteen from working in hazardous jobs like transit, mining, and manufacturing, while setting strict rules for safe employment elsewhere. It applies to all commercial businesses across India, excluding family-run workshops and public schools. The law matters because it safeguards young children from labor exploitation, ensuring they have limited work hours, weekly rest, and healthy environments. Violators face steep fines and prison sentences. By protecting basic rights, this legislation aims to prevent corporate exploitation and protect the physical and mental well-being of the nation's youngest and most vulnerable citizens.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Prohibition of employment of children in certain occupations and processes
- 4. Power to amend the Schedule
- 5. Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee
- 6. Application of Part
- 7. Hours and period of work
- 8. Weekly holidays
- 9. Notice to Inspector
- 10. Disputes as to age
- 11. Maintenance of register
- 12. Display of notice containing abstract of sections 3 and 14
- 13. Health and safety
- 14. Penalties
- 15. Modified application of certain laws in relation to penalties
- 16. Procedure relating to offences
- 17. Appointment of Inspectors
- 18. Power to make rules
- 19. Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament or State legislature
- 20. Certain other provisions of law not barred
- 21. Power to remove difficulties
- 22. Repeal and savings
- 23. Amendment of Act 11 of 1948
- 24. Amendment of Act 69 of 1951
- 25. Amendment of Act 44 of 1958
- 26. Amendment of Act 27 of 1961
- Schedule. THE SCHEDULE
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