Amendment of section 18.

In section 18 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),— (i) clause (a) shall be relettered as clause (b) thereof and before clause (b), as so relettered, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— (a) the conditions and the safety measures under clause (b) of sub-section (2) and other activities under clause (b) to Explanation of sub-section (2) of section 3; (ii) in clause (b), as so relettered, for the words "Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee", the words “Technical Advisory Committee” shall be substituted. (iii) clauses (b), (c) and (d) shall be relettered as clauses (c), (d) and (e) thereof and in clause (c) as so relettered, for the word "child", the word "adolescent" shall be substituted; (iv) after clause (e), as so relettered, the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:— "(f) the manner of payment of amount to the child or adolescent under sub-section (4) of section 14B; (g) the manner of composition of the offence and payment of amount to the appropriate Government under sub-section (1) of section 14D; (h) the powers to be exercised and the duties to be performed by the officer specified and the local limits within which such powers or duties shall be carried out under section 17A.”.