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West

Bengal

Act

LI

of

19811

THE WEST BENGAL MAZDOOR, TMDAL, LOADER,

GODOWNMAN AND OTHER WORKERS

(REGULATION

OF

EMPLOYMENT

AND

WELFARE) ACT,

1981.

West Ben. Act

XXXIX

of 1989.

Wcsr Ben.

Act XVIII

of 2001.

[29rh October;

1987.1

An Acr

ro

provide for regt~laritrg he e~ ~l l)l oj r~l entjwlpmrected

~t-orker

ellgaged

it

cerraitl enlp1oyt1ietlr.r

in

West

Sengal

o ld fo r l larrers co) i t~ec ted

rf~erewitli

r

i trciden~al lzerern.

WHERFAS

t

is

expedienr ro regulate the em ploy men1 of unpro~ecled

workcrs,

such

as M a ~ d o n r , ndal , Loader. Godownm an and similar olher

workcrs.

cngagcd

in ccr ~ai n mploymcnts, lo

makc

bcttcr provision for

he lerms and condi l ions of cmploymcni of such workers, o make

provision f or ensuring [he adequalc supply

and

Full and proper ulilisation

o f

such

workers in such e m p l o y m e n l s . a n d ro prov ide f o r t h e

esrabl ishment of Boards in respect of such en~ plo ym enl s or different

arc= oC

Wesl Bengal;

IL s

hcrcby

cnactcd

in

thc Thirty-sccond Ycar

or

thc Rcpublic of

India,

by

lhc Lcgislalurc

of

WCSL

cngnl.

as

iollows:-

1.

( 1 )

This Acl

may

bc callcd thc WCSL cngaI Mazdoor, Tindal,

Loader, Godownman and Olher Workers (Regulalion of Employrnen~

and

Welfare) Acl, 198

1 .

(2) It cxtcnds to thc wholc of Wcsl Bcngnl.

(3)

11 shall comc into lorcc

on such

dalc as ~ h c tatc Govcrnmcnr

may by

nolificalion appoinr, and diITcrcnt darcs

may

bc appoinlcd for

differem areas or for differenr provisions of [his Acl.

( 4 ) It applies to the scheduled employmenls.

2.

In lhis Act, unlcss thcrc is nnyrhing rcpugnanr

in

thc subjccl

or

conlcxI,-

( 1 ) "Advisory Comrnitrec" mcans thc Advisory Cornmitree

constiluted under section 16;

(2) "Board" means a Board esrablished under seclion 6;

(3) "conrractor" in relalion to an unprolecled worker means a

p e r so n w h o u n d e r l ak e s t o e x e c u t e a n y w o r k f o r a n

establishment by engaging such worker on hire oralher wise,

or who

supplies

such worker eilher

i n

group or gang

or

as

individual, and

includes a

sub-conlraclor, an agenl,

a surdar

or

a

mluuhi;

Short

ii~lc.

cxtcnr;com-

lncncemcnr

and

applicalion.

Definitions.

'For

Sialement

oTObjcca

and

Kcasons, see ~ h c ~lcrrfrt~

il~:rrrr. r~ritrtnlinur):

Pan IV

or thc Is1 Seplembrr. 198 1, page 1482; for proceedings or Ihc \Vest

Bengal

Lcgislalive

Assembly. .rec tk prwccdings oithc

~n c c l i n g

r h r Aswlnbly

held

on

~hr:?Znd epremkr.

1981.


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Tfle Wesr HetzguI Muz~loor

li,iclnl,

huclcr; G o d m w r ~ ~ s a r ~

nd Otller

Worker.7

(Hegrrlu~iotl

of

E~~rploy ) se ) l r

nd \Vc.@ut-tj

Acr,

1981.

[Wcst Ben.

Act

I

(Scciiorr 2. )

(4) enlpIoyer mcnns.-

(a) in relation 10 an unpro~ccredworker engagcd

by

or

rhrough any conrr;icLor. the principal cmploycr.

and

(h) in rcla~i on oany oilier unprotcclcd workcr, the person

who

has ultilna~e ontrol ovcr rhe affairs of

the

cs~abIishmcn1,

and includes any

othcr person,

by

whatevcr

nnmc

called, 10

whuin

rhc affairs ol'such cstablishmcnr are

entruslcd;

( 5 )

"establishment" rnciins

any

placc or

premises, including the

precinc~s

hcrcor,

in which or

in any

part o f which

any

schcdulcd cmploy ti~cnt s ordinarily carried on;

(6) "family" in rclalion

10

an cmploycr means [he spousc,

son,

daughter, father, tnolhcr,

bro~he r

r sislcr of such cmploycr

who ives will1 him itnd i s wholly dcpcndcnt on him:

(7)

"lnspeclor" mcans an Inspeclor

appointcd

under secrion 17;

(8)

"no~ificalion"mcans

n

no~i licarion ublished in [he Oficial

Gazct tc;

('3)

"principal emptoycr"

mcans

an

en~ployerwho

cngagcs

unprotccred workcrs hy or rhrougl

a

conrraclor in any

scheduled

ernploymcnr;

( 10) "prescribed"

mcans

prescribed by rulcs made under this Act;

(

I ) schcdulcd employmenr" mcims any einployment

specified

i n thc Schedule or any proccss'

or

branch of work rorrning

pad of such cmploymcnr;

(12) "schcmc" rncans

a

s c l ~ c ~ n enndc undcr this Acl;

(13) "unpro~ected wol-kcr"

mcans a

worker engaged in

any

scheduled etnploy rncnl:

'(14)

"Wages"

menns ill1 rcmunerarion expressed in lcrms of

rnoncy

or

capoblc

o f

being

so

expfrsuc?

which

would,

if

thc

terms of cmploymcn~,

xpress

or impIied, wcrc Tul tillcd,

bc

paynblc 10 an unpmlrc~cd orkcr

in

rcspccr

of

work

donc

in

any

scheduled employlncnl. hut ducs

nor

include-

(i) the valuc ol' any house-acconlmodation, or o f [he

supply o f lighl, watcr, medical attendance or other

amcni ly or of

any s e r v i c e

cxcludcd i r o m

thc

compu~a~ion

l'

wages by

a

gcncrnt or spccinI ordcr of

lhe Srate Govcrnmcnt;

(ii) any con~ibut ion

aid by

the en~ployer o any pension

fund or provident fund or undcr any scl~e~ne

f

social

insurance, and thc in~crcsrwhich

may have accrued

I

thcreon;

'Clause 0 4 )

was s u b s t ~ u ~ e d

or original diluse by s. ?(a) ofrhe Wcsr

Bcngal

Mazdoor,

Tindal. Loadcr. Godownmm

and Orl~cr

Wnrkcrs (Rcgululion

of Ernploymcnl

and

Wclrarc)

(

Alncndmcnl) Act,

IS89

W C F ~cn. Acl XXXlX of 19x9).


4/19

The West Rellgrrl Muzdoor; ?711rlrrl, ur~rler;

C n r i ~ w t r ~ i ~ u t r

t~dOther

Workers

(Reg'grrlarion

of

E I I I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I I I ~ ~ I I I

~r~d

Ve&1re)

Act.

1981.

i i i )

any [ravelling allowance or ~ h calue O F any travelling

concession;

(iv)

nny sum paid lo ~ h c orker 10defray special expenscs

c nt il il ed on I ~ i m y thc naturc

of

his

c~nploymenr;

(v) any graluity payable on thc discharge o f ~ h c orker;

or

( v i ) any

bonus;

( I

) wurkcr

nicans a

pel-son

engaged direclly or [hrough

any

agcncy. whclhcr Ibr

wngcs or

not , ro do any sk i l tcd or

unsk i l led mnnunl. supcrv isory or c lc r i ca l work in any

scheduled

e m p l o y m c n l ,

and i ~ l c l u dc s ny pe rs on no1

cmploycd

hy

any c ~ t i p l uy c r

r

conlractor,

but

work ing with

[he pcrmissinn of ,

or

undcr

an ilgrecmenr w ith,

such

cmployer

or conlraclor.

bul d w s

nor includc

any member

o f lhc rami ly

of n ernploycr [or i\Ily

person

who.

hcing

employed in

a

supcrvisory capacity.

dmws wages

cxcccding

one

thousand

s i x hundrcd rupees per mcnscml;

(

16)

ycar

mcans

a

period

o f lwclvc monrhs

beginning

on

the

l s r

day or Apri l .

3.

( 1 ) For the purposc or cnsuring an ad equa~u upply and

Tul

and

Schcmc

far

cnsuring

proper ut i lisat ion o f unprorzc~cdworkcrs in scheduled empluymcnis,

rcgulm

and

gcncrally Tor making herler provision Tor thc rcrnls and condi~ ions

employmcn~

or unpro-

of employmcnt of such workers, he Slale Govcrnmcnt may by means

of

a scheme providc for thc rcgistralion

of

einployers and unpro~ccred

workers.

workers in any scheduled cm ploym cnl and rhe rerms and cond irions of

work of regisrered unproteclcd workcrs, and make provision for the

gencral welfare in

such

employments.

(2)

In

parricular,

ascheme

may

provide l o r a l l o r

any

of

rhc ~o l l ow ing

matlcrs. thar

i s

In

say,-

(a) fur rhc ap plicatic~n l 'rhc scheme ro such classes of regislered

unprotccrcd workcrs and cmploycrs as may be

specified

rhcrcin;

(6) Tor dcl in ing thc ohliyet ic~ns f regisreredunprolected

workcrs

and

cmploycrs. suhjccr ra the ~u l f i lmz nr

f which

[he

scheme

may

apply.ro rhcm:

(c)

fnr regutaring [he rccruitmcnt

and

cnrry

inro

the

scheme

of

unprnrccrcd workers,

and

[he regisrration

of

unprotcclcd

workc rs

i ~ n d

mployers,

inc luding thc mainlcnance

of

regislcrs, rcmovul,

cirher

lenlporari y

o r

pzrmanenlly,

of

'illrords

svilhin ~ h c

quaw bnckcrs

a c r v

~nscnrd

y r. 2(h) ni~hl :WCSI

Bcngal

Milsduor.

Tindal. Codown~~iannd O ~h c r

l ' ~ j r l c r a

( H r ~ i ~ l n ~ l o nl' E~nplnymcnl nd iVclBre)

(Amcnd~nenr) cl. I989 ( i V c s l

Bcn . XX XIX

111

1989).


5/19

T l ~ cWerr Het~gal

M(~zlluur;

711rlrrl

ander; Codo~vrrnrarr ~ i d ther

1Vorker.s

(Keg14lario11

f

Elnplo a~enl

otid

LYelfore)

Act,

1981.

[West

Ben. Act

nanlcs from the regis~crs,

n d the

imposilion of fees lo r

r c g i s ~ r i ~ t

on;

r l )

lor

regulating thc zmployment o f regis lered unpro~cctcd

wurkcrs, and the tcrms i~ n d onditions o fs uc h ernploymen l,

. including the rates oiw ages . hours o r work,maternity benefir,

o v e r ~ i ~ n cnymcnl, Icavc wirh wagcs. graluity, pnymcnt of

honus after laking inlo consideralion

he

provisions of rhc

Pnymcnt of Bonus Acr, 1965 i~ nd ondit ions as

to

wcekly

21 of 1965.

and olhcr holidays and

pay

in rcspcct

thcreof;

(e)

Tor providing the time wirhin which the regislered cmploycrs

shall rcmit lo

the

Board lllc amounl or wages payable 1 [he

regislercd workcrs for

he

work

donc

by such workers; for

requiring such employers as, in ~ h c pinion O [he Board.

make defaull i n rcmirting the amount of such wages wilhin

thc timc as aforesaid

I r r

dcposil wirh the Board an amount

equal 10 ~ h c onrhly

avcriigc of

such

wages;

for requiring

the e~nploycrs

o

rnrrkc good

~ I I nrntlunl nfsuch

deposit if at

any l ime such dcposil

falls

shorl

or

such

average;

and for

requiring

such

crnploycrs

as

persislenlly

make

dcfaull in

making such remiuanccs within the

l ime as

aforesaid to

pay

a l so , ,by

way of

pcnaIty

n

surcharge of such amounr, not

exceeding ten per

ccnt.

or thc amounr to be remiued, as the

Board may

dclcrmine;

(F)

for securing that in respecr of rhc pcriod dur ing which

employment or

rull

cmp loym enl is nor

availablc

lo

rcgistcrcd

unprotecled workcrs avai lable

for

work,

such

workers

rcccive, subjecl lo thc conditions of

the scheme,

a

minimum

wagcs;

(g) far prohibit ing, res t ric l ing o r olhcrwise control l ing the

employ menl of such unprolecled workcrs by such cmploycrs

as to whom thc s ch cm e does not apply;

(h)

For [he

wclfarc

of regislered unprorcctcd workcrs covcred

by the scheme,

in

s o PJI. as sarisfac~oryprovision thcrcror

does not exist,

apart

rrom

the scheme;

i ) for the health

n n ~ l

ufcry

measures i n

placcs whcrc Ihc

registered unprolcctcd workers

are

cngagcd, in so far as

snlisfactory provisiwn I here

for

i s required but does not exist,

aparl from the

schcmc;

(j) for Lhc constitulion ol'nny

lund

inc luding providenl fund for

[he benefit o r regisrered unprolcctcd

workcrs. he

vesting of

such

fund.

the

paynlcnl end conlr ihudon to

such Fund.

including.

i n

so far

as

thc providcnr rund

is concerned. the


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7/19

[West

Ben. Act

I

Provided further that [he S a[e G o v e r n m c n ~

may.-

(a )

if i t

considcrs ncccssnry

so

10

do, or

(b)

i

a demand or requesl is madc by ;I majority of emplnycrs

or workcrs in any otller scheduled cmploymcnl t h a ~ ll

or

any

orl hc provis ions

01 any such suhcrnc

or schcmes should

be applied to such othur scheduled employm ent,

aCtcr consul ting l l ~ e mployers

and

workcrs in

such

other schcdulcd

employmcnt ,

by

notification. apply ell or any or the provisons nT s u c h

schemc

or schcmes lo such o ~ h e l - chcdulcd crnploymcnt with s u c h

modilicalions, i T any. as m:iy hc spccilicd in

[he

notihcation.

Ilispulzs

5 .

If any question ariscs whcrhcr any

schcme

applied 10 any class

wgnrding

; ppllca io

n r unproicc~cdworkers o r emptnycrs , ~ h c

ollcr

shall be referrcd lo thc

ofscllcm't.

Slate Govcrnrncnr and thc Srak Goverrirnent shall. nficr consultation

wiih the Advisory Commilrcc, drcidt the question. Thc dccision o f rhe

Slutc Government shall he Lnul.

C


8/19


9/19


10/19

Tlre 1Vcsf R C ~ I ~ C IC [ Z ~ U O I ;i l t 1 l ~ t l .U C I C ~ L I ;~ ~ ~ ~ O ~ O ~ I ~ I ~ I H U I II I ~

~ l l e r

37 1

l I$>~-krr:~R~grt lu f i011d'E ~ r r p l r ) y ~ ~ w t ~ ~t d \ \+*&III:) Act, 1981.

2 )

The

Siiac Govcl-nmcn l i i \ i iy rcnlovc rrorn

officc

any

mclnber of

,

n Board i f hc-'

(a)

i s or has hcconle sul l jcc l I(J ny

o f

rhc d i s q u a l i l i ~ i ~ l i r ~ n s

~nen t innc dn

sub-scclion

(

I):

nr

( h )

i s

absent without leavc o f (he Board in more Ihan lhrcc

consecutive

mcc~i r lgs

T

thc Board,

(3) Whcrc,

in

t l ie opinion of thc Sralc Governmcnl, any pcrson

nt ln~ inatcd 0 reprcscnt t l~ c mplayc rs or [ lie u t~p ro t cc~ cdvorkcrs

on a

Boi\rtl has ceascd tu represcnl q u c t i crnploycrs or workers, ttic Stale

Governmen1 nl;ly by notihcntion dcclnrz thar w il h cj'iecr from sucti datc

as 1n3y

hc

spccihcd [herein sr~cli erson shall ccnse LO hc a

mclnber

or

the Bonrd.

12.

A ny njemhcr or n B o n d m ~ i y t nny r inlc rcsign his nrficc by

Kcsipn~tirm

wr i t ing under h i s hand addresscrl

[( I

thc State Gnvcrnmcnt ,

and

his ofice

( F ; ;,by

shal I. nn ilcccprance

of

rhc rcsignntion. hccornc vacan 1.

13.

I n

[he

c vc ~ i l any

vac:uncy

occurring

in the

oftice

or

;I

n lc ~ n b e r Fillin: ,up

or

or a

Board

by

rcnson

af

dceth,

resignation.

I-cmoval or nrhcrwisc, [he

V"CmCICS

Board

s11:rll rorlhwith tepclrr thd vacancy to l l l c Slnle Govcmrncn t, and

thc vamncy sliall hc filled.

nn

Iatcr than ninery days [t-0111hc d i ~ t c

l

uccurrcnce of thc vacancy,

ill

accordance wi th thc provisions o r r l iis

Aci, and rhc mcmb cr nominarcd to

till

the vacancy shall hold

ol'tice

for

t h r

unexpired

poriion

o f

~ h c

c r ~ i l

f orficc

o f lhe incmbcr in whnsc

place

hc i s so noniinarcd:

Providcd Ihnl pending lhc f i l l ing up r ) i any

such tracnncy,

he Bnord

shall continue to cxcrcisc

the

powcrs ant discliilrgc the duties con rtrrc d

and iu~posed

n

i f by or under this Act or a sclmmc, as iF no vacancy has

occurred.

14. No acr or proceeding sh:ill hc cal led in

qucsrion

or invil l idalcd

Acts or

nlcrc ly by reason of any vacancy in Ih t Board la any defect, in i r ia l or

Er2,","I

subsequcn~. n the cnnstiru~ion l' t l ic Boi~rd . 1 bc

inval ida~cr l

15.

( 1 )

On an application nmde by a Board lo t l ie Collcclor for thc

Rccovcry

or

recovery

of arrears o f any

:~OU

payi lh l t 10 t undcr this Acr or any

~~~~~

svhcmc. aconlpunicd by

a

slatznlcnt ofaccounts in rcspect of

such

arrears,

thc

collecror may. nrrer making such inquiries

as he decms

l i ~ . rant

a

ccnihcate for

Ihc rcco\7eryof thc amount duc l o he Board

as

ilrrears.

(2)

A

certificarc

by

thc Colleclor shall

bc

f

al

and

conclusive

as

rtl

I ~ L lrrcars due and thc ilrnoulll shall hc

rccoverable as

atrcnrs

of

land

revenue.


11/19

[West Bcn.

Act

,

,

. .

. .

ndr~sory

16.

I ) T h e S l a t e Governmen1

m a y

c t ~ n s ~ i t u ~ cn A d v i s o r y

. .-

. .

-

.

Com~nillcz. . . . .

.

Cornmi t~ec1) advisc upon sucl i ~net lers ris ing ou l o f thc admin is~rai ion

of {hisACIor

;my

schcrne or

relating

lo [tiu

application

o r thc provisions

o f

this Acl to iuny par~icular

lass

of unprutccled workcrs or employers

or l l ie co-ordination or l l te work ol' various

Boards

as ~ h c dvisory

Commitrcc ti lay

considcr

ncucssary

or

35

thc

Slnlc

Governmcnl

may

rercr

rn

i t lrlr a d v i c c .

2 ) Tllc rnentbcrs nF rhc A d v is o ~ yCommil icc sl~al l c appoinred by

rhz

Srntc G ovcrnm cnl and

shall bi:

c ~ fuch nu~nbcr nd chosen in such

mallncr ;rs rnay hc prcscrihcd:

Provided 1hn1 rlizAd visor y Cn rlrnil le c shall include an cqual

number

oT~ne~i tbc rsePrcscn~ingrhe mplnyzrs, ~ l i c orkers and ~heWcst

engal

Lczislarivc Asscmhly, and 4 x 1

i k o

incIudc such numbzr

or

rncn~bers

:eprcscnring the Slate Gou crr ~~ nc nts

shall no1

c ~ c e e d ne-fourth o f

rhc

rolal nu rilber of nicmbers of 111e Advisory C o rn ~l ~ iu ce .

(3) 1-he Chairman

O F

thc Advisol-y Com mi t~c o hal l bc appoinrcd

by

he Stiltc Govc rnnient from arnrlnsst [he ~nc nlh er s

ppointed

ro

represent

rhc Stnrc

C,ovcrnmtn\.

13) The Slntc Govcrnmen~ Iiall puhlish in [he Oflc iu l

Gazerre

rhe

names

o f

all

lhc mc i nbca

nf

lhc A d ~ i s t l q ' omrtiiuec:

(5) Thc rnectings or rhc Adviaory C ~ ) m n i i t ~ c cnd the proccdure ro

hc rc l l lo~ vcd l iercat shal l

he

rcgularcd i n such manntr as may be

prcsccrihrd.

(6) 't'lie rcrm of o f ic e o r 111e riicmbers

of

the Advisory Cornmillee

s l ~ a l l c sucli a s may bc prescribed.

I ns pv c ~un

17. (1) A Board nlny app oin~ u c l ~ crsons

as

i t thinks f i t to

be

211d

Ihur

po\r.vr.c

I~ispccrors.

ossessing such

qualil icilrions as may

bc

prtscribcd,

for he

purposcs or this A c l or any schemc.

and

Inay delinc he l i m i ~ s f [heir

jurisdicricin.

(7)

Suhjecl ~u the rulcs madc u~ ldc rhis Act, an lnspcclor

may-

(a) e n w and search ar all rcasonahle hours, with such assislance

as Ilc thinks

i i ~ ,

lly 111-cr~ijscsr plncc

when:

unpro~cc~ed

workers arc

etnplnyed

or work i s givcn out 10 unprotected

workers

in

auy scheduled cniployn~ent . or the purpose of

examining any register, rccord or wages or notice rcquired

to bc k e p ~ I- e x l ~ i h i ~ c dndcr any scheinc, or require any

person conccrncd wilh

such

register,

record of wagcs or

norice to produce t l ~ c ame ror inspection;

(b) c x a ~ ~ i l n cny pcrson who111 hc

finds

in any such

prcmises

or

place

a n d

wtlo hc has rcasons to bclicve i s

an

unprotected

wurker cn~plo ycd.nr is given our work, therein;


12/19

(c) requirc any

pcrson

giving out any work to an unpro~ected

worker or

t r l a

group ol' unprotcctcd workcrs to give any

informarion which i s in

his

power

10

givc i n respect nC hc

names

and addresscs of tllr persons to whoin [hc

work is

givcn oui

and

i n respcct

01-ihe paymcnls

made

or

10 bc made

for

rhc

said work;

(d)

scizc,

or

rakc

copics

of.

such

rcgisler,

record

of

wages or

nolice or porl ion ~hcrcof s

hc

niay consider rzlcvanr in

rcspecl nT an offe t~cc

ndcr

this Acl

or

:I scheme ~vhic h e

has rcilsons to belicvc h:ts bren cr)mmittcd

by

an cmployer;

and

(c) cxcrcise such c~lhc t owers as may

be

prescribcd.

(3)

Any persori requircd ro prorlucc

any

rcgis~ cr. ccord of wagcs or

nolicc or lo give

any

ihrormarion

uudcr

sub-seclion (2) shall

be bound to

do so:

Provided [hat n o

such

person s l~a l l e requircd undcr [his scction to

mswer any qucsrjan or lo initkc ;my staterllent ~cndinxo incri~rlinate

h i ~ n s e l

.

(4) Evcry Inspector appuintrrl under [his sccrion-shall bc dccmed

lo

45 o l 1360.

be a

public servanr wirhin the meaning

o r

scctior~

1

I T

rhc Indian

Pcnal

Codc.

18.

N o child shall h c cngaged, or givcn oul any work, in

any

Pruhihition

scheduled cnlploymcnl.

of

cmploy-

rncnt o l

Erp1unntiu1r.-"Child" shall

mean n

pcrson who has n o t c o ~ ~ ~ p l c t c d

the age of Lrtcen years.

19. '\No ingle worker shdll bc requircd by any eniploycr

to

carry

u~ilhout

ny

mechanical

aid1

a load

exceeding

fifty-fivc

k i l o g r a l n s

i n

weight a1

a

l ime .

20.

( 1 ) N o Court shall t:tkc cognizance u f any offencc

made

punishahie by a s c h c ~ n e r n l a n y a h c t~ n c n l h c r c t ~ bxcept on acornplaint

i n w i l i n g madc by

an

In>pcctor or

b y

a pcrson speci;tlly nuihorised in

chis behall by die Board or the Sinlc Gtwcmrnenr.

1

01

1971

(2)

Notwithstanding anything contained

in

[tie

code

or Criminal

Proccdure, 1973,n n offence mndc punisliablc hp n scheine

or

an aberment

[hereof shall bc lrinble only by a Melropolian Magistrarc

or

n Judicial

M ag istr ale o r ~ h cirs class.

I.'. ' - , . - . - . ,

. . .

: .. :. .

. ....-

. .

. .

I : .. . .

. . . .

, - . . .

. ... .

;

. .

.

. . . .

.

- .

,

. .

.

- .

. ,

. .

- ..

ar lo uarry , . . .. .

load

cxcccd-

ing

[iny-Civc

kilograms in . . . . ,

weight a1

a

. .. . .

. ..

tirnc,

,

-

Cognizance

or

oflcnccs.

'\irords

within thc squnrc bnckcrs wcrc .iubsritucd for the words "No

workcr sllnll bc

q u i r c d

by my cmployer ro

v~rry"

y

s.3

of

rhr:

% Jhr Bclignl Mnzdoor, Xndal. Loadrr.

C o d o v n n i a n nnd Olhcr \Vorkcn

(Rcguln~ion

r E ~ ~ i p l o y m e n rnd \ 'tlfwc)

Amendmcnl)

ACI. 19R9

(IVcst

Ben.

Acl XXXl X of 198 1).


13/19

Tlrc

I I ~ F I

e ~ ~ g n l

rrzdoor;

7rr r r l r r i .

Larrde~:

Gorlon~rrt~~atr

rid

0 1 l r r r

I \ I ~ ~ P I . s

R ~ s r t l ~ t i o ~ ~J L I ~ / ~ I O ~ I I I C ~ I I1 1 d \ lGyu r~~ ]CI,

1981

LWwt Ben. A c t

(Scr.rir)trs 2 1-2.3.1

21.

Tlic ~,rovisio~is

f

llc W o r k n ~ e n ' sCu~~ll lcnsit l ionCI, 137-3

(I~crciiin '~crcferrsd lo in rh~s t c~ ion s ihc s ; ~ i dAci) and ihc ruics

madc ~liercullder hall iip111y. ~ l r l r r ~ r i s~lrrt~~t~rlis,o thc regisrcred

unpro~ccicdworkcls emplriycd in ally .whedulcd cmploymcn~o ivl~ich

Ih~ s ct applics; and

for

that

purpose such ivurkers shnli bc rlcc~rlctl O

bc

\vorkn~cliwithin thc rlic:ulil~p

of

tIie said Act: and

in

relarion

ro

such

~ VU I -~ I I I C ~ .

e~iipI(yel. ll:~l n~c iul.

rphcl-r

n Bonrrl makcs t l~ c ayment

or

i v : y c s In ;uiy sucli ivorki i~a n, hc Board,

anil

in ;il ly or l~ cl ;wc, thc

c\nploycr ns delincd in [llis Aci .

23.

( I ) Notivi l lulantl i~~guiylliing contair~erln the Pilymeot orWagcs

A ~ I . 1936 [ l~c l-c i r~ ;~l '~~ r

cl'errclj

In

in

1111sscullon

as

tht s:~idAcl}. ~ h c

Sinlc Ciovcrn~ncntmay hy nolitic atir~n lircci I~;IL all

or

nlly or the

prouisioas oTlhc

wid

Acr

or

thc

rulcs

rnitde lhcrcundcl~ hall apply

iu

the

paymcnr

ol wiigch

lo

;ill or :uq0 cl:iss o i rcgislcrctl irnprorecled nrnrkcrs

en~ploycdn any rclicdulzd c m l ~ l o y ~ ~ i e n ~

O

which his .4c1applics,

xrlith

rhc mot-lilicorion ~lin n rclation lo suul~

orkers.

cmploycr shali

mean.

~vl icr c Boill-cl ~nitkes

hc

paymcllr of

wnycs

ro any such workcr. [he

Board, nllcl

i n

any ull1e1c i l h c . tlic cillplr)ytr as

dchntd

in

[hisAc\:

and an

such application ol' the provision

01

prtr\.isions of

11ic

said AcL or thc

rules mild< rhcrcundcr, an Ins~~c.c.~ol-ppoinled under this Act sliall

bc

dccnicd ~ r ) c im Inspcc~or or lhc Ilurposc o r cn~orccmen l f such

prt~vision

lr

provisions nT ~ l i caid .Act or he rulcs lnndc thereunder

wiihin lllc local l imils

of

L ) I ~ Si~ l . isd i~~i~)n.

(2)

TIE Slalc Govcrnmen~

may.

only il-chc Atlvisory Comniil icc s o

i l d ~ i h ~ ~ ,y a

l ikc

nolilica\lc?l~.~ n c c l r vary any ncltificn\iclu undcr

sub-scciion (I .

33.

Notwiths~anding ny~liinp nn~aincd

n

~ h c

aternity

B c n c f i t

Act.

1961

(hcreinaf~er cfcrred lo ill tii is section.

as

thc said Acr),

111e

S~iucGoi~crnmcntmay

hy

~ ~ r ~ ~ i l i c n t i o n

irect

tha~ l l

or

any

nF

Ihc

provisions

of rhc

said AL Lor ttic rules made ~llc rcundcr hall apply ro an

t s ~ a b l i s h m e n ~hercin

regis:crzil

u\lprorcctcd wurncn

workers

arc

cmploycd in any schcdulet.l cn~ploymcnlo wtiich this Acr irpplies: and

t oc ihat ~ ~ u r p o s ch c ol.licrs ctlncci-11et-l hnll bl: dccnied to

he

ivunlen

within ~ h c cnning 01

~ h c

oill Act;

A I I ~

ll rclation to

sucll

wlr)nien,

cmploycr shall mean. rvherc ;i Uonrd lnakcs [he

payment

or

wages

to

ony such wolniui, rhc Board, and in :11iy othcr c a w , the cmployer

us

dclincd

in

[his

Acl;

and

on

such

applicatinn

nf

rhc prwision

or

provisions

or the ~ i1 i3 cl

o r thc

rules n::idt. lhcreundcr, an

Inspecror appointed

undcr tl ~i sACL l~al l e dccmerl r o he ;In lnspcu~or or the purpose

o r

cnl'urcemcnt OF such provisiarl w.

provi~ians r rhe said

Acl or [he

rulcs

nli~dellcrcundcr w i~h in Iie local l mi1s

or

his jurisdiction.


14/19


15/19

[IVest Ben. Act

(a) 1ha1a Board is un ith lc to d is c l im .~ ~~ suties, or

(b) t l l a ~ Board has pcrsis~eni lymndc dclnult in

the

discharge

ol' i t s dulies or has cxcccdcd or

abuscd

i l s

pawers,

the S~n reGo\*crnrnenlmay by noiific nrio n supcrscde [he Board Tr)r such

pcr iod nor cxcccd ing lwe lvc l i i on lhs as wi ly h c

specified

i n ~ h c

110li

f i ~ : ~ ~ i o ~ i :

Provided [hilt

b c h r c

issuing n nolif ication undcr this sub-sccdon

on

any 01 rhc g1.ounds mcn~ionedn clausc

(h)

Ihe Sratc G overom znl shall

give

a

rcnsanable opporlun iry 10 thc

Brnlrd

lo show cnusc why ii should

nor

be

supcrscdcd

and

shall c onsidcr ~ h cxplanarions and objccrions,

i f

any,

o f

[he Board.

(2) Upon i ll e pub l i c a t i o~ ~f it n o ~ iication undcr sub-scc~ion I ),-

( i t)

al l the rncmhcrs

o f

I I I ~

oard shall,

as from thc dore ol' such

publicalion, VilciILe llicil-

orficcs

os

such

mcmbcrs;

(b) a l l

t he powcrs

a n d d u ~ i c s h i c h may

bc

cxc rc ised

or

discharged by thc Board sha l l , during thc pcr iod o f

supcrscssion, bc cxcl.ciscd o r

d i s ~ h i ~ r g c d

y Lhc

Sla c

Gov ernmc n~

1 hy

such pclson as

may

bc specif ied

in

thc

noti icalion:

( c ) JII funds and o~ he r ropcrty vcs~cd n i l le Board

shall. during

rhc period or supcl-scssion, vcsr

in

l l le

S[a[e

Govcmmenl.

(3)

011

thc

c x p i ra~ inn

f

ttir

pcriod

o f

suprcscssion sp ecifird

in

thc

no [ i l ica~ ion nder

sub-xl:c~inn (

I ), Siatc

Govcrnmeni may-

.

(a)

exlcnd rhl: period

or

supersession lor such urrher period no1

exceeding s i x i n o n ~ l ~ s

s

il

may

considcr necessary so

however bat

ihc

aggl.cgilrc pc rio d

of

supcrscssion shall no1

c x c c e d

eighlecn rno111Iis:or

( h ) re-esrnblish [he Board

in

ihc manncr provided in section 6.

s

8 . Any

conlraci or agreement, whcrller mudc

hcforc

or nficr the

UUI

comnizncerncnl or [his Act. whereby n rcgisrered unprotcc~cd

workcr

rulinquishes or

rcduces

any

righr

uonl'crrcd on

him,

y,

or

any

privilege

or conccssion accruing [o

him undcr,

rhis

Ac or

any

schemc

s h a l l he

void and oC no

eR:cr

in so far as iipurports to dcprivc h im or

such

right

or privilcgc 01. conccssion.


16/19

The

WL'SI ellan Mo~dom 7url~rl. urrtlcr: Gn~lo\v,l~rrarl

rid- Orhcr-

Workers

( R e ~ r r l a ~ i o ~ if

E~rrplu~~rrcrrr

d

IVe fnre)

Acr, 1981

29.

Thc S t a ~ c overnmeni, afrcr giving

hy

nolilica ion no1 less rhan

PUwerlo

amcnd

,

I W V

months' notice of its inlcnlion so Io

dt), mil)., by

like norificarion,

S C I I ~ ~ U I C

modify

any

eniployrnen~ pccilicd i l l thc Sclicrlulc or add lo the Schcdu lc

any e mp loy n~ cnt n rcspccr or which i t

is

ol o p i t r i o ~ ~hal kc provisions

o f this Acr shr)uld apply, and thzrcupon ilie Schcdu lc shall bc dccmed lo

hc

;~ rncndcd

accordingly

and

tie provisions

~ > r

his Acl shall apply 10

such cmp oyrncnt as moditied

111.

addcd.

30.

Save

a? othcrwisc cxprcssly provided in illis Acl, any pcrson,

~~~~~l

who conlravcncs nny

of

thc provisions of lhis Act or thc rulcs made

pcn l'yfor

oKenccs.

thcrcundcr, sha ll , on convic~inl i , e punishahlc wilh ljnc which may

ex lend lo one ~ h o u s a n d upcch. and in tic case of a con t inu ing

contravenlion. with il furthcr finc \vhicti

[nay

cxiend to two hundrcd

rupces pcr day during which such colirraven~ion ontinues nflcr rhc first

convicrion.

31.

No suit, prosccurion or othcr lcgal proceeding shall lic i~guinsi

Protcclirm uC

[he Stutc Govcrnrncnl o r

a

Bonrd

or

ilic Chairman o r

any

olher nieinbcr

~ ~ ~ o ~ k ' n

nf

a

Board

or or thc

Advisory

C o m m i ~ l c c . r

an

Inspcc~or r ariy oll~cr

h l h .

pcrson, or any oHicer of

a

Boiud.

Tnr

i ~ n y ~ t i i n gllich is n gond h i t h

donc

or intcnded

10

be

done

undcr this Aul or rhe rules nladc rhcrcundcr

or

under

any schernc.

32.

(1 ) Thc Stale Government may. subjcct to the condition of

Powcr

lo

previous publicalion, by notilicil~ion

m:tkc

rules for carrying out [he

rnak"'cscr;.

purpt)scs

or [his Act.

(2) I n particular and w i ~ h o u l rejudice r o rhc gcneralily or ~ h c

rnrcgoing power, such

rutcs

may provide

fnr

all or any

of

the miirtcrs

which

may be. or arc rcquircd

lo

be, presccribcd.

33. Evcry scheme and cvcry rulc lnade undcr this-Act

shall

hc Inid

schc~ltcs

hclorc

thc

Stale Lcgialalurc wliile i l is in scssion For a lotal pcriod oF

~ J ' c s ' "

bc

laid

lhirly days which may bc comprised i n onc session or in two

successive

bcrOrc he

sessions, and i f , bcrure [he

expiry of

tlle session in which

i t

is

sn

litid or

L c g ~ . d a l u ~ .

rhe sessinn imnlcdialely k~ llo w in g, he Statc Lcgislarure m:tkcs any

inodificnrion i n the schcmc or illc rule

or

dirccrs lhnt [he srh cm r or ariy

provision [hereof or rhc rulc should no1 hc nladc, [he schcme or such

provision [hereof or rhc ru le sh;lll, fram thc date

of

publication or a

norificalion in [his bchalr, have zl'lcct only in sucti ~ no di lic d orm or hc

o f no effccl, as rhc case

may

hc. LL,, Iluwuver, (hi11

ny

such nlodification

or

annulment

sha l l be wi thou~prtjjurlice ((1 thc validity O F anything

previously

done oro mirtcd to hc rlonc under

t h a ~

cheme

or

rhc provision

rhereor

or

under 1hi1~ulc,

iu

lllc case Inay

bc


17/19

[West Ben. Act

I.

E n ~ p l o y m c i i tn ucrcnls. pulscs, crliblc nils, sugiir. salk.

grrr:

Lea,

vcgctnblc, fruit. f ish, spiccs

:in(I

u r l ~ c r

oo d-s tuf f w11olcs;ilc ma rkc ~s ,

inc lud ing r r r n f i , golr~rmd \vholcsale sl10ps. ill conncc rion will1 loading.

un loading, s~ack ing ,c a r r y i n g . ~ v c i ~ l i i n g .easuring, f i l l ing, bngging.

s t i ~ c h i n ~ ,orlin:. clea ning . bI cn Ji ng ,

marking,

repa i r ing c l l cas and

crares,

nnd

work prcparn io ry nl i n c i d c l i l n l

11)

such opcra l ions and

supcr \~ is ion~ h c r c o f .

2.

E m p l o y m c n l i n c c ~ l l r ~ n / c o \ ~ t ~ nz x ~ i l ~ / c l o ~ h / g a ~ ~ m e n ~ s

w l ~ o l c s a l cm iw ke l s . i n c l u d in g got-lowns and

wholesale

shops, i n

c o n n c c ~ i o nw i t h l o a d i n g . u n l u i l d i r ~ ~ ,l a ck in g . ca r r y i n g , w c ig l~ i n g ,

measur ing, t i l l ing, baling. press ing , s l i ~ ch in g , o rt in g , c l e a n in g and

work

prcp i i la lo ry

or

i n c i d cn la l l o su ch o p c rn ~ io n s

nd

superv is ion

~ l ~ c r c o f .

3.

E ~ n p l n y r n e n ~n jurc/juLc l c x ~ i l c l ~ u n n yholesnlc markets.

inc lud ing goclowns and whnlcsnlc stlops. in conncciicln w i ~ ho;~ding,

unloadin:, s lacking. carry ing. w c i ~ h i n g . nce sur ing. i l l in g, bn l ing,

pressing, s l i~ch ig, sor~ing,clc: ini l ig. inurking. and w ork prcparalory or

incidental

lo

sucl l opcr i~r ions d upcrvision rlicrcor.

4.

employ men^ in i r o n and s l e c l g o d o w n s i ~ n d tockyards in

c o n n c c ~ i o n viih load ing, un lo i id ing, s tacking. carry ing,

weighing,

measur ing. packi lg ing, barch iug. sort ing. and work prcparaiory

or

incidental L( such opcra\ions and supcrv is ion l l~crcof .

3. Employmenr

in

godown


18/19

TIii,

IVesr

Bengcrl

k l ~ ~ z r l o n ~ ;

i trri tr i .

Lorrder;

Godo\i.mlzar7

ntzd

O ~ l i e r

IVorvkcrs I < L ~ ~ I I ~ ~ ~ I ~ u I If 61rplt)\.11rurtlcrrrrl I l k l f r r ~ ~ )cr. I W l .

(Regulat ion or Employr~ icn r )

cr,

1948

[ar

enlp loymcnt o f

a

workcr or

3s ~ t j h ~

any ulidertaking o f Ihe C r n ~ r a l ;overnn~cn~

r

ihc S l i ~ ~ co\rernri~cntn

any i lrca ol'

a

p ur r n ~ i l h i nlit rnciuning ol' tic M iij nr Port Trusrs Acr. 1963

or

c m p l o y m e l ~ i l n workcr ol IIIC Board or

'l'rusrces

o f I I I I'orl of

: (Kolke~a) nns~itutcd nder 11ic

M: jnr

Purr

Trusrs Act, 19633.

7. E r n p l o y n i e l ~ ~f c a s u a l n a l u r e i n r i l c ro r i c s a n d oihcr

c s r i l h l i s l ~ ~ t i e n ~ .n

conncciion

~ v i t t i o i ~ d i u g , n l o n di n g , s ta c k in g ,

con s~ru c l inn s , cp i l i rs , a ri tl wvrk prcpararory inc idcnru l

1

such

o pc ra ii on s i ~ n dupervision 111cl.cnl'.

8.

I ' i np loymcnt

in

b u i l r l i l ~ g o n s r r u c ti o ~ i, oa d h u i l d i l ~ p n d

i rr ig a ti o n w o rk s i n u o i i ~ i c c ~ i c ~ ni l l1 lo i td ing, ua loading, s t : lck i l~g.

carrying, ct ,nslruc~ion, repairs,

and

wor k prcparntrwy

or

incidcnrsll LO

such operations

and

su p c rv i s i o ~ l t i c~ ~ c i l l :

9 . Em pl oy nl cn ~ n rai lw i ly yards and gc>clds-sheds n

c o n n c c ~ io n

will1

loading,

unloading.

s~acking. a- lying,

weighing.

n~easuring.

i l l ing,

begging. baling. pressing,

p a cka y in g , h a t ch in g , s t i ~ c l i i n g . o r~ in g ,

cleaning. blcn l l ing. mark i i ig . rep i i i r ing

c i ~ c s ~ snd

crirIcs, slid w o r k

prcpara lory or i n c i d c n ~ a l o such opcmi i~>nsuid

superv i s ion

l l lc reor

'I,

x c c p ~ r i~p l oy cn t o f n h oi ~r c r i ~ ~ p l o y c dy ;r lai [wo y adrninisrrarion

01. ISO~I.

w i ~ l i i n 11c lneaning

o r

he Indian

R;~ilways

Act . 1

X4fl.

i n conncc t ion

wi th thc scrvicc or

a

ra i l rvny] .

10.

Employmcnr

in

c o n n c c ~ i o nwi l l ] unnspor lar ion

of

rncn and

ni;ltzrial by manua l lahour.

11.

E~up layrnen t

of

manua l I i lh


19/19

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