The CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2016
bihar · 2016
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016
- S. 2The section amends the long title of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 to clarify its purpose of prohibiting child and adolescent labor in hazardous occupations.
- S. 3Updates the name of the principal act to reflect the prohibition and regulation of child and adolescent labour.
- S. 3AProhibition of employment of adolescents in certain hazardous occupations and processes
- S. 4Section 4 redefines "adolescent" and "child" for the Child Labour Act, specifying age limits.
- S. 5For section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— “3
- S. 6After section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— “3A
- S. 7The section amends the principal act to allow adding or removing hazardous occupations or processes from the Schedule.
- S. 8The section amends the name of the committee from "Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee" to "Technical Advisory Committee".
- S. 9In the heading of Part III of the principal Act, for ‘‘CHILDREN’’ substitute ‘‘ADOLESCENTS
- S. 10Section 10 amends the principal Act by replacing "section 3" with "section 3A" in section 6.
- S. 11In section 7 of the principal Act, for the word ‘‘child’’, wherever it occurs, the word ‘‘adolescent’’ shall be substitu
- S. 12In section 8 of the principal Act, for the word ‘‘child’’, the word ‘‘adolescent’’ shall be substituted
- S. 13Replaces "child" with "adolescent" in section 9 of the principal Act.
- S. 14Section 14 changes "child" to "adolescent" in the principal act's section 10.
- S. 14BThe section establishes a fund to rehabilitate child and adolescent laborers, funded by fines on employers.
- S. 14CSection rehabilitates children rescued from illegal employment under this Act.
- S. 14DThe section allows the District Magistrate to compound first-time offences related to child labor by the accused or their guardians, upon payment of a prescribed amount to the government.
- S. 15In section 11 of the principal Act,— (a) for the word ‘‘children’’, the word ‘‘adolescent’’ shall be substituted
- S. 16Section 16 amends section 12 of the principal act to replace references to sections 3 and 14 with sections 3A and 14.
- S. 17In section 13 of the principal Act, for the word ‘‘children’’, wherever it occurs, the word ‘‘adolescent’’ shall be subs
- S. 17BSection mandates periodic inspections of prohibited child employment and hazardous work sites to monitor compliance.
- S. 18The section amends penalties for employing children or adolescents in contravention of labor prohibitions, with imprisonment and fines, except for first-time offenders.
- S. 19After section 14 of the principal Act, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:— “14A
- S. 20After section 17, the following sections shall be inserted, namely:— “17A
- S. 21Section 21 amends section 18 of the Child Labour Act to update and expand the roles and responsibilities of the Technical Advisory Committee and District Magistrate.
- S. 22Section 22 amends the Child Labour Act to specify hazardous industries where child labor is prohibited.