Bare Acts
The BONDED LABOUR SYSTEM (ABOLITION) ACT, 1976
chandigarh · 1976
Chapter Section 1
S. 1
Short title, extent and commencement
Chapter Section 2
S. 2
Definitions
Chapter Section 3
S. 3
Act to have over-riding effect
Chapter Section 4
S. 4
Abolition of bonded labour system
Chapter Section 5
S. 5
Agreement, custom, etc., to be void
Chapter Section 6
S. 6
Liability to repay bonded debt to stand extinguished
Chapter Section 7
S. 7
Property of bonded labourer to be freed from mortgage, etc.
Chapter Section 8
S. 8
Freed bonded labourer not to be evicted from homestead, etc.
Chapter Section 9
S. 9
Creditor not to accept payment against extinguished debt
Chapter Section 10
S. 10
Authorities who may be specified for implementing the provisions of this Act
Chapter Section 11
S. 11
Duty of District Magistrate and other officers to ensure credit
Chapter Section 12
S. 12
Duty of District Magistrate and officers authorised by him
Chapter Section 13
S. 13
Vigilance Committees
Chapter Section 14
S. 14
Fuctions of Vigilance Committees
Chapter Section 15
S. 15
Burden of proof
Chapter Section 16
S. 16
Punishment for enforcement of bonded labour
Chapter Section 17
S. 17
Punishment for advancement of bonded debt
Chapter Section 18
S. 18
Punishment for extracting bonded labour under the bonded labour system
Chapter Section 19
S. 19
Punishment for omission or failure to restore possession of property to bonded labourers
Chapter Section 20
S. 20
Abetment to be an offence
Chapter Section 21
S. 21
Offences to be tried by Executive Magistrates
Chapter Section 22
S. 22
Cognizance of offences
Chapter Section 23
S. 23
Offences by companies
Chapter Section 24
S. 24
Protection of action taken in good faith
Chapter Section 25
S. 25
Jurisdiction of civil courts barred
S. 26
Power to make rules- read with sub-section (1) and sub-section (2)
Chapter Section 27
S. 27
Repeal and saving