The Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953
gujarat · 1953
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the 3a[Gujarat] Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms like "Board," "Contribution," "Employee," and "Employer" for the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953.
- S. 2A[Construction of certain references in the Act] Deleted by Guj
- S. 3Section 3 establishes the Labour Welfare Fund, detailing its sources of income and collection procedures.
- S. 4Section 4 establishes a Gujarat Labour Welfare Board with equal employer-employee representation to administer the welfare fund.
- S. 4A[ Deleted
- S. 5Section 5 outlines disqualifications and conditions for removal of Board members in the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act.
- S. 6Section 6 details resignation, filling casual vacancies, and handling unpaid accumulations in the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act.
- S. 6AUnpaid accumulations and claims thereto
- S. 6BContribution
- S. 6CInterest on unpaid accumulations, fines and contributions after notice of demand
- S. 7Section 7 of the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953, directs the Board to use the fund for labor welfare measures and social activities.
- S. 8The Board can borrow funds for the Act with state government approval and subject to Act's conditions.
- S. 9Section directs the Board to invest unutilized Fund portions in specified securities under the Indian Trusts Act.
- S. 10The State Government can direct the Board on Fund expenditures and other Act purposes, which the Board must follow.
- S. 11Section 11 appoints the Welfare Commissioner as the Board's principal officer with powers to enforce the Act's provisions.
- S. 12Section 12 authorizes the State Government to appoint inspectors to inspect records related to the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act.
- S. 13Section 13 of the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953, regulates the employment and service conditions of staff taken over by the Gujarat Labour Welfare Board.
- S. 14Section 14 authorizes the Board to hire staff for Fund activities, with expenses capped at a set percentage of annual income.
- S. 15Section 15 allows the State Government to dismiss Board members deemed unsuitable without Board majority consent.
- S. 16Section 16 allows the State Government or authorized officers to inspect Board records and supervise its operations.
- S. 17Section 17 mandates recovery of unpaid contributions to the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund as land revenue arrear and imposes penalties for non-payment.
- S. 17APenalty for failure to make payment of unpaid accumulations etc
- S. 17BSection penalizes employers for deducting or recovering employee's contribution unlawfully, with up to six months' imprisonment and a fine.
- S. 17CSection 17C penalizes obstructing inspectors or failing to provide documents under the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act, with fines and imprisonment.
- S. 17DSection 17D holds company officers and the company itself liable for offences committed by the company, with exceptions for due diligence.
- S. 17ESection 17E specifies that only certain courts can try offences under the Act, and complaints must be filed within six months.
- S. 18Section 18 allows the State Government to reconstitute the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Board if it finds default or abuse of power, after giving the Board a chance to respond.
- S. 19Section 19 empowers the State Government to create rules for implementing the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953.
- S. 20Section 20 deems Board members, Welfare Commissioner, Inspectors, and staff as public servants under the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 21Section 21 protects individuals from legal actions for actions done in good faith under the Gujarat Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953.
- S. 22The State Government can exempt certain establishments from the Act's provisions with specified conditions.
- S. 23Section 23 amends the Payment of Wages Act to classify certain Gujarat officials as public servants and exempts them from penalties.
- S. 1948LXIII of 1948
- S. 1960Amended by Guj
- S. 1961s
- S. 1963s
- S. 1973S