The Gujarat Physically Handicapped Persons (Employment in Factories) Act, 1982
gujarat · 1982
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Physically Handicapped Persons (Employment in Factories) Act, 1982
- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Gujarat Physically Handicapped Persons (Employment in Factories) Act, 1982.
- S. 3The section mandates factory employers in Gujarat to allocate at least half a percent of vacancies for physically handicapped individuals.
- S. 4Section 4 mandates that only registered adult handicapped persons with a fitness certificate can be employed in factories under this act.
- S. 5(1) A Certifying Surgeon shall, on an application of a person registered as 31 of 1959
- S. 6Section mandates factory employers to keep detailed records of physically handicapped employees.
- S. 7Section 7 authorizes inspectors to enter factories, examine records, and gather evidence to enforce the Act, without incriminating self-incrimination.
- S. 8Section mandates factory managers to provide inspectors access to required records under the Act.
- S. 9Section 9 penalizes factory occupiers or managers for failing to comply with employment and record-keeping requirements for physically handicapped persons.
- S. 10Section penalizes misuse of fitness certificates for employment in factories under the act.
- S. 11Section 11 prohibits courts from investigating offenses under this Act without a complaint or written approval from an Inspector.
- S. 12Section 12 protects state officials from lawsuits for actions taken in good faith under the Act.
- S. 13(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this
- S. 14Repeal and saving
- S. 1981Repeal and Saving