The CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2016
jharkhand · 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 act's title to reflect the prohibition and regulation of child and adolescent labor.
- 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. 7Amends the Child Labour Act to allow adding or removing hazardous occupations from the Schedule.
- S. 8The section amends the heading and text to replace "Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee" with "Technical Advisory Committee."
- S. 9In the heading of Part III of the principal Act, for ‘‘CHILDREN’’ substitute ‘‘ADOLESCENTS
- S. 10Section 10 amends the Child Labour Act by replacing a reference to section 3 with section 3A.
- 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. 13Section 13 changes "child" to "adolescent" in section 9 of the principal Act.
- S. 14Replaces "child" with "adolescent" in section 10 of the principal Act.
- S. 14BSection establishes a fund to rehabilitate children and adolescents fined for illegal child labor, with specified contributions and investment guidelines.
- S. 14CSection rehabilitates children or adolescents 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.
- S. 15In section 11 of the principal Act,— (a) for the word ‘‘children’’, the word ‘‘adolescent’’ shall be substituted
- S. 16Section 16 amends the marginal heading in section 12 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. 17BThe section mandates periodic inspections of workplaces where child labor is prohibited and hazardous activities occur to monitor compliance with the Act.
- S. 18Section 18 amends penalties for employing children or adolescents in contravention of labor regulations, imposing imprisonment and fines, with exceptions for first-time offenses.
- 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 principal act by relettering clauses and inserting new provisions regarding child and adolescent labor regulations.
- S. 22Section 22 amends the Child Labour Act to replace the list of hazardous occupations and processes where children cannot work.