The Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987.
telangana · 1987
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- S. 1The Andhra Pradesh Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987 received the assent of the President on the 14th August, 1987
- S. 2Substituted by G
- S. 3Section 3 establishes the Telangana Labour Welfare Fund, detailing its sources of funding and management.
- S. 4Substituted by G
- S. 5Substituted by G
- S. 6Substituted by G
- S. 7Section 7 allows the Board to form committees with Board and employee/employer representatives to advise on its functions.
- S. 8Section 8 of the Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987, deems unpaid accumulations as abandoned property, transfers them to the Board, and discharges employers' liability.
- S. 9Section 9 mandates employers to pay unpaid accumulations and fines to the Board, with penalties for late payment.
- S. 10Substituted by G
- S. 11Substituted by G
- S. 12Section 12 of the Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987, directs the Board to use the Fund for various labor welfare activities and expenditures.
- S. 13Section 13 allows the Board to borrow funds for the Act's purposes, subject to government approval and conditions.
- S. 14Section 14 mandates the deposit of the Telangana Labour Welfare Fund in specified banks and submission of audited accounts to the government.
- S. 15Section 15 mandates investment of unutilized Fund in specified securities or bonds if not used within 90 days.
- S. 16Section 16 allows the government to direct the Board on Fund expenditures and Act implementation, which the Board must follow.
- S. 17Section 17 appoints a Welfare Commissioner, approved by the Government, to ensure the Act's provisions are implemented.
- S. 18Section 18 authorizes government inspectors to enter premises, examine records, and inquire into compliance with the Act.
- S. 19Section 19 authorizes the Board to appoint staff and inspectors to manage the Fund, with administrative costs capped at 15% of annual income.
- S. 20Section 20 allows the government to hire or dismiss Board members with Board approval via a special resolution.
- S. 21Section 21 allocates government employees to the Labour Welfare Fund Board, with no adverse changes to their conditions of service without government approval.
- S. 22Section 22 transfers Provident Fund balances of government employees to the Board and allows it to invest the funds.
- S. 23Section 23 allows government officials to review Board records for supervision and issue necessary orders.
- S. 24Section 24 allows the Board to recover sums payable into the Fund as land revenue arrears.
- S. 25Section penalizes obstructing inspectors or failing to produce required documents, with fines and imprisonment.
- S. 26Section 26 restricts court proceedings on offences under the Act to those with Welfare Commissioner's written consent and tried by a first-class magistrate.
- S. 27Section 27 makes company officers liable for offenses committed by the company if they were in charge, knew about it, or failed to prevent it.
- S. 28Section 28 limits court action on offences under the Act to complaints filed within six months.
- S. 29Section 29 empowers the Board to oversee and direct the use of funds set aside for employee welfare in establishments.
- S. 30Section penalizes willful non-compliance with Board's requests or directions with fines and imprisonment.
- S. 31Section 31 mandates the Board to submit an annual report to the Government detailing its past activities and future plans, with a copy laid before the State Legislature.
- S. 32Section 32 allows the government to temporarily replace the Board if it fails to perform duties or misuses powers, with specified procedures.
- S. 33Section 33 allows the government and the board to delegate and withdraw certain powers and control delegated actions.
- S. 34Section 34 deems all Board members and staff as public servants under the Indian Penal Code.
- S. 35Section 35 protects individuals and the government from legal actions for actions taken in good faith under the Act.
- S. 36Section 36 allows the government to exempt certain establishments from the Act's provisions with specified conditions.
- S. 37(1) The Government may, by notification, make rules to carry out all or any of the purposes of this Act
- S. 38Section 38 empowers the Board to create regulations for implementing the Act, including staff terms, pay, and discipline.
- S. 39Section 39 mandates that wage realizations from establishments covered by the Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Act must be deposited into the specified fund.
- S. 40Adds a proviso to the Workmen's Compensation Act for Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Act employees.
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