The Tripura Agricultural Workers Act,1986
tripura · 1986
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- S. 2Section 2 defines key terms used in the Tripura Agricultural Workers Act, 1986, including "adult," "agricultural dispute," and "agricultural worker."
- S. 3Appointment of Conciliation Officer-—The Government may, by notification in
- S. 4Constitution of Agricultural Tribunals
- S. 5Appointment of Inspector
- S. 6Facilities to be afforded to Inspectors
- S. 8Section 8 of the Tripura Agricultural Workers Act, 1986 allows the State Government to frame welfare schemes for agricultural workers.
- S. 10Section 10 mandates a four-hour workday with a half-hour rest interval and prescribes daily wages for agricultural workers.
- S. 12Section 12 ensures timely payment of harvest wages and allows intervention to prevent loss if dispute settlement delays wage payment.
- S. 13Enforcement of payment of prescribed wages
- S. 14Wages for over-time work
- S. 15Settlement of agricultural disputes
- S. 16Section 16 allows appeals against Conciliation Officer orders to the Agricultural Tribunal, with final decisions and power to stay orders pending appeal.
- S. 18Reference of decision of disputes by” Govermment
- S. 19Power of Govevnment in respect of awards
- S. 21Penalty for making false statements, ete
- S. 22Penalty for breach of settlement or award
- S. 23Section 23 imposes penalties for non-compliance with the Tripura Agricultural Workers Act, including imprisonment, fines, and additional daily fines for continued violations.
- S. 25‘Offences by compantes,—(1) Where an offence under this Act has been
- S. 26Section 26 restricts cognizance of offenses under the Tripura Agricultural Workers Act to complaints with government sanction.
- S. 27Section 27 limits prosecutions under the Tripura Agricultural Workers Act to complaints made within three months of the offense's discovery.
- S. 28Section mandates local authorities to maintain a register of agricultural workers with prescribed details.
- S. 29Section mandates landowners to maintain prescribed registers and records containing specified details.
- S. 30Penalty for obstructions, etc
- S. 31Section 31 grants authorities under the Tripura Agricultural Workers Act, 1986 powers equivalent to civil courts to enforce evidence and recover dues from landowners.
- S. 33Section 33 ensures that the Tripura Agricultural Workers Act prevails over conflicting laws and agreements, while allowing more favorable pre-existing benefits and personal agreements.
- S. 35Eelegation of Powers
- S. 36Power to remove difficulties
- S. 37Protection of action taken in good faith
- S. 38Power to make rules
- S. 1960The Conciliation Officer can enter any place where harvested crops are stored to enforce wage payments to agricultural workers.