The APPRENTICES ACT, 1961

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent, commencement and application.

(1) This Act may be called the Apprentices Act, 1961.

(2) It extends to the whole of India[Omitted] .

(3) It shall come into force on such date3as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different States.

(4) The provisions of this Act shall not apply to—

(a) any area or to any industry in any area unless the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette specifies that area or industry as an area or industry to which the said provisions shall apply with effect from such date as may be mentioned in the notification; [Omitted] (c) any such special apprenticeship scheme for imparting training to apprentices as may be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent, commencement and application.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice.
  4. 3A.Reservation of training places for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in designated trades.
  5. 3B.Reservation of training places for Other Backward Classes in designated trades.
  6. 4.Contract of apprenticeship.
  7. 5.Novation of contract of apprenticeship.
  8. 5A.Regulation of optional trade.
  9. 5B.Engagement of apprentices from other States.
  10. 6.Period of apprenticeship training.
  11. 7.Termination of apprenticeship contract.
  12. 8.Number of apprentices for a designated trade.
  13. 9.Practical and basic training of apprentices.
  14. 10.Related instruction of apprentices.
  15. 11.Obligations of employers.
  16. 12.Obligations of apprentices.
  17. 13.Payment to apprentices.
  18. 14.Health, safety and welfare of apprentices.
  19. 15.Hours of work, overtime, leave and holidays.
  20. 16.Employer’s liability for compensation for injury.
  21. 17.Conduct and discipline.
  22. 18.Apprentices are trainees and not workers.
  23. 19.Records and returns.
  24. 20.Settlement of disputes.
  25. 21.Holding of test and grant of certificate and conclusion of training.
  26. 22.Offer and acceptance of employment.
  27. 23.Authorities.
  28. 24.Constitution of Councils.
  29. 25.Vacancies not to invalidate acts and proceedings.
  30. 26.Apprenticeship Advisers.
  31. 27.Deputy and Assistant Apprenticeship Advisers.
  32. 28.Apprenticeship Advisers to be public servants.
  33. 29.Powers of entry, inspection, etc.
  34. 30.Offences and penalties.
  35. 31.Penalty where no specific penalty is provided.
  36. 32.Offences by companies.
  37. 33.Cognizance of offences.
  38. 34.Delegation of powers.
  39. 35.Construction of references.
  40. 36.Protection of action taken in good faith.
  41. 37.Power to make rules.
  42. 38.Repeal.
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