The CHILD AND ADOLESCENT (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) ACT, 1986

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) The provisions of this Act, other than Part III, shall come into force at once, and Part III shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different States and for different classes of establishments.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Prohibition of employment of children in any occupation and process.
  4. 3A.Prohibition of employment of adolescents in certain hazardous occupations and processes.
  5. 4.Power to amend the Schedule.
  6. 5.Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee.
  7. 6.Application of Part.
  8. 7.Hours and period of work.
  9. 8.Weekly holidays.
  10. 9.Notice to Inspector.
  11. 10.Disputes as to age.
  12. 11.Maintenance of register.
  13. 12.Display of notice containing abstract of sections 3 and 14.
  14. 13.Health and safety.
  15. 14.Penalties.
  16. 14A.Offences to be Congnizable.
  17. 14B.Child and Adolescent Labour Rehabilitation Fund.
  18. 14C.Rehabilitation of rescued child or adolescent.
  19. 14D.Compounding of offences.
  20. 15.Modified application of certain laws in relation to penalties.
  21. 16.Procedure relating to offences.
  22. 17.Appointment of Inspectors.
  23. 17A.District Magistrate to implement the provisions.
  24. 17B.Inspection and monitoring.
  25. 18.Power to make rules.
  26. 19.Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament or State legislature.
  27. 20.Certain other provisions of law not barred.
  28. 21.Power to remove difficulties.
  29. 22.Repeal and savings.
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