The MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS ACT, 1961

PRELIMINARY

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

(1) This Act may be called the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.

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

(3) It shall come into force on such date not being later than the 31st day of March, 1962, as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States. Provided that it shall come into force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir* on the commencement of the Central Labour Laws (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 1970.

(4) It applies to every motor transport undertaking employing five or more motor transport workers:

Provided that the State Government may, after giving not less than two months’ notice of its intention so to do, by notification in the Official Gazette, apply all or any of the provisions of this Act to any motor transport undertaking employing less than five motor transport workers.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent, commencement and application.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Registration of motor transport undertaking.
  4. 4.Chief inspector and inspectors.
  5. 5.Powers of the inspectors.
  6. 6.Facilities to be afforded to inspectors.
  7. 7.Certifying surgeons.
  8. 8.Canteens.
  9. 9.Rest rooms.
  10. 10.Uniforms.
  11. 11.Medical facilities.
  12. 12.First-aid facilities.
  13. 13.Hours of work for adult motor transport workers.
  14. 14.Hours of work for adolescents employed as motor transport workers.
  15. 15.Daily intervals for rest.
  16. 16.Spread-over.
  17. 17.Split duty.
  18. 18.Notice of hours of work.
  19. 19.Weekly rest.
  20. 20.Compensatory day of rest.
  21. 21.Prohibition of employment of children.
  22. 22.Adolescents employed motor transport workers to carry tokens.
  23. 23.Certificate of fitness.
  24. 24.Power to require medical examination.
  25. 25.Act 4 of 1936 to apply to payment of wages to motor transport workers.
  26. 26.Extra wages for overtime.
  27. 27.Annual leave with wages.
  28. 28.Wages during leave period.
  29. 29.Obstructions.
  30. 30.Use of false certificate of fitness.
  31. 31.Contravention of provisions regarding employment of motor transport workers.
  32. 32.Other offences.
  33. 33.Enhanced penalty after previous conviction.
  34. 34.Offences by companies.
  35. 35.Cognizance of offences.
  36. 36.Limitation of prosecutions.
  37. 37.Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act.
  38. 38.Exemptions.
  39. 39.Powers to give directions.
  40. 40.Power to make rules.