THE INTER-STATE MIGRANT WORKMEN (REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) ACT, 1979

ACT NO. 30 OF 1979 · Enacted [11th June, 1979.] · 36 sections

PRELIMINARY

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

Section 2.Definitions.

REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS EMPLOYING INTER-STATE MIGRANT WORKMEN

Section 3.Appointment of registering officers.

Section 4.Registration of certain establishments.

Section 5.Revocation of registration in certain cases.

Section 6.Prohibition against employment of inter-State migrant workmen without registration.

LICENSING OF CONTRACTORS

Section 7.Appointment of licensing officers.

Section 8.Licensing of contractors.

Section 9.Grant of licences.

Section 10.Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences.

Section 11.Appeal.

DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF CONTRACTORS

Section 12.Duties of contractors.

WAGES, WELFARE AND OTHER FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED TO INTER-STATE MIGRANT WORKMEN

Section 13.Wage rates and other conditions of service of inter-State migrant workmen.

Section 14.Displacement allowance.

Section 15.Journey allowance, etc.

Section 16.Other facilities.

Section 17.Responsibility for payment of wages.

Section 18.Liability of principal employer in certain cases.

Section 19.Past liabilities.

INSPECTING STAFF

Section 20.Inspectors.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 21.Inter-State migrant workmen to be deemed to be in employment from date of recruitment for the purposes of certain enactments.

Section 22.Provisions regarding industrial disputes in relation to inter-State migrant workmen.

Section 23.Registers and other records to be maintained.

Section 24.Obstructions.

Section 25.Contravention of provisions regarding employment of inter-State migrant workmen.

Section 26.Other offences.

Section 27.Offences by companies.

Section 28.Cognizance of offences.

Section 29.Limitation of prosecutions.

Section 30.Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with the Act.

Section 31.Power to exempt in special cases.

Section 32.Protection of action taken under the Act.

Section 33.Power to give directions.

Section 34.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 35.Power to make rules.

Section 36.Repeals and saving.