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IND-2019-L-110008
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Title_of_text
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2019 (Bill No. 186 of 2019).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
India
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
2019-07-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
STATUS: WITHDRAWN 19 SEPT 2020
Abstract/Citation
The Bill was presented to the Lok Sabah in July 2019. It was referred to the standing committee in October 2019 and a report was presented in February 2020. Awaiting to see if and when this is adopted. The Code seeks to regulate health and safety conditions of workers in establishments with 10 or more workers, and in all mines and docks. It subsumes and replaces 13 labour laws relating to safety, health and working conditions. These laws include: Factories Act, 1948; Mines Act, 1952; Dock Workers Act, 1986; Contract Labour Act, 1970; and Inter-State Migrant Workers Act, 1979.
Establishments covered by the Code are required to register with registering officers, appointed by the central or state governments. Welfare facilities, working conditions and work hours for different types of establishments and workers will be prescribed by the central or state governments through rules.
The Code sets up occupational safety boards at the national and state level to advise the central and state governments on the standards, rules, and regulations to be framed under the Code. The Code creates special provisions for certain classes of establishments such as factories, mines, dock workers, and constructions workers. These include separate provisions on licenses, safety regulations, and duties of employers.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1970-09-05 (IND-1970-L-27805)
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970 (No. 37 of 1970).
Repealed text(s)
1948-09-23 (IND-1948-L-32063)
Factories Act 1948 (No. 63 of 1948).
Repealed text(s)
1952-03-15 (IND-1952-L-32068)
The Mines Act 1952 (No. 35 of 1952).
Repealed text(s)
1951-11-02 (IND-1951-L-32073)
The Plantations Labour Act 1951 (No. 69 of 1951).
Repealed text(s)
1979-06-11 (IND-1979-L-48114)
Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 (No. 30 of 1979) [as amended].
Repealed text(s)
1961 (IND-1961-L-48120)
Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (No. 27 of 1961).
Repealed text(s)
1976-01-25 (IND-1976-L-48122)
Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976 (No. 11 of 1976).
Repealed text(s)
1996-08-19 (IND-1996-L-51942)
Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996 (No. 27 of 1996).
Repealed text(s)
1981-12-24 (IND-1981-L-51944)
Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981 (No. 50 of 1981).
Repealed text(s)
1986-12-07 (IND-1986-L-51956)
Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986. Act No. 54 of 1986.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India
URL
https://labour.gov.in/
File
IND110008 BILL.pdf (PDF of BILL)