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PAK-1972-L-102122
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Workers' Children (Education) Ordinance, 1972 (No. 11 of 1972).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Pakistan
Territorial subdivision(s)
Punjab
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons
Adopted on (Date of text)
1972-04-13
Scope of text
State or Province
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
The Federal Act was amended by the Punjab Workers' Children (Education) (Amendment) Act 2012 (Act XXIII of 2012), replacing "Pakistan" with "Punjab" in section 1 of the Ordinance concerning extent of application.
The Ordinance provides employers of establishments where there are 10 or more workers are to pay an education levy (cess) to the government. The Government is to use this money to provide free education for children up to 18 years old for any level of education for two children of every worker employed in an establishment referred to in section 3.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1972-04-13 (PAK-1972-R-50114)
Workers' Children (Education) Ordinance, 1972 (No. 11 of 1972).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Punjab Laws Online
Country
Pakistan
URL
http://www.punjabcode.punjab.gov.pk/
File
PAK102122.pdf (PDF of Ordinance as amended to Punjab Act No. XXIII of 2012)