APPRENTICES ACT
1961
Chapter I: Preliminary
Chapter II: Apprentices and Their Training
- 3. Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice
- 3-A. Reservation of training places for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in designated trades
- 3-B. Reservation of training places for Other Backward Classes in designated trades
- 4. Contract of Apprenticeship
- 5. Novation of contract of apprenticeship
- 6. Period of apprenticeship training
- 7. Termination of apprenticeship contract
- 8. Number of apprentices for a designated trade
- 9. Practical and basic training of apprentices
- 10. Related instruction of apprentices
- 11. Obligations of employers
- 12. Obligations of apprentices
- 13. Payment to apprentices
- 14. Health, safety and welfare of apprentices
- 15. Hours of work, overtime, leave and holidays
- 16. Employer's liability for compensation for injury
- 17. Conduct and discipline
- 18. Apprentices are trainees and not workers
- 19. Records and returns
- 20. Settlement of disputes
- 21. Holding of test and grant of certificate and conclusion of training
- 22. Offer and acceptance of employment
Chapter III: Authorities
- 23. Authorities
- 24. Constitution of Councils
- 25. Vacancies not to invalidate acts and proceedings
- 26. Apprenticeship Advisers
- 27. Deputy and Assistant Apprenticeship Advisers
- 28. Apprenticeship Advisers to be public servants
- 29. Powers of entry, inspection, etc
- 30. Offences and penalties
- 31. Penalty where no specific penalty is provided
- 32. Offences by companies
- 33. Cognizance of offences
- 34. Delegation of powers
- 35. Construction of references
- 36. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 37. Power to make rules
- 38. Repealed