The Apprentices Act, 1961
ACT NO. 52 OF 1961
Preamble
An Act to provide for the regulation and control of training of apprentices 1*** and for matters
connected therewith.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
SECTIONS
- Short title, extent, commencement, and application.
- Definitions.
CHAPTER II
APPRENTICES AND THEIR TRAINING - Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice.
3A. Reservation of training places for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in designated
trades.
3B. Reservation of training places for Other Backward Classes in designated trades. - Contract of apprenticeship.
- Novation of contract of apprenticeship.
5A. Regulation of optional trade.
5B. Engagement of apprentices from other States. - Period of apprenticeship training.
- Termination of apprenticeship contract.
- A number of apprentices for a designated trade.
- Practical and basic training of apprentices.
- Related instruction of apprentices.
- Obligations of employers.
- Obligations of apprentices.
- Payment to apprentices.
- Health, safety and welfare of apprentices.
- Hours of work, overtime, leave and holidays.
- Employer‟s liability for compensation for injury.
- Conduct and discipline.
- Apprentices are trainees and not workers.
- Records and returns.
- Settlement of disputes.
- Holding of test and grant of certificate and conclusion of training.
- Offer and acceptance of employment.
CHAPTER III
AUTHORITIES - Authorities.
- Constitution of Councils.
- Vacancies not to invalidate acts and proceedings.
- Apprenticeship Advisers.
- Deputy and Assistant Apprenticeship Advisers.
- Apprenticeship Advisers to be public servants.
- Powers of entry, inspection, etc.
- Offences and penalties.
- Penalty where no specific penalty is provided.
- Offences by companies.
- Cognizance of offences.
- Delegation of powers.
- Construction of references.
- Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Power to make rules.
- Repeal.
THE SCHEDULE.
