An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in all occupations and to prohibit the engagement of adolescents in hazardous occupations and processes and the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 has 30 sections in 4 chapters, amended 2 times. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.
Part I: PRELIMINARY
Part II: PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS AND PROCESSES
- Section 3 – Prohibition of employment of children in any occupation and process
- Section 3A – Prohibition of employment of adolescents in certain hazardous occupations and processes
- Section 4 – Power to amend the Schedule
- Section 5 – Technical Advisory Committee
Part III: REGULATION OF CONDITIONS OF WORK OF CHILDREN
- Section 6 – Application of Part
- Section 7 – Hours and period of work
- Section 8 – Weekly holidays
- Section 9 – Notice to Inspector
- Section 10 – Disputes as to age
- Section 11 – Maintenance of register
- Section 12 – Display of notice containing abstract of sections 3A and 14
- Section 13 – Health and safety
Part IV: MISCELLANEOUS
- Section 14 – Penalties
- Section 14A – Offences to be Congnizable
- Section 14B – Child and Adolescent Labour Rehabilitation Fund
- Section 14C – Rehabilitation of rescued child or adolescent
- Section 14D – Compounding of offences
- Section 15 – Modified application of certain laws in relation to penalties
- Section 16 – Procedure relating to offences
- Section 17 – Appointment of Inspectors
- Section 17A – District Magistrate to implement the provisions
- Section 17B – Inspection and monitoring
- Section 18 – Power to make rules
- Section 19 – Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament or State legislature
- Section 20 – Certain other provisions of law not barred
- Section 21 – Power to remove difficulties
- Section 22 – Repeal and savings
- Section 23 – Repealed (omitted/repealed)