Bihar Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1972
No: 1114 Dated: Nov, 02 1972
In exercise of the power conferred by Section 35 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (Act 37 of 1970) the Governor of Bihar is pleased to make the following rules the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section, namely:
CHAPTER I
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These Rules may be called the "Bihar Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1972."
(2) They shall [come into force] on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions. - In these Rules, unless the subject or context otherwise requires-
(a) "Act" means the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970,
(b) "Appellate Officer" means the Appellate Officer appointed by the State Government under sub-section (1) of Section 5,
(c) "Board" means the State Advisory Contract Labour Board constituted under Section 4,
(d) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Board,
(e) "Committee' means a Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of Section 5,
(f) "Form" means a form appended to these Rules,
(g) "Section" means a section of the Act.
CHAPTER II
State Board
3. The Board shall consist of the following members. - (a) a Chairman to be appointed by the State Government;
(b) the Commissioner of Labour, Bihar, ex officio or in his absence any other officer nominated by the State Government in that behalf,
(c) One person representing the department of the State Government to be appointed by that Government from amongst its officials,
(d) Two persons representing the principal employers and two representing the contractors to whom the Act applies to be appointed by the State Government after consultation with the organisations, if any of the principal employers or the contractors as may be recognised by the State Government,
(e) Two persons representing the employees of the principal employers and two representing the employees of the contractors to whom the Act applies to be appointed by the State Government after consultation with such organisations of workmen as may be recognised by the State Government.