Kerala Toddy Workers' Welfare Fund Act, 1969

No: 22 Dated: Apr, 14 1969

THE KERALA TODDY WORKERS' WELFARE FUND ACT, 1969

(Act 22 of 1969)

    An Act to provide for the constitution of a fund to promote the welfare of , and for payment of pension to toddy workers' in the State of Kerala.

    Preamble. - Whereas it is expedient to provide for the constitution of a fund "to promote the welfare of, and for payment of pension to, toddy workers"

BE it enacted in the Nineteenth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called Kerala Toddy Workers' Welfare Fund Act 1969.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "Board" means the Kerala Toddy Workers' Welfare Fund Board constituted under section 6;

(b) "contribution" means a contribution payable in respect of a member under the scheme;

(c) "employer" means any person who employs, whether directly or through another person, or whether on behalf of himself or any other person, one or more employees and includes any person who has a licence for the manufacture, distribution, storage or sale of toddy under the Abkari Act for the time being in force;

(d) "employee" means any person who is employed for wages in connection with the tapping, manufacture, transport, storage or sale of toddy and who gets his wages directly or indirectly from the employer and includes any person employed by or through a contractor or through an agent in or in connection with the tapping, manufacture, transport, storage or sale of toddy;

(e) "fund" means the Kerala Toddy Workers' Welfare Fund established under the scheme:;

(f) "manufacture" means any process for the preparation of toddy and includes the preparation of a tree for tapping;

(g) "member" means a member of the fund and includes any person eligible to become a member of the fund;

(gg) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;";

(h) "schedule" means the schedule to this Act;

(i) "scheme" means the scheme framed under this Act;

(j) "wages" means all emoluments which are earned by an employee while on duty or on leave with wages in accordance with the terms of the contract of employment and which are paid or payable in cash to him, but does not include-

(i) the cash value of any food concession;

(ii) overtime allowance, bonus and commission.