Section 36 – Apprentices Act, 1961

Protection of action taken in good faith No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act

Section 35 – Apprentices Act, 1961

Construction of references (1) Any reference in this Act or in the rules made thereunder to the Apprenticeship Council shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean in relation to apprenticeship training in a designated trade in an establish­ment in relation to which the Central Government is the appropriate Govern­ment, the Central Apprenticeship Council and in relation […]

Section 34 – Apprentices Act, 1961

Delegation of powers The appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act or the rules made thereunder shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions, if any as may be specified in the direction, be exercisable also— (a) where the appropriate […]

Section 33 – Apprentices Act, 1961

Cognizance of offences No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act or the rules made thereunder except on a complaint thereof in writing made by the Apprenticeship Adviser [or the officer of the rank of Deputy Apprenticeship Adviser and above] within six months from the date on which the offence is alleged to […]

Section 32 – Apprentices Act, 1961

Offences by companies (1) If the person committing an offence under this Act is a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty […]

Section 31 – Apprentices Act, 1961

Penalty where no specific penalty is provided If any employer or any other person contravenes any provision of this Act for which no punishment is provided in section 30, he shall be punishable with fine [which shall not be less than one thousand rupees but may extend to three thousand rupees].

Section 30 – Apprentices Act, 1961

Offences and penalties  [(1) If any employer contravenes the provisions of this Act relating to the number of apprentices which he is required to engage under those provisions, he shall be given a month’s notice in writing, by an officer duly authorised in this behalf by the appropriate Government, for explaining the reasons for such contravention. […]

Section 29 – Apprentices Act, 1961

Powers of entry, inspection, etc (1) Subject to any rules made in this behalf, the [Central Apprenticeship Adviser or such other person, not below the rank of an Assistant Appren­ticeship Adviser, as may be authorised by the Central Apprenticeship Adviser in writing in this behalf] may— (a) with such assistants, if any, as he thinks fit, enter, […]

Section 28 – Apprentices Act, 1961

Apprenticeship Advisers to be public servants Every Apprenticeship Adviser and [every Additional, Joint, Regional, Deputy or Assistant Apprenticeship Adviser] appointed under this Act, shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).

Section 27 – Apprentices Act, 1961

Deputy and Assistant Apprenticeship Advisers (1) The Government [may appoint suitable persons as Additional, Joint, Regional, Deputy and Assistant Apprenticeship Advisers] to assist the Apprenticeship Adviser in the performance of his functions. (2) [Every Additional, Joint, Regional, Deputy or Assistant Apprenticeship Adviser] shall, subject to the control of the Apprenticeship Adviser, perform such functions as may be […]