Apprentices Act, 1961

In the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (1)   in section 2,— (a)   for clause (e), substitute— ‘(e)   “employer” means an employer as defined in the Apprentices Act, 1961, who has engaged one or more apprentices,’; (b)   omit clause (k); (c)   for clause (m), substitute— ‘(m)   “wages” means the stipend payable […]

[Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1964]

Power to make rules (1) The Central Government may, after consulting the Central Apprenticeship Council, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. [(1A) The powers to make rules under this section shall include the power to make such rules or any of them retrospectively from a date

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

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

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

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

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].

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.

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,