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).

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

Apprenticeship Advisers (1) The Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a suitable person as the Central Apprenticeship Adviser. (2) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a suitable person as the State Apprenticeship Adviser. (3) The Central Apprenticeship Adviser shall be the Secretary to the Central Apprentices council

Vacancies not to invalidate acts and proceedings No act done or proceeding taken by the National Council, the Central Apprenticeship Council, the State Council or the State Apprenticeship Council under this Act shall be questioned on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution of, such Council.  

Constitution of Councils (1) The Central Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish the Central Apprenticeship Council and the State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish the State Apprenticeship Council. (2) The Central Apprenticeship Council shall consist of [a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman] and such number of other members as the

Authorities  (1) In addition to the Government, there shall be the following authorities under this Act, namely: — (a) The National Council, (b) The Central Apprenticeship Council, (c) The State Council, (d) The State Apprenticeship Council, [(e) The All India Council, (f) The Regional Boards, (g) The Boards or State Councils of Technical Education,] [(h)] The Central Apprenticeship

Offer and acceptance of employment (1) Every employer shall formulate its own policy for recruiting any apprentice who has completed the period of apprenticeship training in his establishment.] (2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), where there is a condition in a contract of apprenticeship that the apprentice shall, after the successful completion of the apprenticeship

Records and returns (1) Every employer shall maintain records of the progress of training of each apprentice undergoing apprenticeship training in his establishment in such form as may be prescribed. [(2) Until a portal-site is developed by the Central Government, every employer shall furnish such information and return in such form as may be prescribed,

Apprentices are trainees and not workers Save as otherwise provided in this Act,— (a) every apprentice undergoing apprenticeship training in a designated trade in an establishment shall be a trainee and not a worker; and (b) the provisions of any law with respect to labour shall not apply to or in relation to such apprentice.  

Conduct and discipline In all matters of conduct and discipline, the apprentice shall be governed by the rules and regulations [applicable to employees of the correspond­ing category] in the establishment in which the apprentice is undergoing training.