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Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.

Country/Territory
India
Document type
Legislation
Date
1986 (2001)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Offences/penalties Institution
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act aims to (i) ban Lhe employment of children in specified occupations and processes; (ii) lay down a procedure to decide modifications to the Schedule of baru1ed occupations or processes; (iii) regulate the conditions of work of children in employments where they are not prol1ibited from working; (iv) lay down enhanced penalties for employment of children in violation of the provisions of this Act, and other Acts which forbid the employment of children; (v) to obtain uniformity in the defu1ition of "child" in the related laws.

Full text
English
Website
labour.gov.in