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Unit 4: Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1986

4. ...................... provides that no contractor shall undertake or execute any work through Notes
contract labour, except under and in accordance with a licence issued in that behalf by the
licensing offi cer.
5. The ...................... shall after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, dispose the
appeal as expeditiously as possible.
6. Under ...................... of the Act and the rules made thereunder, it is obligatory on the part
of a contractor and on his failure on the part of the principal employer to provide and
maintain a first-aid box so as to be readily accessible during all working hours at every

place where the contract labour is employed.
7. The employment of female contract labourer, excepting the women employed in pithead
baths, crèches, canteens, nurses and midwives, is prohibited ......................

8. ...................... of the Act enjoins upon every principal employer and every contractor
to maintain the registers and records, giving prescribed particular of contract labour
employed, the nature of work performed by the contract labour
9. A ...................... shall be responsible for payment of wages to each worker employed by him
as contract labour and such wages shall be paid before the expiry of such period as may be
prescribed.
10. The ...................... may contain such conditions including, in particular, conditions as to

hours of work, fixation of wages and other essential amenities in respect of contract labour
as the appropriate Government may deem fit to impose in accordance with the rules,

framed under the Act.
4.6 Review Questions

1. What are the regulative requirements under the Act? Explain.
2. In what conditions contract labour system can be abolished? Explain.
3. What are the approaches of Supreme Court of India for abolition & abortion of contract
labour?
4. Discuss the contract labour in detail.
5. Describe the two examples based on Contract Labour Act.

Answer: Self Assessment

1. Article 21 2. dispute
3. registering offi cers 4. Section 12
5. Appellate offi cer 6. Section 19

7. before 6 a.m. and after 7 p.m 8. Section 29
9. contractor 10. Licence

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