Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act, 1986

THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) ACT,1986. ACT NO. 61 OF 1986, 23rd December, 1986.

An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in all occupations and to prohibit the engagement of adolescents in hazardous occupations and processes and the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

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Sections	Particulars
	Preamble
1	Short title, Extent and commencement
2	Definitions
3	Prohibition of Employment of Children in certain occupations and processes
4	Power to amend the schedule
5	Child labour technical advisory committee
6	Application of Part
7	Hours and Period of work
8	Weekly Holidays
9	Notice to Inspector
10	Disputes as to age
11	Maintenance of Register
12	Display of notice containing abstract of secs .3 and 14
13	Health and Safety
14	Penalties
15	Modified application of certain laws in relation to penalties
16	Procedure relating to offences
17	Appointment of Inspectors
18	Power to make rules
19	Rules and Notification to be laid before Parliament or State Legislature
20	Certain other provisions of law not barred
21	Power to remove difficulties
22	Repeal and Savings
23	Amendment of Act 11 of 1948
24	Amendment of Act 69 of 1951
25	Amendment of Act 44 of 1958
26	Amendment of Act 27 of 1961
Schedule	Part A Occupations
	Part B Processes