LawgistThe Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act
1Short title, extent, commencement and application
(1) This Act may be called the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
(4) It shall not apply to any ship of war of any nationality.
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1.15th April, 1987, vide notification No. G.S.R. 399(E), dated 15th April, 1987, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).
All sections
- 1 Short title, extent, commencement and application
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Inspectors
- 4 Powers of Inspectors
- 5 Powers of Inspectors where employment of dock workers are dangerous
- 6 Facilities to be afforded to an Inspector
- 7 Restrictions on disclosure of information
- 8 Appeal
- 9 Advisory Committee
- 10 Power of appropriate Government to direct inquiry into cases of accidents or diseases
- 11 Obligations of dock workers
- 12 Power to exempt
- 13 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 14 Penalties
- 15 Determination of the persons responsible for the offence in certain cases
- 16 Power of court to make orders
- 17 Provisions relating to jurisdiction
- 18 Provision regarding fine
- 19 General provision for punishment for other offences
- 20 Power to make rules
- 21 Power to make regulations
- 22 General provision relating to rules and regulations
- 23 Amendment of Act 9 of 1948
- 24 Repeal
- 25 Savings
