Lawgist6Contract, agreement, etc., to be void
(1) Any contract, agreement or other instrument entered into or executed before thedate of commencement of this Act, engaging or employing a person for the purpose ofmanual scavenging shall, on the date of commencement of this Act, be terminated and suchcontract, agreement or other instrument shall be void and inoperative and no compensationshall be payable therefor.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), no person employed orengaged as a manual scavenger on a full-time basis shall be retrenched by his employer, butshall be retained, subject to his willingness, in employment on at least the same emoluments,and shall be assigned work other than manual scavenging.
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- 5 Prohibition of insanitary latrines and employment and engagement of manual scavenger
- 6 Contract, agreement, etc., to be void
- 7 Prohibition of persons from engagement or employment for hazardous cleaning of sewers and septic tanks
- 8 Penalty for contravention of section 5 or section 6
- 9 Penalty for contravention of section 7
- 10 Limitation of prosecution
