(1) lmmediat~ly after a Shramik Bahini ia registered under the provisions of this Act, a meeting of the members of the Shramik Bahini shall be convened by the convenor to elect from ·amongst its mernbe~s an Executive Committee. The rneeting shall be held at such da te, time and place as the convenor may notify in this respect.
(2) The Executive Committee shall consist of not less than five and not more than seven members from whom one shall be "elected as the Presidr·nt and the other as the Nayak.
(3) The Executive Committee shall sit at least once in two months.
( 4) The term of the office of the Pr'esiden t, the Nayak and members of the Executive Committee shall be one year 4 !uinual meet_ 5. (1) An annual meetiP-g of the Shramik Bahioi sn~~ik the shall be held in the beginning of every fmancial Bahini. year for the purpose of:-
(a) reviewing the activities of the Shramik Bahini during the current year ;
(b) considering the monetary position of the Shramik Bahini ;
(c) deciding how incomes are to be distributed in accordan cc with the provisions of this ActJ
(d) electing the Executive Committee for the uext year;
(e) considering the <innual accounts of the Shramik Bahini; and
(f) considering such other business as may be placed before the meeting in accordance with the regulation.
(2) Ordinary general meeting shall be held as often as found necessary for transacting the business of the Shramik Bahini but must be held at least once in six months.
REGISTRATION OF A SHRAMIK BAHINI 11 Reg1stermg . . 6. The Chief Engineer or any officer not below I ' autbonty of h k f E · E · cl b J . . ly. · ~'"-5'?
. t· f- ' the Shramik t. e ~an . o an ' xecutl\le ngine~ r e_mpowere . y ~f. , \ ,, Bahini. him m this behalf, shall he the regtstcnng authority '>, ·. f 1 -~ of the Shramik Bahini.
\ ~ ' Appli~ation 7. Every application for registration of a Shramik • f<;>r reg1stra- Bahini shall be made to the Chief Engineer or to the tion. officer not below the rauk of an Executive Engineer empowered by him in this behalf in a statemfnt containing the following particulars ; namely:-· . \."' . ( 't' tll {
(a) the names, occupation and addresses of the Shramik members making the application ;
(b ) the name of the Shramik Bahini and the address of its office which may be situated at the residence of the Nayak or President or any other place considered suitable by the Shramik Bahini.
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\ . . l )" . <""--~ 1 ~c;giitratiou. 8. The1Ch1ef E11gmee.r or the . officer not below } ,\ ! the rank of ·a.n · Executive Engineer empowered "• by him iri this behalf !on being satisfied that the Shramik Bahini had complied with the requ'irev ments of this Act, in regard to registration, shall, 5 register the Shramik Bahini by entering in a register, to be maintained in such form as may be prescribed, the particulars relating to the Shramik Bahini as con· tained jn the statement submitted for- registration.
Evi?encc; of , ~ 9. The Chief Engineer or the officer not below regtstration~ Y k f E · E · d t.1e ran o an xecutive ngmeer empowere b,.. ~-il,' by him in this behalf, on registering a Shramik pl' ;, 1 Bahini under Section 8 shall issue a certificate of ~ ~ ¢'1,._... registration in the prescribed form which shall be '$:.\ti ' conclusive evidence that the Shramik Bahini has been duly registered under this Act.
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF SHRAMIK BAHINI Functi?ns of ~ (1) The function of a Shramik Bahini shall hS~r!lm1k Ba· be to do any work with their own manual lab.:mr on im. b . . h h S G J/f?·a contract as1s wit t e tate overnment O.r...J!DY- ..
f ~. l/R", · other statutory body or other local authority, provided ~y.. ,-- that the Shramik Bahini may employ any ,skilled labour as and when it may deem fit and proper.
(2)~The appropriate authority may, as and when considered necessary, allot work of any kind the value of which does not exceed Rs.40,000 to a Shramik Bahini for its execution without calling for tender at scheduled rate on receipt of an application from a registered Shrarnik Bahini.
(3) The Nayak or any other member whom the Executive Committee may select in this behalt, shall •m behalf of the Shramik Bahini, enter into contract with the appropriate authority for taking U!l any work under sub-section (2) and shall sign any document or do such other thing as will be necessary in this respect.
Expenditure. 11. The Shramik Bahini shall bear the expenses necessary for the management of its affairs such as :-
(a) expenses necessary for registration and for the maintenance of the Shramik Bahini office, ,
(b) actual travelling expenses of the members of the Executive Committee when perform ing their duty under the provisions of this Act, and
(c) such other incidental expenses as will be necessary for performing any other duties by the Shramik Bahini.
6 Sharing of income.
12. (I) The net income of the Shramik Ba hini after deducting expenses for the management of the affairs of the Shramik Bahini and payment of skilled laLour, if any, shall be divided among the Shramiks, /Jro rata, that is proportionately on the basis of work put in.
Votes Shramik members.
(2) The Shramik Bahini may set apart an amount not exceeding 10 per cent. of the total net income, if it so desires, to constitute a Reserve Fund of such Ba hini.
RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF SHRAMIK MEMBERS of 13. Each Shrarnik member shall have one vole only as a member in the affairs of the Shramik Bahini.
Addrm of 14. The Shramik Bahini shall have an address the Shramik registered under the provisions of this Act lo which ai I Bahini · d · · b 1 11 · notice~ an communications may · e sent, and s 1a send to the r:hief Engineer or any officer empowered by him in this ht:half, notice of every change thereof.
A Copy of 15. The Shramik Bahini shall keep copy of this ti ct, 8 Rt egulba- Act and Regulations govt:rning such Shramik Bahini on o e l . d' d . . opened to in- anc its prccee mgs an account~ opeu to mspect10n spcction. by any person authorised in this behalf by the appro priate authority free of charge at all reasonable times at the registered address of the Shramik Bahini • . The ~h.ra- J 6. I'he registration ol a Shrarnik Bahini render DlJbekboBaJhrm t~ it a body corpor~te by the name under which. it is 'Y cor . d . l . d · 1 porate. reg1stere w llh perpctua succession au wa 1 power to hold property to enter into contracts, to institute and defend suits and other legal proc1 edings aud t.> do all things necessary for the purpose of its constitu· tion.
Shares 17. Subiect to the provisions of this Act the inteintert'st n~~ rest of a Shramik in the capital funds of a Shramik liable to atta- Bahini shall not be liable to attachment or sale chmcnt. under any decree or order of a Court of J usticc i11 respect ol any debt or liability incurred by such a Shramik individually.
13. Tlie Shrarnik Bahini r.hall be paid at least 90 per cent of the value of the work executed by it within every fourteen dayti from the date of commen cement of the work.
Transfer of 19. (1) On the d ea th of a Sbramii, member the interest on Shramik Bahini may transkr tlit; shares or interest of death of a b Shramik the deceased Sbramik mern er to the person uomi- .
membei:. nated in accordance will1 the rules made iu this behalf or, if there is no person so nominated, to such person as may ::.ppear to the Executive Committee to be the heir, or legal represetctative of the deceased Shramik member, or pay to such nominee, heir or re;:>resentative, as the case may be, a sum representing the value of such Shramik me mber's share or interest, as ascertained in accordance with the rules or regula· tions:
Provided that such nominee, heir or legal rrprese-n tative, as the case may be, may require p :1y ments by the Shramik Bahini of the value of the shares or interest of the deceased Shramik member ascer tained as aforesaid.
(2) The Shramik Bahini may pay all other moneys due to the deceased Shramik member from the Shramik Bahini to such nominee, heir or legal representative, as the case may be.
(3) All transfers and payments made J:>~ a Shramik Bahini in accordance with the prov1s10ns of this section shall be valid and effectual against any demand made upon the Shramik Bahini by any other person or claimant.
Liability of 20. The liability of a past Shramik member for past Shramik the debts of a Shramik Bahini as they existed at the member. time when he ceased to be a Shramik member shall continue for a period of two years from the date of his ceasing to be member.
Register of Shramik members.