“17A. The appropriate Government may confer such powers and impose such duties on a District Magistrate as may be necessary, to ensure that the provisions of this Act are properly carried out and the District Magistrate may specify the officer, subordinate to him, who shall exercise all or any of the powers, and perform all or any of the duties, so conferred or imposed and the local limits within which such powers or duties shall be carried out by the officer as may be prescribed.
17B. The appropriate Government shall make or cause to be made periodic inspection of the places at which the employment of children is prohibited and hazardous occupations or processes are carried out at such intervals as it thinks fit, and monitor the issues, relating to the provisions of this Act.”.
21. In section 18 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),—
(i) clause (a) shall be relettered as clause (b) thereof and before clause (b), as so relettered, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—
(a) the conditions and the safety measures under clause (b) of sub-section
(2) and other activities under clause (b) to Explanation of sub-section (2) of section 3;
(ii) in clause (b), as so relettered, for the words "Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee", the words “Technical Advisory Committee” shall be substituted.
(iii) clauses (b), (c) and (d) shall be relettered as clauses (c), (d) and (e) thereof and in clause (c) as so relettered, for the word "child", the word "adolescent" shall be substituted;
(iv) after clause (e), as so relettered, the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:— "(f) the manner of payment of amount to the child or adolescent under sub-section (4) of section 14B;
(g) the manner of composition of the offence and payment of amount to the appropriate Government under sub-section (1) of section section 14D;
(h) the powers to be exercised and the duties to be performed by the officer specified and the local limits within which such powers or duties shall be carried out under section 17A.”.
Insertion of new sections 17A and 17B.
District Magistrate to implement the provisions.
Inspection and monitoring.
Amendment of section 18.