(1) The Government may, by notificatn in the Gazette, make rules [either prospectively or retrospectively] to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular3 and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for:
the obligations of head load workers and employers:
regulating the employment of headload workers whether registered or notand the terms and conditions of such employment which are not specifically provided in this Act;
regulating, restricting or, otherwise controlling the employment by any employer of headload workers not registered in his establishment;
any other matter which has to be. Or may be, prescribed.
(3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before the legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days, which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid, or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the rule or decides that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect as the case may be, so however that any such modification or annulments shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
[:!iittl:rswflIflI;tr;Ti1TTI 316 ACT 8 OF 199 THE KERALA HEAOL9AD WORKERS (AMENDMENT) - ACT, 1994 An Ad to a,n:nd /ee Kerata J-JadIgad Woricers Act, 1978.
uambIe_WHERE it is expedient amend the Kerala Headica. P Workers' Act > 1978, for the purposes hereinafter appcartflg;
'1 , f nditheForty aeBE it eiactcd in rodoscs - '1 SYtOrt title and com,neiceinent.—(l) This Act may he called thp .
Krraja HeadJoad WrkerY (Amendment) Act. 199,
(2) Ii shall conic into force at once.
2 Amendment ef sect jon 15---- In seciion 15 of the Kerala cad Workers' Act, 1 978 120 of 19801 hereinafter referred to as the princ 11 Act). in sub scr,ion (I), in item (a), for the word "01" the words the person appointed :s ihe Chief Executive of tile board or" shall h I su hsuuuted.
3. Amendment olsection 73,—In section 18 of the principal, Act after subsection (8), the following su -section shall be inserted, narneIy:
"(9) In the exercise of the powers and Lhi, disc'h trge of its functions the &rnrnittec shall he hound by such directions as the Board may give t fro.m time to time".
II 13) Free supplement to Law of Headload Workers in Kerala —2008 Edition PubIihed by Law Books Centre (This supplement ceitains amendments issued uplo 191012013) THE KERALA HEADLOAD WORKERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2008 (Ad 71 Of 2008) MACI further to amend the Kerala Headload Waikers Act, 1978 and to repeal the Karate Loading and Unloading (Regulation of Wages and Restitlion of tJnlewfat Practice s) Act 2002.
prgarnble.—WHErnS, ills expedient further to ameridthe Kerala HeadlOadW0ersMtd 1978 and to ieptalthe Kerala Loading and Unloading (Regulation of Wages and Restriction of UnlawfulPraCti5) Ad, 2002 fertIle purposes hereinafter appearing Sn it enacted in the Fifty-ninth Year of the Repubtc of India as fotows:- Short title and commtflcOmeflt" (1) This Ad may be called the Kerala Headload Wohers (Amendmeflt)Ad 2008.
(2) It shall come into force at once, Amendmei%t of Section 2— in Secon 2 of the Kerala Headload WorkersM 1978 (20 ot 1980) (hereinafter referred to as the princlpalAc)r"
(a) in clause (g), for ihewords,or in groupstorthe prposeMengagin9m insuch estabflshnient and includes a sub.CantraGtOr and a broker', the words 'for the purpose of engagingthern in suthestabiishment and includes a sub.cofltrador, a broker, a clearing and forwarding agent commission agent mercantilO agent.
consignmefltarnl on the owner of avehicle tadenwith goods shatlbe substltuled
(b)nctause(I)r in sub-clause (i), after the words headload worker', the words employS or' shall be inse vIed:
in sub-clause (n), after the words 'not employed'. thewords'orengagee shall be inserted:
after sub-clause (ii), the loitov4ng 'Explanation' shall be inserted, namely>-' 'Explanatlofl.' Forthe purpose of this sub-clause, a 'headload worker means a person wilo is registered under the scheme and or contractor.'.
(c) forclause (rn), the follov4ng clause shall be substituted, namely:— '(rn) 'headload worke( means a person employed or engaged directly or through a contractor in or for an establishment, whether forwages or not, for loading or unloading or carrying on head or person or in atrolty any article or articles bl or from or to a vehicle or any place in such establishment or stacking articles, pt,tlishtd under Notinretan M0.lo347JLe< 2008&a',4t dtOWOH/2003 1 KG. nt ilo,t751 or. oanoa/2008 Recant4 the assent ci he Governor 00Qe482QOB t21 FSCESUPPLEMENITO.CRAtJH ecludur1gOcabt orsophist as$ in a vehicle orunloading by sIicng using manual taboa rcm a echanicaly propelS vehiclo or a peraofl who does in connection 1h !he't in poS tha Works hke (liOn; of (adilizenS in $adrs,weighiflg and stitching of 53c4,bund~ing reaIOn seats of containers stacking and includes any person not employed by any employer or contractor but enga;5 in the loading or unloading or conying on head or parson or in a trolly any attica or articles for wages in orirofli or to a vehicle or any place in articles excluding delicate omsophisticated articles in a vehicle or unloading by siding using manual labour from a mechanicalty propotled vehicle but does not Include a person engaged by an individual for — de5tic ppmOses.
Explanati en h _ For the purpose Of this clause, 'a person engagedbyan ivicuat for omesticPuPOs* mflns any personengaged by an lntMualfO d () shift ing includ1lr0nW0th0n of (urSure personal eftects and other household articles for domestic use; or (10 working In connection th the shifting of articles of a lling house of a person including work in connectiOflwfh religious of social orpublic fundions or Qii) cutting, remOg shiffing and transPOdati0n.0tt3 and wood for personal use; or
(k) constfljctlng orrepalrin and maintenance of hoLse including the shifting and transportation of construction materials, equipments or machinery for personal use and not for the purpose of trade, or dismantling demolishina and shifting Of old buOding materials or equipments including their transponaf on w hich is not forindusthal or conlnlerCJ& pu pose or
(vi) shifting and tramspOftatiOne anmalalor personal use, or
(ii) shiftingandtranspOdaubon otmaterials including machinerY, rawmaterials, agricultural produces other materials related to agricultural operations in such person's land: or 0 doing such otherwork or activity or process which the Government May, by notification in the Gazette, specity to be a domestic purposO
Explanation it — For the purpose o!this clause 'dettate or sophisticated arfties" mean articles which require to be handled bytlarned or skiiled personE' 3, Amendment of Section 9.—in SectiOn 9 of the prir.cipai Act., th folla+n0 proviso shall be added, namely:—
Provided that every headload worker shall give a signed receipt to fIrs emplOyerin token of the amount received towardswages
4. Repeat and savingsr'(l)The Kerala l,oading and Unloading (Regulation of Wages ti Restriction of tinfa fuipra s)Pct 2002 Of 2002) ts hereby repealed an
(2) 0 thstanding such repeat, the provi (10 sions of SectiOn 4 of the Kerala Interpretation and GeneratClaM 1125(AdVllUf 1125) shatappty upcnthe repealof the kenS Loading and Unloading (Regulation of Wages and Resbiction of UnlaMLt Practices) Ad, 2002 FREE SUPPLEMENT10 ERHtA0A° wotKE5ACT & RULLS ,THE (ERALA HEAULPAD WORRS (SECO0 AMENDME T Act 20111 rnS the Kera° nead!oad Wo*ørs ° 1978 An Act fuMr to 0 dleed pmanib ' k ex ped (fu4° amend the KC*a18 He?
, for thePU90 apa9 ta7 'SE enacted in the f jfty1 dnth*3T of the gepubft° of India as fotflWS Kerala Head j. Shod and c*mmefbemnt (1) This Ad may be cafedthe Mnd WorKers kmendment)M2O
(2) shalt be aeemed to haVe come Into force on the ¶8th day of AØ- 2%- em
2. Am0fldmt0t $ecti* it— tseclion 8 of the Kerat0W0rK Act, jgla(20 0f 1950) (hetofn0 referSlO 0sthC pdndP lY
(1) for sub4ed (1), the folSfl9 su ect shalt be subStit' namet1
(1) The Govemmentm2Y by nOtlCBt10fl In the GaZCfl appofl a CSee for eve revenue dt the and on Special the tee nda0fl of the Boa as many speS Commes as they an area falling whifl any Sustatt5 or other areaS Of 90ce sa0be<'" nameas may be spedt in the puPOS of e%erc the n peOfmmn9 the function f the commiuce under for the te Ad and the $th0 rett° that area Prdedth0t any ste1C0mme hasbe°" ?PpStedte00mm for osdioport dS tlst° WIlly the t VenU5tfid 5he msUbeD (1 and (iorthCWO COnVne( ,the wor °1 a asthO case maytie5PN shItbe5tt ed the fo , lnseT°'° neW ecUo l9ArMer 0ofien i9 pnnciP3t lt0V P9 se0 shall betnasded namCty' - 19A- ApPOlntmeJ%tot A6VISOtY commI
(l)The Soard may 00nstitUte as many as any area in a revenue dtdd for the pU° 5° AchfisOry OfSthiSiflgthecomm1e on any maePmtO area- EVSM50c0mmM under sUbS ltOR (I) shall consiM of seven memberS nomnated the Scord 0f thte each 5itS repreflt the emp ndthe peadMd r of the 8O3 - workers and one shall be an office The 0fficer of the Board noStated under seCtiOn(2) sh? be its convenec The te of omco of the members of t heAdSO CO Comme and the conduct of business of eAdVi COmm shah be such as may be deddø Pt! the oard from time to nding t special for SOWIng the exlsttfl9 çomml0 Noh5t3 anhi0tM con the Ador an y ni orSchemeeththeP 5*n after the date of comment of theKta H ead WoS Ad, 2008, the Govemmentmav recOnSt the Commea in accordan 1 the pdnciP Ad as amended bythfldS upOfl SU tee m undef N0&W - lfl3°a dl 1CO rn °- ir2oO9 on03t FRE6 St)PPLEMENTI ERAHEADLOAOYJ0KERS ACT& RULES o ottuted prior o the dais of commencement of tha Act shall be deemed to be dissolved and all the powers and functions hitherto exercised or performed by the existing Gommritees ina revenue district shall be deemed to be transterred to the respective Committees reconstituted in the revenuedistrictin aco(danceWrth the PrQSiOn50tth!9M 6 Repeal and Saving.—(l) The Kerata Headloed Woicers (Amendment) Ordinance, 2008(26 of 2(T06) is hereby repealed
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or deemed to have been done or any aclion taken or deemed to have been taken underthe principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be doomed to havebëen done or taken under the pincipalAct as amended by this Act.
THE KERALAHEADLOAD WORKERS' (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2013 (AcM3rJ2Oii) MAcf further to amend she KeraLe Head/oad Woikers'AC4 1978, Preamble— Weas, ft is expedient furtherto amend the F(erala HeadloadWorlrersAct, 1978(20 of 1930) for tIe purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted in the Stxty4ourlh Year of the Republic of India asfc4lows:— I. Shorttltle and commenCement— (1) ThisAct may be called the Ketala Ilearfoad Worker& (Amendment)ACt, 2013.
(2) Sections3and4ofthisAdshaubedeemedto h8vecomemtoforteonthe lsldayof January, 2009 and the remaining sections shall be deemed to have come intoforce on the 44th day of June, 201 0
2. Amendmentof Section 2—lnthe Kerala Headload Wortcers'Ar* 1978(20of 1980) (hereinafter referred to as the principalAct), in Section 2, for clause (k), the foftowing clause shah be substituted, namely:— '(R) lamilyr means,— ej husband;
(ii) wife:
(ii) minor chtidren, including iegal' adopted chiidren;
(N) mentatlycha9enged children;
dependentparents:
unmarried or widowed daughters who are dependent;
physicafy challenged chlløren who are dependent; and
(vii). wholty dependent urniarried sisters.
3. AmeedmentotSection 13.— InSection 13 of the principalAct, after clause (Vl ci sub.section (2), the fotowing c)ause shall be inserted, namety:— bb) forproviding benef,ts under the srtiployees'State InsuranceAct, 1948(CentratAct 34 of 1948) to headloadworicers'.
4. AmendmehtOf Section 24—'n Section 24 of theprincipalAct—" Puttishe under NcftticatloflNo, 107I6'LJ9C2/20I04$W CtCO93ViOI3 in K ace Mo. 649 dj051031201i.
FREE suPPW4t TO KtRA MEADLO° pyfl9 CT & gijt.E5 -
(a) marginal MOdi"9 and - in the opening soUtefl' the words EmP1°V° C0mPen50tIO shall be sub$titUt& '• ) jof the word tbe word eflP' thaube subslftUt0 (C) tothe existing provi&o\.th0 fole'9 provisO sh8 be added. namety Act
Provided that the En1PtOCS compeflsab0! Ad, 1923 (CenhJtt8 of j923) Si siafl nat appto the headb3dY10< nsuredU ndOt the EnipOYCfl' a1e lnsursnCoA 19O Ty (CentraIACt 34 01 1948)?-' I Amend'" of section 37.- n SediOn 37 of the pnncip Ad, tot the word ooverwfleM' the word 'Board' shfl b 55t1itithd Repea1 end savin9 (1) The Kerel He3 adWOIt0 (A$flel\dmeM) on'°.
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n dtO have been cone or any b pea1.anythin9do leordteme mended by the said
(2)Notwth 950the e n tken under the pncPal Ad as a action taken or deem ed to have e ortcnan th3 deemed lohavebe underth prtndpaIAd 3samenda thisAd.
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(a) novtmJn, aaocele au4'nic OOtflQ nit Q/mJ ç, Ji/rnPcao 'nfsp, cieej e'e,,10 aeo,i, mfiçrao. : (') - '-o °" °"°P:co ..iitJ S apt o.tft tOteAt9J2% CCsn (tnt) Q,,G ftnrnxns= a*aom mgeoe,n5 atnoqaas,' nsWlctjao eooc,p,lc,, Mo)octojo Qou3fl, cjtd afluc,mn msa,,t4 tesnj ,ioemc,nt ateJ Jla t.wa&wloJl QW°a..aç ntjn3I* VoOoa,Id 00200 GTIQØ4COc Jnj,. &flC) 44)*itcA ou,41 otirra, cu THE KEAALA HEADLOAD WORKERS (REGULAIJONOF EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE) AMENDMENT SCHEME, 2011 s.ao:No.439no1l_.lO excrete ofthe - 13 otthe Kerala Headload Workers A, 1976(20 of 1980), the G he overomem of Keala, afler thedran ptoposa1cf and SUggeStbre issuedas pernntifo bon 26th November, 2010, published in the Kerala Gazefte Exlraonlinary Nb. 2753 dated 2nd December, 2010 and having received no objections or suggeshers Ihereon, prcvlsion4 cUbe Kerab Meadload Workers of Employment and Wetfam)5rj 1983 (Regulation , issued under Noufjcatbn No. 14795/E2/81&SR dated 301h November, 1983 and published as S. R. 0. No. 1682/83 in the Kerala Gazette ExtraordinaryNo l43SdatedaQm Novernter, 1q83 to the cntlrearea of Palakkad and Kannur Districts including the areas where the pmvislons of the Scheme was already extended by - earlier notifications and make the foliowing COCSeqUenIIat amendqen' to this said Scheme, SCHEME
1. Short title and commencement..,,, (1) This Scheme may be called the Kerala . Headload Wàrkers (Regulation of Emp!Oymerd and We lfarejAmendonem Scheme 2011. (2) It shall come Into force at once, 1 Amendment of the Scheme.— In the Kerala Headload Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme, 1983, In the Schedule the folbwjnge,pins shafl be added at the end, naniety:— - 'Entire area of PalafrJcad and Kannur DistriØ including the areas where the Scheme salreadyextend' THE KERAI.A HEADLOAD WORKERS (REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE) SCHEME, 1983— NOTIFICATiON S. P. 6.No44012011,....t ernrcjseof the powers confenedbypamgraph 3 of the Kerala i-1dadload Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme, 1983, the Government of Kerala hereby fix the date of publication of the nottflcation as the date-on which the said Scheme shall come into force in the entire area of Pataidrad and Kannur Districts excluding the areas where the provisions of the Scheme was extended by earlier not ificalions PUbIthtdVr.rMOIrnCS.OnG
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