(1) These rules may be called the Tripura Maternity Benefit Rule. 1971.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1 st day August, 1971.
2. DEFINITIONS- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a). ―the Act‖ means the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (Act 53 of 1961);
(b) ―Competent Authority‖ means the person or persons as may be appointed by the State Government under sub-rule (1) of rule 7;
(c) ―form‖ means a form appended to these rules;
(d) ―master roll‖ means a master roll maintained under rule 3,
(e) ―register Medical practitioner‖ means a medical practitioner whose name has been enrolled in a register maintained under any law for the time being in force regulating the registration of Practitioners of medicine.
(f) ―section‖ means a section of the Act;
(g) all other words and expressions used hereinafter but not defined therein shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. MUSTER ROLL- (1) The employer of every establishment in which women are employed shall prepare and maintain a muster roll in form-A and shall enter therein particulars of all women workers in the establishment.
(2) All entries in the muster roll shall be made in ink and maintained upto date and it shall always be available for inspection by the Inspector during working hours.
(3) The employer may enter in the muster roll such other particulars as may be required for any other purpose of the Act.