(1) The fund shall vest in the Board as Trustees and shall be applied for promoting any of the activities connected with the welfare of labour referred to in sub-section (2).
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of powers in this behalf the fund may be applied by the Board in connection with the following activities, namely :—
(a) community and social education centres including reading rooms and libraries, 190 The West Bengal Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1974.
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(b) games and sports,
(c) excursions, tours and holiday homes,
(d) entertainment and other forms of recreations, home industries and subsidiary occupations for women and unemployed persons, corporate activities of social nature, cost of administering the Act including the salaries and allowances of the staff appointed for the purposes of this Act, and
(h) such other objects as would in the opinion of the State Government improve the standard of living ameliorate the social conditions of labour:
Provided that the fund shall not be applied in financing any activity which the employer is required under any law for the time being in force to carry out.
(3) The Board may, with the approval of the State Government, make a grant out of the fund to any employer, any local authority or any other body in aid of any activity for welfare of labour.
(4) If any question arises whether any particular expenditure is or is not debitable to the fund, the matter shall be referred to the State Government and the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final.
(e)
(g)
(5) It shall be lawful for the Board to continue any activity financed from the labour welfare fund of any establishment, if the said fund is duly transferred to the Board.
12. The Board may from time to time with the previous sanction of the State Government and subject to such conditions as may be specified in this behalf borrow any sum required for the purposes of this Act.
13. If the fund or any portion thereof cannot be applied at an early date for carrying out any of the activities referred to in this Act, the Board shall invest the same in any of the securities specified in clauses 2 of 1882. (a) to (d) and (f) of section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882.
14. The State Government may give the Board such directions as in its opinion are necessary or expedient in connection with expenditure from the fund or for carrying out any of the purposes of this Act. It shall be the duty of the Board to comply with such directions.
Power of Board to borrow.
Investment of fund.
Directions by the State Government to the Board.
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[West Ben. Act Appointment and powers of Welfare Commissioner.
Appointment of Inspectors and their powers.
Absorption of the existing staff of Labour Commissioner.
(Sections 15-17.)