THE PLANTATIONS LABOUR ACT, 1951
ACT NO. 69 OF 1951 · Enacted on [2nd November, 1951.]
An Act to provide for the welfare of labour, and to regulate the conditions of work, in plantations.
CHAPTER I — PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER IA — REGISTRATION OF PLANTATIONS
CHAPTER II — INSPECTING STAFF
CHAPTER III — PROVISIONS AS TO HEALTH
CHAPTER IV — WELFARE
- Section 11. Canteens.
- Section 12. Creches.
- Section 13. Recreational facilities.
- Section 14. Educational facilities.
- Section 15. Housing facilities.
- Section 16. Power to make rules relating to housing.
- Section 16A. Liability of employer in respect of accidents resulting from collapse of houses provided by him.
- Section 16B. Appointment of Commissioners.
- Section 16C. Application for compensation.
- Section 16D. Procedure and powers of Commissioner.
- Section 16E. Liability to pay compensation, etc., to be decided by Commissioner.
- Section 16F. Saving as to certain rights.
- Section 16G. Power to make rules.
- Section 17. Other facilities.
- Section 18. Welfare officers.
CHAPTER IVA — PROVISIONS AS TO SAFETY
CHAPTER V — HOURS AND LIMITATION OF EMPLOYMENT
- Section 19. Weekly hours.
- Section 20. Weekly holidays.
- Section 21. Daily intervals for rest.
- Section 22. Spreadover.
- Section 23. Notice of period of work.
- Section 24. Prohibition of employment of children.
- Section 25. Night work for women and children.
- Section 26. Non-adult workers to carry tokens.
- Section 27. Certificate of fitness.
- Section 28. Power to require medical examination.
CHAPTER VI — LEAVE WITH WAGES
CHAPTER VIA — ACCIDENTS
CHAPTER VII — PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
- Section 33. Obstruction.
- Section 34. Use of false certificate of fitness.
- Section 35. Contravention of provisions regarding employment of labour.
- Section 36. Other offences.
- Section 37. Enhanced penalty after previous conviction.
- Section 37A. Power of court to make orders.
- Section 38. Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases.
- Section 39. Cognizance of offences.
- Section 39A. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 40. Limitation of prosecutions.
CHAPTER VIII — MISCELLANEOUS
Footnotes
Page 4
- 1. The Act comes into force in Pondicherry on 1-10-1963 by Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch. I. The Act has been amended in Keralaby Kerala Act 25 of 1969.
- 2. 1st April, 1954: see S.R.O. 880 dated 6th March, 1954, Gazette of India, 1954, Pt. II, Sec. 3, p. 530
- 3. Subs. by Act 34 of 1960, s. 2, for sub-section (4) (w.e.f. 21-11- 1960).
- 4. Subs. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 2, for "or cinchona" (w.e.f. 26-1- 1982).
- 5. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “10.117 hectares” (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 6. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “thirty” (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 7. Ins. by s. 2, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).*. Vide notification No. S.O. 3912(E), dated 30th October, 2019, this Act is made applicable to the Union territory of Jammu andKashmir and the Union territory of Ladakh.
Page 5
- 1. Subs. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 2, for “10.117 hectares” (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 2. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “thirty” (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 3. Subs. by Act 61 of 1986, s. 24, for “fifteenth” (w.e.f. 23-12-1986).
- 4. Ins. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 5. Ins. by Act 34 of 1960, s. 3 (w.e.f. 21-11-1960).
- 6. Subs. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 7. Ins. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 3 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
Page 6
- 1. Subs. by Act 34 of 1960, s. 3, for cl. (f) (w.e.f. 21-11-1960).
- 2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for cl. (h) (w.e.f. 21-11-1960).
- 3. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for cl. (k) (w.e.f. 21-11-1960).
- 4. Ins. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 2 (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 5. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “rupees seven hundred and fifty” (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 6. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “managerial capacity, notwithstanding that his monthly wages do not exceed rupees seven hundred andand fifty” (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
Page 7
- 1. Ins. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 4 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
Page 8
- 1. Ins. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 5 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
Page 9
- 1. Subs. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 3, for “and children are, or are to be” (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 2. Ins. by Act 34 of 1960, s. 4 (w.e.f. 21-11-1960).
- 3. Subs. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 4, for “chief inspector” (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
Page 10
- 1. Subs. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 6, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 26-1- 1982).
- 2. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
Page 11
- 1. Subs. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 6, for “such rooms” (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 2. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for section 15 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
Page 12
- 1. Certain words and figures omitted by Act 34 of 1960, s. 5 (w.e.f. 21-11- 1960).
- 2. Ins. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 8 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
Page 15
- 1. Ins. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 5 (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
Page 16
- 1. Section 19 renumbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 58 of 1981, s. 9 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 2. Subs. by s. 9, ibid, for “fifty-four hours” (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 3. The words “or child’ omitted by Act 17 of 2010, s. 6 (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 4. Subs. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 9, for “forty hours” (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 5. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 6-1-1982).
Page 17
- 1. Subs. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 10, for clause (b) (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 2. Subs. by Act 42 of 1953, s. 4 and the Third Schedule, for “19”.
- 3. Ins. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 7 (we.f. 7-6-2010).
Page 18
- 1. The words “and children” omitted by Act 17 of 2010, s. 8 (we.f. 7-6-2010).
- 2. The words “or child” omitted by s. 8, ibid. (we.f. 7-6-2010).
- 3. The words “child and no” omitted by Act 17 of 2010, s. 9 (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 4. The words “child or” omitted by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 5. The words “either as a child or” omitted by s.10, ibid. (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
Page 19
- 1. The proviso omitted by Act 58 of 1981, s. 11 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 2. Ins. by Act 34 of 1960, s. 6 (w.e.f. 21-11-1960).
- 3. The existing Explanation numbered as Explanation 1 thereof by Act 58 of 1981, s. 11 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 4. Ins. by s. 11. ibid. (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 5. Subs. by Act 34 of 1960, s. 7, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 21-11- 1960).
Page 20
- 1. Subs. by Act 42 of 1953, s. 4 and the Third Schedule, for "any period less than".
- 2. Ins. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 12 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 3. Ins. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 11 (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
Page 21
- 1. Subs. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 12, for “three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both” (w.e.f.7-6-2010).
- 2. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for “three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both” (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 3. Subs. by s. 13, ibid., for “one month, or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees, or with both” (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 4. Subs. by s. 14, ibid., for “six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both” (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 5. Ins. by Act 58 of 1981, s. 13 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
Page 22
- 1. Subs. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 12, for section 39 (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
Page 23
- 1. Ins. by Act 34 of 1960, s. 8 (w.e.f. 21-11-1960).
- 2. The word "and" omitted by Act 58 of 1981, s. 14 (w.e.f. 26-1- 1982).
Page 24
- 1. Added by Act 58 of 1981, s. 14 (w.e.f. 26-1-1982).
- 2. Subs. by Act 17 of 2010, s. 16, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 7-6-2010).
- 3. Sub-section (4) omitted by Act 4 of 2018, s. 3 and the Second Schedule (w.e.f. 5-1-2018).