THE BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS (REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) ACT, 1996

ACT NO. 27 OF 1996 · Enacted on [19th August, 1996.]

An Act to regulate the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction workers and to provide for their safety, health and welfare measures and for other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

CHAPTER I — PRELIMINARY

Section 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application.
Section 2. Definitions.

CHAPTER II — THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND EXPERT COMMITTEES

Section 3. Central Advisory Committee.
Section 4. State Advisory Committee.
Section 5. Expert committees.

CHAPTER III — REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS

Section 6. Appointment of registering officers.
Section 7. Registration of establishments.
Section 8. Revocation of registration in certain cases.
Section 9. Appeal.
Section 10. Effect of non-registration.

CHAPTER IV — REGISTRATION OF BUILDING WORKERS AS BENEFICIARIES

Section 11. Beneficiaries of the Fund.
Section 12. Registration of building workers as beneficiaries.
Section 13. Identity cards.
Section 14. Cessation as a beneficiary.
Section 15. Register of beneficiaries.
Section 16. Contribution of building workers.
Section 17. Effect of non-payment of contribution.

CHAPTER V — BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS’ WELFARE BOARDS

Section 18. Constitution of State Welfare Boards.
Section 19. Secretary and other officers of Boards.
Section 20. Meetings of Boards.
Section 21. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Boards.
Section 22. Functions of the Boards.
Section 23. Grants and loans by the Central Government.
Section 24. Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Fund and its application.
Section 25. Budget.
Section 26. Annual report.
Section 27. Accounts and audit.

CHAPTER VI — HOURS OF WORK, WELFARE MEASURES AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF BUILDING WORKERS

Section 28. Fixing hours for normal working day, etc.
Section 29. Wages for overtime work.
Section 30. Maintenance of registers and records.
Section 31. Prohibition of employment of certain persons in certain building or other construction work.
Section 32. Drinking water.
Section 33. Latrines and urinals.
Section 34. Accommodation.
Section 35. Creches.
Section 36. First-aid.
Section 37. Canteens, etc.

CHAPTER VII — SAFETY AND HEALTH MEASURES

Section 38. Safety Committee and safety officers.
Section 39. Notice of certain accidents.
Section 40. Power of appropriate Government to make rules for the safety and health of building workers.
Section 41. Framing of model rules for safety measures.

CHAPTER VIII — INSPECTING STAFF

Section 42. Appointment of Director-General, Chief Inspector and Inspectors.
Section 43. Powers of Inspectors.

CHAPTER IX — SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Section 44. Responsibility of employers.
Section 45. Responsibility for payment of wages and compensation.
Section 46. Notice of commencement of building or other construction work.

CHAPTER X — PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

Section 47. Penalty for contravention of provisions regarding safety measures.
Section 48. Penalty for failure to give notice of the commencement of the building or other construction work.
Section 49. Penalty for obstructions.
Section 50. Penalty for other offences.
Section 51. Appeal.
Section 52. Recovery of penalty.
Section 53. Offences by companies.
Section 54. Cognizance of offences.
Section 55. Limitation of prosecutions.

CHAPTER XI — MISCELLANEOUS

Section 56. Delegation of powers.
Section 57. Returns.
Section 58. Application of Act 8 of 1923 to building workers.
Section 59. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 60. Power of Central Government to give directions.
Section 61. Power to remove difficulties.
Section 62. Power to make rules.
Section 63. Saving of certain laws.
Section 64. Repeal and saving.