THE MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS ACT, 1961
ACT NO. 27 OF 1961 · Enacted on [20th May, 1961.]
An Act to provide for the welfare of motor transport workers and to regulate the conditions of their work.
CHAPTER I — PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II — REGISTRATION OF MOTOR TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGS
CHAPTER III — INSPECTING STAFF
CHAPTER IV — WELFARE AND HEALTH
CHAPTER V — HOURS AND LIMITATIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- Section 13. Hours of work for adult motor transport workers.
- Section 14. Hours of work for adolescents employed as motor transport workers.
- Section 15. Daily intervals for rest.
- Section 16. Spread-over.
- Section 17. Split duty.
- Section 18. Notice of hours of work.
- Section 19. Weekly rest.
- Section 20. Compensatory day of rest.
CHAPTER VI — EMPLOYMENT OF YOUNG PERSONS
CHAPTER VII — WAGES AND LEAVE
CHAPTER VIII — PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE
- Section 29. Obstructions.
- Section 30. Use of false certificate of fitness.
- Section 31. Contravention of provisions regarding employment of motor transport workers.
- Section 32. Other offences.
- Section 33. Enhanced penalty after previous conviction.
- Section 34. Offences by companies.
- Section 35. Cognizance of offences.
- Section 36. Limitation of prosecutions.
CHAPTER IX — MISCELLANEOUS
Footnotes
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- 1. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 51 of 1970, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-9-1971).
- 2. The Act has been brought into force as follows:—26th January, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 296, dated 23th January, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 3(ii), in Madhya Pradesh.1st February, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 296, dated 23th January, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 3(ii), in Assam, Kerala, Mysore, Orissa, Punjab, Andaman & Nicobar Iclands, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh.1st March, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 296, dated 23th January, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 3(ii), in West Bengal.31st March, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 296, dated 23th January, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 3(ii), in Madras, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.1st February, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 310, dated 30th January, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 3(ii), in Andhra Pradesh.1st February, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 382, dated 31st January, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 3(ii), in Rajasthan.15th February, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 468, dated 9th February, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 3(ii), in Tripura.1st March, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 573, dated 16th February, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 3(ii), in Bihar.31st March, 1962, vide notification No. S.O. 781, dated 9th March, 1962, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 3(ii), in Gujarat and Manipur.
- 3. The proviso added by s. 2 and the Schedule, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-9-1971).
- 4. Subs. by Act 61 of 1986, s. 25, for “fifteenth” (w.e.f. 23-12-1986).*. 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.
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- 1. Subs. by Act 61 of 1986, s. 25, for “fifteenth” (w.e.f. 23-12-1986).
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- 1. Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-5-1986).
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- 1. Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-5-1986).