GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA

LAW AND JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT

MAHARASHTRA ACT NO. XXX OF 1969

THE MAHARASHTRA MATHADI, HAMAL AND
OTHER MANUAL WORKERS
(REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE)
ACT, 1969

(As modified upto the 16th November 2012)

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THE MAHARASHTRA MATHADI, HAMAL AND OTHER MANUAL WORKERS
(REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE) ACT, 1969

CONTENTS
———————
PREAMBLE.
SECTIONS.
1. Short title, extent, application and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Schemes for ensuring regular employment of unprotected workers.
4. Making, variation and revocation of scheme.
5. Disputes regarding application of scheme.
6. Constitution of Board.
6A. Power of State Government to appoint Board consisting of one person.
7. Powers and duties of Board.
8. Accounts and audit.
9. Disqualification and removal.
10. Resignation of office by Member.
11. Vacancy to be filled as early as possible.
12. Proceeding presumed to be good and valid.
13. Determination of moneys due from employers and workers.
14. Advisory Committee.
15. Inspectors and their powers.
16. Prohibition of employment of children.
17. Offence to be tried by Labour Court.
17A. Labour Court under Bombay Industrial Relations Act to be Labour Court
under this Act also.
17B. Cognizance of offience on complaint.
17C. Appeal from Labour Court to Industrial Court.
17D. Industrial Court under Bombay Industrial Relations Act to be Industrial
Court under this Act also.
17E. Decision of Labour Court and Industrial Court not to be questioned in any
Civil or Criminal Court.
17F. Cases to be disposed of by Labour Court and Industrial Court within three
months.
17G. Other relevant provisions of Bombay Industrial Relations Act to apply and to
be followed.
18. Application of Workmen’s Compensation Act to unprotected workers.
19. Application of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, to workers.
20. Application of Maternity Benefit Act to unprotected women workers.
21. Right and privileges under other laws not affected, in certain cases.
22. Exemptions.
23. Enquiry into working of the Board.
24. Supersession of the Board.
25. Contracting out.
26. Amendment of Schedule.
27. General penalty for offences.
27A. Protection of action taken under this Act.
28. Rules.
SCHEDULE.
 THE MAHARASHTRA ACT No. XXX OF 19691
[THE MAHARASHTRA MATHADI, HAMAL AND OTHER MANUAL WORKERS
(REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE) ACT, 1969]
[This Act received the assent of the Vice-President acting as the President, on the
5th June 1969; assent was first published in Maharashtra Government Gazette,
Extraordinary, Part IV, on the 13th June 1969].
Amended by Mah. 27 of 1972.
” ” ” 40 of 1974* (10-9-1974).†
” ” ” 27 of 1977* (1-6-1977).†
” ” ” 62 of 1981 (15-1-1982).†
” ” ” 28 of 1987** (5-8-1987).†
” ” ” 27 of 1990
An Act for regulating the employment of unprotected manual workers
employed in certain employments in the State of Maharashtra, to make provision
for their adequate supply and proper and full utilization in such employments, and
for maters connected therewith.
WHEREAS, it is expedient to regulate the employment of unprotected manual
workers, such as, Mathadi, Hamal etc., engaged in certain employments, to make
better provision for their terms and conditions of employment, to provide for their
1
For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Maharashtra Government Gazette, 1968, Part V,
pages 503-506.
*
For validation, see sections 8 and 9 of Mah. 40 of 1974.
†This indicates the date of commencement of Act.
**
Sections 4 and 5 of Mah. 28 of 1987 read as follows :—
“4. (1) It is hereby declared that the provisions of the principal Act having been Consequences
retrospectively brough into force in the areas specified in column 2 of the Table appended to of retrospec-
sub-section (4A) of section 1 on the dates and in respect of the scheduled employments specified tive
in columns 3 and 4 of the said Table, respectively, and the Boards established for the Greater amendement
Bombay area are deemed to have been the Boards established also for the areas, on the dates and and
in respect of the scheduled employment specified in the said Table, the schemes made under validation.
section 3 or 4 of the principal Act and administered by the said Boards in respect of the scheduled
employments in the said areas shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any
judgment, decree or order of any court, be deemed to be valid, effective and continuously in
force, as if the provisions of the principal Act had come into force and the said Boards had been
established and the schemes were validly made for the areas, for the scheduled employments and
on the dates specified in the said Table.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any judgement, decree or order of any court,
anything done or purported to be done or any action taken or purported to be taken by the said
Boards with respect to so administering the schemes or with respect to any other matters under
the principal Act during the period commencing on each respective date specified in column 3
of the Table appended to sub-section (4A) of section 1 and ending on the date of commencement
Mah. of the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment
XXVIII and Welfare) (Amendment) Act, 1987 (hereinafter referred to as “the Amendment Act”), in the
of belief or purported belief that anything done or any action taken were being done or taken under
1987. the principal Act and the schemes made thereunder, shall be and shall be deemed to have been as
valid and operative as if they had been done or taken in accordance with law, and no suit or other
legal proceeding shall be instituted, maintained or continued against the State Government or
the Board or any of their officers on the ground that anything so done or any action so taken
were not done or taken in accordance with law.
5. Nothing in this Act, shall render any person liable to be convicted of any offence in Savings.
respect of anything done, or anything omitted to be done, by him before the date of commence-
ment of the Amendment Act, if such act or omission was not an offence but for the coming into
force of the principal Act retrospectively in the areas, on the dates and for the scheduled
employment specified in the Table appended to sub-section (4A) of section 1 of the principal
Act, and the making of other provisions by the Amendment Act.”.
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welfare, and for health and safety measures where such employments require these
measures; to make provision for ensuring and adequate supply to, and full and
proper utilization of, such workers in such employments to prevent avoidable
unemployment; for these and similar purposes, to provide for the establishment of
Boards in respect of these employments and (where necessary) in the different
areas of the State; and to provide for purposes connected with the matters
aforesaid; It is hereby enacted in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as
follows :—
Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and other
extent,
application
Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969.
and (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.
commence-
ment. (3) It applies to the employments specified in the Schedule hereto.
(4) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed
for different areas, and for different employments, and for different provisions of
the Act.
1
[(4 A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (4), and in Govern-
ment Notification, Industries and Labour Department, No. UMA.1272/Lab-IV, dated
the 28th March 1972, this Act shall be deemed to have come into force in the areas
specified in coloumn 2 of the Table below on the dates and in respect of the employ-
ments specified in columns 3 and 4 against each such areas in the said Table,
respectively.
TABLE
Serial
Areas Date Name of the employment
No.
(1) (2) (3) (4)

1 (a) Thane and Kalyan 26th day of (1) Employment in Grocery Market or
Talukas of the Thane December Shops, in connection with loading,
District; and Panvel 1979. unloading, stacking, carrying, weight-
Taluka of the Kulaba ing, measuring (filling, stitching,
(now Raigad) District. sorting, cleaning) or such other
work including work preparatory or
incidental to such operations.
(b) The whole of the Thane 1st day of (2) Employment in markets and other es-
and Raigad Districts August 1983. tablishments, in connection with load-
excluding the Thane and ing, unloading, stacking, carrying,
Kalyan Talukas of the weighing, measuring (filling, stitching,
Thane District and sorting, cleaning) of soda ash, coal-
Panvel Taluka of the tar, lime, colour chemicals, chemical
Raigad District. products including fertilizers, gunny
bags, coir ropes, ropes, mats, hessian
cloth, hessian yarn, oil cake, husk chuni
and chhal or such other work including
work preparatory or incidental to such
operations.

1
Sub-section (4A) was inserted by Mah. 28 of 1987, s.2.
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TABLE—contd.
Serial
Areas Date Name of the employment
No.
(1) (2) (3) (4)

(3) Employment in onion and potato

wholesale markets in connection with
loading, unloading, stackinging, carry-
ing, weighing, measuring (filling, stitch-
ing, sorting, cleaning) or such other
work including work preparatory or
incidental to such operations.
(4) Employment in factories and mills
manufacturing grocery products if such
employment is connected with load-
ing, unloading, stacking, carrying,
weighing, measuring (filling, stitching,
sorting, cleaning) or such other work
including work preparatory or inciden-
tal to such operations carried on by
workers covered by entry 5 in the
Schedule to this Act.
(5) Employment in factories and mills
manufacturing colour chemicals, prod-
ucts including fertilizers, if such em-
ployment is in connection with load-
ing, unloading, stacking, carrying
weighing, measuring (filling, stitching,
sorting, cleaning) or such other work
including work prearatory or inciden-
tal to such operations carried on by
workers covered by entry 5 in the
Schedule to this Act.

2 Thane District ... 15th day of Employment in cloth markets or shop in

July 1979. connection with loading, unloading,
stacking, carrying, weighing, measur-
ing or such other work including work
preparatory or incidental to such op-
erations.
3 Thane District ... 1st day of Employment in the cotton markets and
April 1981. godowns and in the cotton ginning and
pressing factories, cotton waste facto-
ries and godowns thereof in connec-
tion with the loading, unloading, stack-
ing, carrying, weighing, measuring, fill-
ing, stitching, sorting, cleaning or such
other work including work preparatory
or incidental to such operations (any
such work being work requiring han-
dling of cotton, cotton-waste, wool-
waste, wool-tops, yarn-tops, chindi,
mendi, nylon and rayon-waste, terry-
cotton, lintre or gunny bags.)
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TABLE—contd.
Serial
Areas Date Name of the employment
No.
(1) (2) (3) (4)

4. (a) ThaneTaluka of the 1st day of Employment in iron and steel markets or
Thane District. June 1972. shops, yards including railway yards,
goods-sheds, factories and other estab-
(b) All the remaining 1st day of lishments in connection with loading,
area in Thane District, October 1982. unloading, stacking, carrying, weighing,
Panvel and Karjat measuring iron and steel or such other
Talukas of the Raigad work including work preparatory or
District. incidental to such operations.

5. Thane Taluka of the Thane 1st day of Employment in metal (excluding iron and
District and Panvel January 1983. steel) including employment in steel
Taluka of the Raigad furniture markets or shops and paper
District. markets or shops and other establish-
ments in the trades in connection with
loading, unloading, stacking, carrying,
weighing, measuring or such other work
including work preparatory or inciden-
tal to such operations.

6. Thane District ... 10th day of Employment in railway yards and good-
January 1983. sheds in connection with loading,
unloading, stacking, carrying, weight-
ing or measuring by the workers who
are not employed by the railway
authorities, or such other work
including work preparatory or inciden-
tal to such operations.]

Definitions. 2. (1) “Board” means a Board established under section 6;

(2) “contractor”, in relation to an unprotected worker, means a person who
undertakes to execute any work for an establishment by engaging such workers on
hire or otherwise, or who supplies such worker either in groups, gangs
(tollis), or as individuals; and includes a sub-contractor, an agent, a mukadam or a
tolliwala ;

(3) “employer”, in relation to any unprotected worker engaged by or through

contractor, means the principal employer and in relation to any other unprotected
worker, the person who has ultimate control over the affairs of the establishment,
and includes any other person to whom the affairs of such establishment are
entrusted, whether such person is called an agent, manager or is called by any other
name prevailing in the scheduled employment ;
(4) “establishment” means any place or premises, including the precincts thereof,
in which or in any part of which any scheduled employment is being or is ordinarily
carried on ;
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(5) “family”, in relation to an employer, means the spouse, son, daughter,

father, mother, brother or sister of such employer who lives with him and is wholly
dependent on him ;
(6) “Inspector” means an Inspector appointed under section 15 ;
(7) “principal employer” means an employer who engages unprotected workers
by or through a contractor in any scheduled employment ;
(8) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules ;
(9) “scheduled employment” means any employment specified in the
Schedule hereto or any process or branch of work forming part of such
employment ;
(10) “scheme” means a scheme made under this Act ;
(11) “unprotected worker” means a manual worker who is engaged or to be
engaged in any scheduled employment ;
(12) “worker” means a person who is engaged or to be engaged directly or
through any agency, whether for wages or not, to do manual work in any scheduled
employment, and includes any person not employed by an employer or a contrac-
tor, but working with the permission of, or under agreement with the employer or
contractor ; but does not include the members of an employer’s family ;
(13) “wages” means all remunerations expressed in terms of money or capable
of being so expressed which would, if the terms of contract of employment, express
or implied, were fulfilled, be payable to an unprotected worker in respect of work
done in any scheduled employment, but does not include—
(i) the value of any house accommodation, supply of light, water, medical
attendance ; or any other amenity or any service excluded from the computation
of wages by general or special order of the State Government ;
(ii) any contribution paid by the employer to any pension fund or provident
fund or under any scheme of social insurance and the interest which may have
accrued thereon ;
(iii) any travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession ;
(iv) any sum paid to the worker to defray special expenses entailed on him by
the nature of his employment ; or
(v) any gratuity payable on discharge.
3. (1) For the purpose of ensuring an adequate supply and full and proper Schemes for
utilization of unprotected workers in scheduled employments, and generally for ensuring
regular
making better provision for the terms and conditions of employment of such work- employment
ers 1* * * , the State Government may by means of a scheme of unpro-
provide for the registration of employers and unprotected workers in any sched- tected
workers.
uled employment or employments, and provide for the terms and conditions of
work of 2[registered unprotected workers,] and make provision for the general wel-
fare in such employments.
1
The words “whether registered or not” were deemed always to have been deleted by Mah. 40
of 1974, s. 2 (1) (a).
2
These words were deemed always to have been substituted for the words “such unprotected
workers, whether registered or not”, ibid., s. 2 (1) (b).
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(2) In particular, 1[a scheme may provide for all or any of the following matters
that is to say—]
(a) for the application of the scheme of such classes of 2[registered unpro-
tected workers and employers,] as may be specified therein ;
(b) for defining the obligations of 3[registered unprotected workers and em-
ployers] subject to the fulfilment of which the scheme may apply to them ;
(c) for regulating the recruitment and entry into the scheme of unprotected
workers, and the registration of unprotected workers and employers, including
the maintenance of registers, removal, either temporarily or permanently, of name
from the registers, 4* * * and the imposition of fees for registration ;
(d) for regulating the employment of 5[registered unprotected workers,] and
the terms and conditions of such employment, including rates of wages, hours
of work, maternity benefit, overtime payment, leave with wages, provision for
gratuity and conditions as to weekly and other holidays and pay in respect
thereof ;
6
[(d-i) for providing the time within which registered employers should remit
to the Board the amount of wages payable to the registered workers for the work
done by such workers; for requiring such employers who, in the opinion of the
Board, make default in remitting the amount of wages in time as aforesaid, to
deposit with the Board, an amount equal to the monthly average of the wages to
be remitted as aforesaid; if at any time the amount of such deposit falls short of
such average, for requiring the employer to make good the amount of such
average, and for requiring such employers who persistently make default in
making such remittances in time to pay also, by way of penalty, a surcharge of
such amount not exceeding 10 per cent. of the amount to be remitted as the
Board may determine;]
(e) for securing that, in respect of periods during which employment or full
employment is not available to registered unprotected workers though they are
available for work, such unprotected workers will, subject to the conditions of
the scheme, receive a minimum wage;
(f) for prohibiting, restricting or otherwise controlling the employment of
unprotected workers to whom the scheme does not apply, and the employment
of unprotected workers by employers to whom the scheme does not apply ;

1
These words were deemed always to have been substituted for the words “a scheme may
provide”, by Mah. 40 of 1974, s. 2 (2) (a).
2
These words were deemed always to have been substituted for the words “unprotected
workers and employers”, ibid., s. 2 (2) (b).
3
These words were deemed always to have been substituted for the words “unprotected
workers and employers”, ibid., s. 2 (2) (b).
4
The words “and provision for appeal against such removal to the prescribed authority” were
deleted by Mah. 27 of 1977, s. 2 (a).
5
These words were deemed always to have been substituted for the words “unprotected
workers, whether registered or not,” by Mah. 40 of 1974, s. 2 (2) (c).
6
Clause (d-i) was inserted by Mah. 27 of 1977, s. 2 (b).
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(g) for the welfare of 1[registered unprotected workers] covered by the scheme
in so far as satisfactory provision therefor, does not exist, apart from the scheme ;
(h) for health and safety measures in places where the 1[registered unpro-
tected workers] are engaged, in so far as satisfactory provision therefor, is
required but does not exist, apart from the scheme ;
(i) for the constitution of any fund or funds including provident fund for the
benefit of 2[registered unprotected workers], the vesting of such funds, the
payment and contributions to be made to such funds 3[(provision for provident
XIX
fund and rates of contribution being made after taking into consideration the
of provisions of the Employees’ Provident Funds Act, 1952, and the scheme framed
1952. thereunder with suitable modifications, where necessary, to suit the conditions
of work of such registered unprotected workers)], and all matters relating thereto ;
(j) for the manner in which, 4[the day from which (either prospective or retro-
spective)] and the persons by whom, the cost of operating the scheme is to be
5
defrayed * * * * *
(k) for constituting the persons or authorities who are to be responsible for
the administration of the scheme, and for the administration of funds consti-
tuted for the purposes aforesaid ;
6
[(k-i) for specifying the powers and duties which the persons or authorities
referred to in clause (k) may exercise or perform, for providing appeals and
revision applications against the decisions or orders of such persons and
authorities; and for deciding such appeals and applications and for matters
incidental thereto ;]
(l) for such incidental and supplementary matters, as may be necessary or
expedient for giving effect to the purposes of a scheme ;
7
* * * * * * *
(3) The scheme may further provide that a contravention of any provision
thereof shall be punished with imprisonment for such term as may be specified (but
in no case exceeding three months in respect of a first contravention or six months
in respect of any subsequent contravention) or with fine which may extend to such
amount as may be specified (but in no case exceeding five hundred rupees in
respect of the first contravention, or one thousand rupees in respect of any subse-
quent contravention) or with both imprisonment and fine 8[and if the contravention
is continued after conviction, with a further fine which may extend to one hundred
rupees for each day on which the contravention is so continued.]

1
These words were substituted and deemed always to have been substituted for the words
“unprotected workers” by Mah. 40 of 1974, s. 2 (2) (d).
2
These words were substituted and deemed always to have been substituted for the words
“unprotected workers”, ibid., s. 2 (2) (e) (i).
3
This portion was deemed always to have been inserted, ibid., s. 2 (2) (e) (ii).
4
These words and brackets were inserted by Mah. 27 of 1977, s. 2 (c).
5
These words “including any contributions to be paid by employers and unprotected workers,
and the rate of such contribution” were deemed always to have been deleted by Mah. 40 of 1974,
s. 2 (2) (f).
6
Clause (k-i) was inserted by Mah. 27 of 1977, s. 2 (d).
7
Clause (m) was deemed always to have been deleted, by Mah. 40 of 1974, s. 2 (2) (g).
8
This portion was added, ibid., s. 2 (3).
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Making, 4. (1) The State Government may, after consultation with the Advisory
variation and Committee, by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to the condition of
revocation of
scheme. previous publication, make one or more schemes for any scheduled employment or
group of scheduled employments, in one or more areas specified in the notifica-
tion ; and in like manner add to, amend, vary or substitute another scheme for, any
scheme made by it :
Provided that, no such notification shall come into force, unless a period of one
month has expired from the date of publication in the Official Gazette :
Provided further that, the State Government may—
(a) if it considers necessary, or
(b) if a demand or request is made by a majority of the employers or workers
in any other scheduled employment, that the provisions of any scheme so made
for any scheduled employment or any part thereof should be applied to such
other scheduled employment, after consulting the employers and workers in
such scheduled employment, by notification in the Official Gazette, apply the
provisions of such scheme or part thereof to such scheduled employment, with
such modifications, if any, as may be specified in the notification.
(2) The provisions of section 24 of the Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904, shall Bom.
III of
apply to the exercise of the power given by sub-section (1) as they apply to the
1904.
exercise of a power given by a Maharashtra Act to make rules subject to the condi-
tion of previous publication.
Disputes 5. If any question arises whether any scheme applies to any class of unpro-
regarding
tected workers or employers, the matter shall be referred to the State Government
application
of scheme. and the decision of the State Government on the question, which shall be taken
after consulting the Advisory Committee constituted under section 14, shall be
final.
Constitution 6. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
of Board. establish a Board to be known by such name as may be specified in the notification
for any scheduled employment in any area. One or more Boards may be
appointed for one or more scheduled employment, and for one or more areas :
1
[Provided that, the Boards established for the scheduled employment specified
in column (4) of the Table appended to sub-section (4A) of section 1 in the area of
Greater Bombay shall be the Boards deemed to have been established also for such
scheduled employments in the areas and on the dates specified in columns (2) and
(3) of the said Table, respectively.]
(2) Every such Board shall be a body corporate with the name aforesaid, having
perpetual succession and common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of
property, and to contract, and may by that name, sue or be sued.
(3) The Board shall consist of members nominated 2[from time to time] by the
State Government representing the employers, the unprotected workers, and the
State Government.
1
This proviso was added by Mah. 28 of 1987, s. 3.
2
These words were inserted by Mah. 27 of 1972, s. 3.
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(4) The members representing employers and unprotected workers shall be

equal in number, and the members representing the State Government shall not
exceed one-third of the total number of members representing employers and un-
protected workers.
(5) The Chairman of the Board shall be one of the members appointed to
represent the State Government, nominated in this behalf by the State Government.
(6) After nomination of all the members of the Board including the Chairman,
the State Government shall, by nofication in the Official Gazette, publish the names
of all members of the Board.
(7) The term of office of members of the Board shall be such as may be
prescribed.
1
[(7A) There shall be paid to every member (not being a member representing
the State Government) from the fund of the Board, travelling and daily allowances
for attending meetings of the board at such rates as may be prescribed.]
(8) The meetings of the board and procedure to be followed for the purpose and
all matters supplementary or ancillary thereto shall, subject to the approval of the
State Government, be regulated by the Board itself.
2
[6A. (1) Where by reason of employers or unprotected workers in any Power of
scheduled employment refusing to nominate persons for representing them on the State
Government
Board or for any reasons whatsoever, it appears to the State Government that it is to appoint
unable to constitute a Board for such scheduled employment in accordance with Board
the provisions of section 6, the State Government may, by notification in the consisting of
one person.
Official Gazette, appoint a person who shall hold office until a Board is duly consti-
tuted under section 6 for such scheduled employment.
(2) The person so appointed shall be deemed to constitute the Board for the
time being, and shall exercise all the powers and perform and discharge all the
duties and functions conferred and imposed upon the Board by or under this Act.
He shall countinue in office until the day immediately preceding the date of the first
meeting of such Board.
(3) The person constituting the Board shall receive such remuneration from the
fund of the Board, and the terms and other conditions of service shall be such as
the State Government may determine.]
7. (1) The Board shall be responsible for administering a scheme, and shall Power and
duties of
exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be conferred on it by the
Board.
scheme.
(2) The Board may take such measures as it may deem fit for administering the
scheme.

1
Sub-section (7A) was inserted by Mah. 27 of 1977, s. 3.
2
Section 6A was inserted by Mah. 27 of 1972, s. 4.
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(3) The Board shall submit to the State Government, as soon as may be, after
the 1st of April every year, and not later than the 31st day of October, an annual
report on the working of the scheme during the preceding year ending on the 31st
day of March of that year. Every report so received shall be laid as soon as may be
after it is received before each House of the State Legislature if it in session, or in
the session immediately following the date of receipt of the report.
(4) In exercise of the powers and discharge of its functions, the Board shall be
bound by such directions as the State Government may, for reasons to be stated in
writing, give to it from time to time.
Accounts and 8. (1) The Board shall maintain proper accounts and other relevent record
audit. and prepare an annual statement of accounts, including a balance-sheet in such
form as may be prescribed.
(2) The accounts of the Board shall be audited annually by such qualified
person as the State Government may appoint in this behalf.
(3) The auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to the books of
accounts and other documents of the Board, and may for the purposes of the audit,
call for such explanation and information as he may require, or examine any member
or officer of the Board.
(4) The accounts of the Board certified by the auditor, together with the audited
report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the State Government before such
date as the State Government may specify in this behalf.
(5) The Board shall comply with such directions as the State Government may,
after perusal of the report of the auditor, think fit to issue.
(6) The cost of audit, as determined by the State Government, shall be paid out
of the funds of the Board.
Disqualifica- 9. (1) No person shall be chosen as, or continue to be, a member of the Board
tions and
who—
removal.
(a) is a salaried officer of the Board; or
(b) is or at any time has been adjudged insolvent; or
(c) is found to be a lunatic or becomes of unsound mind; or
(d) is or has been convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude.
(2) The State Government may remove from office any member, who—
(a) is or has become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in
sub-section (1) ; or
(b) is absent without leave of the Board for more than three consecutive
meetings of the Board.
1
[(3) Notwithstanding anything contained is sub-sections (5) and (7)
of section 6 or other provisions of this Act or the rules made
thereunder, the members (including the Chairman), whether nominated
before or after the commencement of the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal
1
Sub-section (3) was added by Mah. 27 of 1990, s. 2.
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(Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969

Mah. and other Manual Worker (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) (Amendment)
XXVII Act, 1990, shall hold office during the pleasure of the State Government and, if in
of
1990. the opinion of the State Government,—
(a) the member representing the employer or the unprotected workers,
ceases to adequately represent the employers, or as the case may be, the unpro-
tected workers; or
(b) having regard to the exigencies of circumstances or service in the State
Government, the member (including the Chairman) representing the State
Government, cannot continue to represent the State Government,
the State Government may, by order remove all or any of them (including the
Chairman) from office at any time.]
10. Any member of the Board may at any time resign his office by writing Resignation
under his hand addressed to the State Government, and his office shall, on accep- of office by
Member.
tance of resignation, become vacant.
11. In the event of any vancany occuring on account of death, resignation, Vacancy to be
disqualification or removal or otherwise, the Board shall forthwith communicate the filled as early
as possible.
occurrence to the State Government, and the vacancy shall be filled not later than
ninety days from the date of the occurrence of the vacancy, and the person
nominated to fill in the vacancy shall hold office so long only as the member in
whose place he is nominated would have held it if the vancancy had not occurred:
Provided that, during any such vacancy, the continuing members may act as if
no vancancy has occurred.
12. No act or proceeding of the Board shall be questioned or invalidated Proceedings
merely by reason of any vancancy in its membership or by reason of any defect in presumed to
be good and
the constitution thereof. valid.
1
[13. (1) The Board or such officer as may be specified by it in this behalf may, Determina-
by order, determine any sum due from any employer or worker under this Act or any tion of
monies due
scheme made thereunder, and for this purpose may conduct such inquiry as the
from
Board or such officer may think to be necessary. employers
(2) The Board or such officer, conducting the inquiry under sub-section (1) and workers.
shall, for the purposes of such inquiry, have the same powers as are vested in a
V of Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, for trying a suit in respect of the
1908. following matters, namely :—
(a) enforcing the attendance of any person or examining him on oath;
(b) requiring the discovery and production of documents ;
(c) receiving evidence on affidavit ;
(d) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses;
and any such inquiry shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the
XLV meaning of sections 193 and 228, and for the purpose of section 196 of the Indian
of Penal Code.
1960.

1
Section 13 was substituted for the original by Mah. 27 of 1977, s. 4.
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(Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969

(3) No order determining the sum due from any employer or worker shall be
made under sub-section (1), unless the employer or worker, as the case may be, is
given a reasonable opportunity of representing his case.
(4) An order made under this section shall be final and shall not be questioned
in any Court.
(5) Any sum determined under this section may, if such sum is in arrears, be
recovered as an arrear of land revenue.]
Advisory 14. (1) The State Government may constitute an Advisory Committee to
Committee. advise upon such matters arising out of the administration of this Act or any
scheme made under this Act or relating to the application of the provisions of this
Act to any particular class of unprotected workers and employers, or co-ordination
of the work of various Boards, as the Advisory Committee may itself consider to be
necessary or as the State Government may refer to it for advice.
(2) The members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the State
Government and shall be of such number and chosen in such a manner as may be
prescribed by rules made under this Act :
Provided that, the Advisory Committee shall include an equal number of
members representing employers, workers and the Legislature of the State and
members representing the State Government not exceeding one-fourth of its total
number of members.
(3) The Chairman of the Advisory Committee shall be one of the members
appointed to represent the State Government, nominated in this behalf by the
State Government.
(4) The State Government shall publish in the Official Gazette, the names of all
the members of the Advisory Committee.
(5) The meetings of the Advisory Committee and procedure to be followed for
the purpose shall be regulated according to rules made under this Act.
(6) The term of office of members of the Advisory Committee shall be such as
may be prescribed.
1
[(7) The member of the Advisory Committee (not being a member representing
the State Government) shall receive travelling and daily allowances for attending
meetings of the Committee at such rates as may be prescribed.]
Inspectors 15. (1) The Board may appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors
and their possessing the prescribed qualifications for the purposes of this Act or of any
powers.
scheme and may define the limits of their jurisdiction.
(2) Subject to any rules made by the State Government in this behalf, an
Inspector may—
(a) enter and search at all reasonable hours, with such assistants as
he thinks fit, any premises or place, where unprotected workers are employed,
or work is given out to unprotected workers in any scheduled employment, for
the purpose of examining any register, record of wages or notices required to be
kept or exhibited under any scheme, and require the production thereof, for
inspection ;
1
Sub-section (7) was inserted by Mah. 27 of 1977, s. 5.
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(Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969

(b) examine any person whom he finds in any such premises or place and
who, he has reasonable cause to believe, is an unprotected worker employed
therein or an unprotected worker to whom work is given out therein ;
(c) require any person giving any work to an unprotected worker or to a
group of unprotected workers to give any information, which is in his power to
give, in respect of the names and addresses of the persons to whom the work is
given, and in respect of payments made, or to be made, for the said work ;
(d) seize or take copies of such registers, records of wages or notices or
portions thereof, as he may consider relevant, in respect of an offence under this
Act or scheme, which he has reason to believe has been committed by an
employer ; and
(e) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed :
Provided that, no one shall be required under the provisions of this section to
answer any question or make any statement tending to incriminate himself.
(3) Every Inspector appointed under this section shall be deemed to be a public
XLV servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
of
1860.
16. No child shall be required or allowed to work in any scheduled Prohibition
employment. of employ-
ment of
Explanation.— ‘Child’ means a person who has not completed fourteen years children.
of age.
1
*[17. Every offence punishable by or under this Act (including any offence Offences to
made punishable by a scheme made under this Act) shall be tried by the Labour be tried by
Labour Court.
Court, within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the offence was committed.

Bom. 17A. A Labour Court constituted under the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, Labour Court
XI of under
1947.
1946, for any local area, shall also be a Labour Court constituted for that area for the
Bombay
purposes of this Act; and accordingly shall have the same powers to try any Industrial
offence made punishable by or under this Act, as it has to try any offence punish- Relations Act
able by or under that Act. to be Labour
Court under
this Act also.

1
These sections were substituted for section 17 by Mah. 62 of 1981, s. 2.
*
Section 4 of Mah. 62 of 1981, reads as under :—
“4. The amendments made by this Act in the principal Act shall not have any effect and Savings.
shall not apply to any complaints, appeals, references, applications or other proceedings filed
and pending before any Court on the date of commencement of this Act, and such complaints,
appeals, references, applications or proceedings shall be continued and disposed of by that Court,
as if this Act had not been passed; and any appeal, reference, application or other proceedings in
respect of any conviction, acquittal, sentence or any other decision or order passed by any Court
before the date of commencement of this Act shall be filed before and heard and disposed of by
the Court competent to entertain such appeal, reference, application or other proceedings
before such commencement, as if this Act had not been passed.”.
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(Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969

Cognizance 17B. No Labour Court shall take congnizance of any offence punishable by or
of offence on under this Act, except on a complaint in writing made by an Inspector or by a person
complaint.
specially authorised in this behalf by the Board or the State Government.

Appeal from 17C. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, an appeal shall lie
Labour Court to the Industrial Court,—
to Industrial
Court. (a) against a conviction by a Labour Court, by the person convicted ;
(b) against an acquittal by a Labour Court, by the complainant ;
(c) for enhancement of a sentence awarded by the Labour Court by the State
Government.
(2) Every appeal shall be made within thirty days from the date of the convic-
tion, acquittal or sentence, as case may be :
Provided that, the Industrial Court may, for sufficient reasons to be recorded in
writing, allow an appeal after the expiry of the said period.
Industrial 17D. The Industrial Court constituted under the Bombay Industrial Relations Bom.
Court under Act, 1946, shall also be the Industrial Court constituted for the purposes of this XI of
Bombay 1947.
Industrial
Act; and accordingly shall have the same powers to entertain any appeals or refer-
Relations Act ences against or in any proceeding, decision, conviction, acquittal, sentence or
to be order by or the Labour Court, as it has in these matters under that Act.
Industrial
Court under
this Act also.

Decision of 17E. (1) Save as provided in the last preceding section, no decision, convic-
Labour Court
and Industrial
tion, acquittal, sentence or order by or of a Labour Court shall be called in question
Court not to in any Civil or Criminal Court.
be questioned
in any Civil (2) No decision given or order passed by the Industrial Court shall be called in
or Criminal question in any Civil or Criminal Court.
Court.

Cases to be 17F. (1) An endeavour shall be made by the Labour Court to hear and dis-
disposed of pose of a complaint of an offence punishable by or under the Act, as far as possible,
by Labour
Court and
within three months from the date the complaint is made to it.
Industrial
(2) An endeavour shall be made by the Industrial Court to hear and dispose of
Court within
three any appeal or reference made to it under this Act, as far as possible, within three
months. months from the date such appeal or reference is made to it.

Other 17G. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, in the trial of an offence punish-
relevant
able by or under this Act by the Labour Court, for hearing and disposal of any
provisions of
Bombay appeal or reference by the Industrial Court, and in other respects, the provisions of
Industrial sections 85, 85A, 110 and 118B and other relevant provisions of the Bombay Indus- Bom.
Relations Act trial Relations Act, 1946, shall, so far as may be, apply, and be followed by these XI of
to apply and
Courts and the parties concerned.] 1947.
to be
followed.
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(Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969

VIII of 18. The provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, and the rules Application
1923. made from time to time thereunder, shall mutatis mutandis apply to 1[registered of
Workmen’s
unprotected workers] employed in any scheduled employment to which this Act Compensa-
applies; and for that purpose they shall be deemed to be workmen within the tion Act to
meaning of that Act; and in relation to such workmen, employer shall mean where a unprotected
Board makes payment of wages to any such workmen, the Board, and in any other workers.
case, the employer as defined in this Act.
IV of 19. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Payment of Wages Act, Application
1936. 1936 (hereinafter referred to in this section as “the said Act”), the State Government of the
Payment of
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any of the provisions of Wages Act,
the said Act or the rules made thereunder shall apply to all or any class of 1[regis- 1936, to
tered unprotected workers] employed in any scheduled employment to which this workers.
Act applies, with the modification that in relation to 1[registered unprotected work-
ers] employer shall mean where a Board makes payment of wages to any such
worker, the Board and in any other case, the employer as defined in this Act; and on
such application of the provision of the said Act, an Inspector appointed under this
Act shall be deemed to be the Inspector for the purpose of the enforcement of such
provisions of the said Act within the local limits of his jurisdiction.
(2) The State Government may, only if the Advisory Committee so advises, by
a like notification, cancel or vary any notification issued under sub-section (1).
53 of 20. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 Application
1961. (hereinafter referred to in this section as “the said Act”) the State Government may, of Maternity
Benefit Act
by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any of the provisions of the to unpro-
said Act or the rules made thereunder shall apply to 2[registered unprotected women tected women
workers] employed in any scheduled employment to which this Act applies; and for workers.
that purpose they shall be deemed to be women within the meaning of the said Act;
and in relation to such women employer shall mean where a Board makes payment
of wages to such women, the Board; and in any other case, the employer as defined
in this Act; and on such application of the provision of the said Act, an Inspector
appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be the Inspector for the purpose of
enforcement of such provisions of the said Act within the local limits of his
jurisdiction.
21. Nothing contained in this Act shall affect any rights or privileges, which Rights and
any 3[registered unprotected worker] employed in any scheduled employment is privileges
under other
entitled to, on the date on which this Act comes into force, under any other law, laws not
contract, custom or usage applicable to such worker, if such rights or privileges are affected, in
more favourable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act and certain cases.
the scheme :
Provided that, such worker will not be entitled to receive any corresponding
benefit under the provisions of this Act and the scheme.
1
These words were substituted and deemed always to have been substituted for the words
“unprotected workers” by Mah. 40 of 1974, ss. 3 and 4.
2
These words were substituted and deemed always to have been substituted for the words
“unprotected women workers” by Mah. 40 of 1974, s. 5.
3
These words were substituted and deemed always to have been substituted for the words
“unprotected worker”, ibid., s. 6.
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(Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969

Exemptions. 22. The State Government may, after consulting the Advisory Committee, by
notification in the Official Gazette, and subject to such conditions and for such
period as may be specified in the notification, exempt from the operation of all or
any of the provisions of this Act or any scheme made thereunder, all or any class or
classes of unprotected workers employed in any scheduled employment, or in any
establishment or part of any establishment of any scheduled employment, if in the
opinion of the State Goverment all such unprotected workers or such class or
classes of workers, are in the enjoyment of benefits which are on the whole not less
favourable to such unprotected workers than the benefits provided by or under
this Act or any scheme framed thereunder :
Provided that, before any such notification is issued, the State Government shall
publish a notice of its intention to issue such notification, and invite objections and
suggestions in respect thereto, and no such notification shall be issued until the
objections and suggestions have been considered and a period of one month has
expired from the date of first publication of the notice in the Official Gazette :
Provided further that, the State Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, at any time, for reasons to be specified, rescind the aforesaid
notification.
Enquiry into 23. (1) The State Government may at any time appoint any person to
working of investigate or enquire into the working of any Board or scheme and submit a report
the Board.
to the State Government in that behalf.
(2) The Board shall give to the person so appointed all facilities for the proper
conduct of their investigation or inquiry, and furnish to him such documents,
accounts or information in possession of the Board as he may require.
(3) Any person so appointed to investigate or inquire into the working of any
Board or scheme may exercise all the powers of an Inspector appointed under this
Act.
Supersession 24. (1) If the State Government, on consideration of the report referred to in
of the Board. sub-section (1) of section 23 or otherwise, is of the opinion—
(a) that the Board is unable to perform its functions; or
(b) that the Board has persistently made default in the discharge of its
functions or has exceeded or abused its powers,
the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, supersede the
Board and constitute it in the prescribed manner, within a period of twelve months
from the date of supersession. The period of supersession may be extended for
sufficient reasons by a like notification by not more than six months :
Provided that, before issuing a notification under this sub-section on any of the
grounds mentioned in clause (b), the State Government shall give a reasonable
opportunity to the Board to show cause why it should not be superseded, and shall
consider the explanations and objections, if any, of the Board.
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(Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969

(2) After the supersession of the Board and until it is reconstituted, the
powers, duties and functions of the Board under this Act shall be exercised and
perfomed by the State Government, or by such officer or officers, as the State
Government may appoint for this purpose.
(3) When the Board is superseded the following consquences shall ensue, that
is to say—
(a) all the members of the Board shall, as from the date of publication of the
notification under sub-section (1) vacate their office ;
(b) all the powers and functions, which may be exercised or performed by the
Board shall, during the period of supersession, be exercised or performed by
such persons as may be specified in the notification ;
(c) all funds and other property vesting in the Board shall, during the period
of supersession, vest in the State Government and on the reconstitution of the
Board, such funds and property shall revest in the Board.
25. Any contract or agreement, whether made before or after the Contracting
commencement of this Act, whereby 1[a registered unprotected worker] relinquishes out.
any right conferred by, or any privilege or concession accruing to him, under this
Act or any scheme, shall be void and of no effect in so far as it purports to deprive
him of such right or privilege or concession.
26. The State Government after giving by notification in the official Gazette Amendment
not less than three months’ notice of its intention so to do may, by like notification, of Schedule.
2
[modify any item of the Schedule or] add to the Schedule any employment in
respect of which it is of opinion that the provisions of this Act should apply and the
provisions of this Act shall thereupon 3[apply to such employment as modified or
added.].
27. Save as otherwise expressely provided in this Act, any person who General
contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or any rule made thereunder shall, on penalty for
conviction 4[by a Labour Court or the Industrial Court,] be punished with fine offences.
which may extend to five hundred rupees, and in case of continued contravention
thereof, with an additional fine which may extend to one hundred rupees per day for
every day during which such contravention continues.
5
[27A. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Protection of
State Government or the Board or the Chairman, Secretary, or any member of the action taken
Board or Advisory Committee, or any Inspector or any other officers of the Board under this
Act.
for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this
Act, or any scheme or any rule or order made thereunder.]

1
These words were substituted and deemed always to have been substituted for the words
“an unprotected worker” by Mah. 40 of 1974, s. 7.
2
These words were inserted by Mah. 27 of 1972, s. 5.
3
These words were substituted for the words “apply to such employment” ibid.
4
These words were inserted by Mah. 62 of 1981, s. 3.
5
Section 27A was inserted by Mah. 27 of 1972, s. 6.
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(Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969

Rules. 28. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette and
subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules for carrying out the
purposes of this Act.
(2) Every scheme under this Act and rule made under this section shall be laid,
as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of State Legislature, while it
is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one
session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in
which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in
making any modification in the scheme or rule or both Houses agree that the scheme,
any provision thereof or rule should not be made, the scheme or such provision or
rule shall from the date of publication of a notification in the Official Gazette of
such decision have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case
may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without
prejudice to the validity of anything previously done or omitted to be done under
that scheme, provision, or as the case may be, rule.
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(Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969

SCHEDULE
[See section 2(9)]

1. Employment in Iron and Steel Market or shops in connection with loading,

unloading, stacking, carrying, weighing, measuring or such other work including
work preparatory or incidental to such operations.
2. Employment in Cloth and Cotton Markets or shops in connection with
loading, unloading, stacking, carrying, weighing, 1[measuring, filling, stitching,
sorting, cleaning or such other work] including work preparatory or incidental to
such operations.
3. Employment in docks in connection with loading, unloading, stacking,
carrying, weighing, measuring or such other work including work preparatory or
incidental to such operations, but does not include employment of a Dock Worker
within the meaning of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948.
4. Employment in Grocery Markets or shops, in connection with loading,
unloading, stacking carrying, weighing, 1[measuring, filling, stitching, sorting,
cleaning or such other work] including work preparatory or incidental to such
operations.
5. Employment in markets, and factories and other establishments in
connection with loading, unloading, stacking, carrying, weighing, 1[measuring,
filling, stitching, sorting, cleaning or such other work] including work preparatory
or incidental to such operations carried on by workers not covered by any other
entries in this Schedule.
6. Employment in railway yards and goods-sheds in connection with loading,
unloading, stacking, carrying, weighing, measuring or such other work preparatory
or incidental to such operations by workers who are not employed by Railway
Authorities.
7. Employment in connection with loading of goods into public transport
vehicle or unloading of goods therefrom and any other operation incidental and
connected thereto.
8. Employment in vegetable markets (including onions and potatoes markets)
in connection with loading, unloading, stacking, carrying, weighing, 1[measuring,
filling, stitching, sorting, cleaning or such other work] including work prepartory or
incidental to such operations.
9. Employment in markets or subsidiary markets established under Maharashtra
Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation) Act, 1963, in connection with loading,
unloading, stacking, carrying, weighing, 1[measuring, filling, stitching, sorting,
cleaning or such other work] including work preparatory or incidental to such
operations.
10. Employment in Khokha making, and in timber market.

1
These words were substituted for the words “measuring or such other work” by G.N.,I &
L.D., No. UWA. 1272/165800/Lab-IV, dated the 6th April 1973.
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(Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969

11. Employment in salt pans.

12. Employment in fishing industry.
13. Employment in connection with the loading, unloading and carrying of
foodgrains into godowns, 1[sorting and cleaning of foodgrains, filling foodgrains
in bags, stitching of such bags] and such other work incidental and connected
thereto.
2
[14. Employment in establishment engaged in cleaning, sorting, loading, un-
loading, stacking, carrying, weighing, measuring, stitching, filling of onions or
onion bags and such other work including the work preparatory or incidental to
such operations.]

1
These words were inserted by G. N., I. & L. D., No. UWA. 1272/165800/Lab-IV, dated the
6th April 1973.
2
This entry was added by G. N., I. & L. D., No. UWA. 1082/CR-10038/Lab-5, dated the
2nd November 1984.

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