Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996

The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996

भवन और अन्‍य सन्‍निर्माण कर्मकार (नियोजन तथा सेवा-शर्त विनियमन) अधिनियम, 1996

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Act ID:	199627
Act Number:	27
Enactment Date:	1996-08-19
Act Year:	1996
Short Title:	The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
Hindi Title:	भवन और अन्‍य सन्‍निर्माण कर्मकार (नियोजन तथा सेवा-शर्त विनियमन) अधिनियम, 1996
Long Title:	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.
Ministry:	Ministry of Labour and Employment
Enforcement Date:	01-03-1996

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND EXPERT COMMITTEES

CHAPTER III

REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS

CHAPTER IV

REGISTRATION OF BUILDING WORKERS AS BENEFICIARIES

CHAPTER V

BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS’ WELFARE BOARDS

CHAPTER VI

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

CHAPTER VII

SAFETY AND HEALTH MEASURES

CHAPTER VIII

INSPECTING STAFF

CHAPTER IX

SPECIAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER X

PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

CHAPTER XI

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application. Show Related Subordinates
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Central Advisory Committee.
Section 4. State Advisory Committee.
Section 5. Expert committees.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Section 42. Appointment of Director-General, Chief Inspector and Inspectors.
Section 43. Powers of Inspectors.
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.
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
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

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
01-01-1998	The Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Rules,1998
01-01-1998	The Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Central Rules, 1998
29-12-2017	The Building and Other Construction Workers Central (Amendment) Rules 2017

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
09-05-2017	Reconstitution of the Central Building and Other Construction Workers' Advisory Committee under section 3 of the BOCW Act, 1996
04-09-2018	Registration of establishments mandatorily online on the Shram Suvidha Portal