Apprentices Act, 1961
1. SHORT
TITLE, EXTENT, COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION. -
(1) This Act
may be called the Apprentices Act, 1961.
(2) It
extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall
come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in
the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for
different States.
(4) The
provisions of this Act shall not apply to -
(a) any area
or to any industry in any area unless the Central Government by notification in
the Official Gazette specifies that area or industry as an area or industry to
which the said provisions shall apply with effect from such date as may be
mentioned in the notification;
(b) Omitted
(c) any such
special apprenticeship scheme for imparting training to apprentices as may be
notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.