Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition act 1970

THE CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION AND ABOLITION) ACT, 1970
ACT NO. 37 OF 19701

[5th September, 1970.]

An Act to regulate the employment of contract labour in certain establishments and to
provide for its abolition in certain circumstances and for matters connected therewith.

Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows: –

CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, extent, commencement and application. – (1) This Act may be called the
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall come into force on such date 1* as the Central Government may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for
different provisions of this Act.