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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 2

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 56] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1973/BHADRA 12, 1895

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation.

RAJYA SABHA

The following Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 3rd

September 1973: —

Bill No. XXIX of 1973

A Bill further to amend the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.

BE it enacted- by Parliament in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Repub-

lic of India as follows: —

1. (1) This Act may be called the Maternity Benefit (Amendment)

Act, 1973.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government

Short title and com- mence- ment.

may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

it of 1961.

Amend- ment of section 1.

2. In section 1 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (3), for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: —

"(a) in relation to mines and to any other establishment where- in persons are employed for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic and other performances, by the Central Government; and".

Amend- ment of section 2.

3. In section 2 of the principal Act, in sub-Kertion (1), for the words "including any such establishment belonging to Government:", the words "including any such establishment belonging to Government and to every establishment wherein persons are employed for the exhibition of eques- trian, acrobatic and other performances:" shall be substituted.

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4. In section 3 of the principal A.ct—

Amend,

ment of

section S.

(fi) in clause (a), after the words "being a mine,", the words "or an establishment wherein persons are employed for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic and other performances/' shall be inserted;

(ii) for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: —

' (e) "establishment" means—

(i) a factory;.

(it) a mine;

(in) a plantation;

(iv) an establishment wherein persons are employed for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic and other per- formances; or

(v) an establishment to which the provisions of this Act have been declared under sub-section (1) of section 2 to be applicable;'.

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ment of

•ection

13.

5. In section 28 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), for the words "or in two successive sessions, and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following,", the words "or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid," •hall be substituted.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

A number of women are employed in the circus industry but a survey has revealed that maternity benefit is not being provided to these women workers. It is, therefore, proposed to apply the provisions of the Mater- nity Benefit Act, 1961, to establishments' in the circus industry. Since the circus companies move from place to place, it is considered that for the effective enforcement of the Act in relation to establishments in the circus industry, the appropriate Government should be the Central Gov- ernment instead of the State Government.

2. The Bill seeks to amend the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, for the aforesaid purposes and to make certain other consequential amendments in the Act.

K. V. RAGHUNATHA REDDY.

NEW DELHI;

The 28th August, 1973.

FINANCIAL. MEMORANDUM

Clause 3 of the Bill seeks to amend section 2 of the. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 with a view to applying the provisions thereof to establishments wherein persons are employed for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic and other performances. Clause 4 of the Bill seeks to amend clause (a) of section 3 of the Act with a view to providing that the appropriate Government for the enforcement of the Act in relation to such establish- ments shall be the Central Government.

2. It is proposed to entrust the enforcement of the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 in relation to these establishments to the Central Industrial Relations Machinery under the Chief Labour Commis- sioner (Central). The following additional staff will be required for this purpose in the Organisation of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Cen- t r a l ) :^

Scale of pay

No. Designation of post No. of

s.

post.

Rs. 350—25^575 Labour Enforcement Officer 1

1.

Rs. 110—180

Lower Division Clerk 1

2.

The total recurring expenditure on the above-mentioned staff will amount to Rs. 14,800 per year. In addition, non-recurring expenditure to the extent of Rs. 2000 may be incurred on the purchase of furniture, typewriter, etc.

B. N. BANERJEE,

Secretary.

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