THE UTTAR PRADESH LABOUR WELFARE FUND ACT, 1965¹

1965 · State unknown · central · act_text

Download PDF Back to Acts Subordinates

Sections (31)

1 · For Statement of Objects and Reasons see Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, dated March 31, 1965.

2 · The Act came into force w.e.f. November 15, 1965 in the whole of Uttar Pradesh vide notification no. 1698 (LL)/XXXVI (D)—263 (LL)-65, dated Nov. 10, 1965.

3 · Ins. by sec. 2(i) of U.P. Act No. 23 of 2024.

4 · Subs. by sec. 2(ii) of U.P. Act No. 23 of 2024.

1 · Subs. by sec. 2 of U. P. Act no. 17 of 1978.

4 · (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, the State Government shall by notification in the Gazette, establish a Board to be called the Uttar Pradesh Labour Welfare Board.

1 · Ins. by sec. 3 of U. P. Act no. 17 of 1978.

1 · [ (4) At least once in three months, the notice under subsection (3) shall, during a period of six months from the date of the payment of the unpaid accumulations to the Board, be —

1 · Subs. by sec. 4(1) of U. P. Act no. 17 of 1978.

1 · Subs. by sec. 4(ii) of U. P. Act no. 17 of 1978.

1 · Ins. by sec. 5 of U. P. Act no. 17 of 1978.

1 · [Advance from unpaid an accumulations.]

1 · [7-A. The Board may with the previous approval of the State Government withdraw, out of the unpaid accumulations, an amount not exceeding five per cent thereof for the purposes of defraying the expenditure in inviting claims of the employees on publication of notice under sub-section (4) of section 6. ]

1 · Ins. by sec. 6 of U. P. Act no. 17 of 1978.

2 · Ins. by sec. 3 of U.P. Act no. 23 of 2024

12 · The Fund shall be managed and administered in such manner as may be prescribed.

13 · Where the moneys in the Fund are not required for being applied at an early date to the purposes of the Act, the same may be invested by the Board in any securities specified in clauses (a) to (d) and (f) of section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882.

14 · The Board may, from time to time, with the previous sanction of the State Government and subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder and to such other conditions as may be fixed by the State Government in this behalf, borrow any sum required for the purposes of this Act.

15 · (1) The Board shall cause to be maintained such books of account and other records in relation to the Fund, as may be prescribed.

16 · The State Government shall publish in the Gazette, each year in the month of June or as early thereafter as may be, a statement of accounts and report of the activities of the Board relating to the previous financial year.

17 · Any sum payable into the Fund under this Act shall, without prejudice to any other mode of recovery, be recoverable on behalf of the Boards as an arrear of land revenue.

18 · (1) The State Government may, from time to time, issue to the Board such directions as, in its opinion, are necessary or expedient for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

19 · (1) Where the State Government is satisfied that the Board has made default in performing any duty imposed on it by or under this Act or has abused its powers, the State Government may, by notification in the Gazette, supersede the Board :

20 · The members of the Board, the Labour Welfare Commissioner and all other officers and servants of the Board shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

21 · No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule or order made or deemed to be made thereunder.

22 · No act or proceeding of the Board shall be questioned or deemed to be invalid by reason merely of any vacancy in or any defect in the constitution of the Board or that it is discovered subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do, attended, voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings.

23 · In sub-section (8) of section 8 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the following proviso shall, in its application to Uttar Pradesh, be inserted before the Explanation :

24 · The State Government or any officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf may, for supervising the working of the Board, call for the records of the Board, inspect the same and give such direction to Board as it may consider expedient.

25 · (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Gazette and subject to the condition of previous publication, make, rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

26 · (1) The Board may, with the previous sanction of the State Government, make regulations, by notification in the Gazette, consistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.

27 · The Uttar Pradesh Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1956 is hereby repealed.

Subordinates (0)