THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS CHILD LABOUR  (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) RULES, 1997 THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) RULES, 1997

1. Short title and commencement. –...................................................................................... 3 2. Definitions. -........................................................................................................................ 3 3. Working hours. –................................................................................................................. 4 4. Maintenance of register under section 11.- ....................................................................... 4 5. Certificate of age. – ............................................................................................................. 4 6. Prohibition of employment of child labour in dangerous operations. -............................. 4 7.

Protection of child labour. –................................................................................................ 5 8. Health measures. – ............................................................................................................. 5 9. Safety education. –.............................................................................................................. 6

THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) RULES, 1997

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT

NOTIFICATION

Port Blair, dated the 2nd Sept., 1997

No. 103/97/F. No 6-15/97-Labour (P.F). II – WHEREAS in exercise of the powers conferred under sections 13 and 18 of Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (NO. 61 of 1986), read with Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affair Notification No. S. O 1081 (E) dated the 24thNovember, 1988, the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator), Andaman and Nicobar Islands has proposed to make the Andaman  

and Nicobar

Islands

Child

Labour

(Prohibition and Regulation) Rules, 1997, and the draft of the said Rules has been published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 18 of the said Act, inviting objections and suggestions from the general public vide Andaman and Nicobar Gazette extraordinary No. 76 dated 2ndJune, 1997 with Notification No. 72/97/F. No 6-15/H & R/Lab/95-PF dated 2ndJune, 1997;  

AND WHEREAS no objections or suggestions received on the proposed draft rules  from the general public, within time specified under the said Notification;  

NOW, THEREFORE, In exercise of the powers conferred under section 13 and 18 of  the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (No. 61 of 1986) read with  Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. S. 0. 1081 (E) dated the 24th November, 1988 the Lieutenant Governor (Administrator), Andaman and Nicobar  Islands hereby make the following Rules, namely: --

Andaman and Nicobar islands Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulations) Rules,  1997  

1. Short title and commencement. –

(1) These rules may be called the Andaman and Nicobar islands Child Labour

(Prohibition and Regulation) Rules, 1997.  

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.  2. Definitions. -

(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) “Act” means the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (61 of 1986);  

(b) “Committee” means the Child Labour Technical advisory committee  constituted under sub-section (1) of section 5;

(c) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Committee appointed under  sub-section (2) of section 5;  

(d) “Form” means a Form specified under these Rules;

(e) “Register” means the register required to be maintained under section 11; (f) “Schedule” means the Schedule to the Act;

(g) “Section” means a section of the Act.  

(2) All other words and expressions used in these rules but not defined shall have  the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Act.  

3. Working hours. –

The number of hours of work which shall constitute a normal working day as required under sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Act shall be four and a half hour with one hour rest after first three hours of work.

4. Maintenance of register under section 11.-

(1) Every occupier of an establishment shall maintain a register in respect of  children

employed or

permitted to work in Form ‘A’.  

(2) The register shall be maintained on yearly basis but shall be retained by the  employer for a period of three years, after, the date of the last entry made there in.  

5. Certificate of age. –

(1) All young persons In employment or seeking employment in any of the  occupations set forth in part “A” of the Schedule or in any workshop wherein  any of the process set forth in part “B” of the Schedule carried on, shall produce a certificate of age from the appropriate medical authority, whenever required to do so by an Inspector.  

(2) The appropriate “medical authority” for the purpose of sub-rule (1) shall be a  Government Medical Officer not below the rank of an Assistant Civil Surgeon of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.  

(3) The Certificate of age as referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be issued In Form ‘B’ and no form shall be charged for the same.  

6. Prohibition of employment of child labour in dangerous operations. - The following area shall be deemed to be a dangerous character where the

employment of child labour shall be prohibited namely:

i. Manufacture of aerated water and processes incidental thereto;  

ii. Electrolytic plating of oxidation of metal particles by use of an electrolyte  containing chromic acid or other chromium compounds;

iii. Manufacture and repair of electric accumulators;  

iv. Glass manufacture;  

v. Grinding of glazing of metals;  

vi. Manufacture and treatment of lead and certain compounds of lead;  vii. Generation of gas from dangerous petroleum;  

viii. Cleaning or smoothing of articles by a lot of sand, metal shot or grit or other abrasive propelled by a blast of compressed air or steam;

ix. Liming and tanning of raw hides and skins and processes incidental thereto; x. Lead processing.

7. Protection of child labour. –

(1) The establishment employing child labour shall provide the following protection in the following works for child labour namely:-

(a) Protection of eyes:- Effective screening and suitable goggles shall be  provided for protection of eyes In the following processes, namely:-

(i) Welding or cutting of metals by means of an electric OZY – acetylene of similar processes,

(ii) all works on furnaces where there is risk of exposures to excessive  light,  

(iii)

Processes

relating to

cutting or

forging of

metals, and  

(iv)

any

other

processes where there is risk to eyes.

(b) Fencing of machinery;

(c) Protection from fire and explosive risks;  

(d) Protection from leakage of inflammable liquids; and  

(e) Safety valves for closed vessels in which gas is passed and in which the  pressure is liable to risks to a dangerous degree.

(2) Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the emission of effluents which may be dangerous or poisonous.  

(3) Breathing apparatus shall be provided in operations, where dangerous gas or  fume is liable to escape.  

8. Health measures. –

(1) Every establishment shall be kept clean and free from effluvia arising from any  drain, privy or other nuisance.  

(2) Effective and suitable provisions shall be made in every establishment for securing and maintaining healthy atmosphere in work room by providing the following facilities, namely: -

(a) adequate ventilation for the circulation of fresh air; and  

(b) such temperatures as will require for the workers for reasonable  

conditions of comfort and prevention of injury to health.

(3) In every establishment effective arrangement shall be made to provide and  maintain at suitable points conveniently situated for all child labourers  employed therein a sufficient supply of wholesome drinking water.  

(4) In every establishment sufficient latrines and urinal accommodations shall be  provided.

9. Safety education. –

Every establishment employing child labour shall impart sufficient safety education  to the child labour before their engagement.