(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "appropriate Government" means,-
(i) in relation to an establishment in respect of which the appropriate Government under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), is the Central Government, the Central Government;
(ii) in relation to any other establishment, the Government of the State in which that other establishment is situate ;
(b) a workman shall be deemed to be employed as "contract labour" in or in connection with the work of an establishment when he is hired in or in connection with such work by or through a contractor, with or without the knowledge of the principal employer;
(c) "contractor", in relation to an establishment, means a person who undertakes to produce a given result for the establishment, other than a mere supply of goods or articles of manufacture to such establishment, through contract labour or who supplies contract labour for any work of the establishment and includes a sub-contractor;
(d) "controlled industry" means any industry the control of which by the Union has been declared by any Central Act to be expedient in the public interest;
(e) "establishment" means-
STATE AMENDMENT
Andhra Pradesh. —In section 2, in sub-section (1), after clause (d), insert the following clause, namely:—
(dd) “core activity of an establishment”
means any activity for which the establishment is set up and includes
any activity which is essential or necessary to the core activity, but
does not include,—
(1) sanitation works, including sweeping, cleaning, dusting and collection and disposal of all kinds of waste;
(2) watch and ward services including security service;
(3) canteen and catering services;
(4) loading and unloading operations;
(5) running of hospitals, educational and
training institutions, guest houses, clubs and the like where they are
in the nature of support services of an establishment;
(6) courier services which are in nature of support services of an establishment;
(7) civil and other constructional works, including maintenance;
(8) gardening and maintenance of lawns, etc.;
(9) house keeping and laundry services, etc., where they are in nature support services of an establishment;
(10) transport services including ambulance services;
(11) any activity of intermittent in nature even if that constitutes a core activity of an establishment; and
(12) any other activity which is incidental to the core activity:
Provided that the above activities by themselves are not the “core activities” of such establishment.
Vide Contract Labour (Regulation and
Abolition) (Andhra Pradesh) (Amendment) Act, 2003 (Andhra Pradesh Act 10
of 2003), sec. 2
Contract Labour
Contractors