MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS ACT

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Preliminary
Section 1 : Short title, extent, commencement and application

Section 2 : Definitions

Registration of Motor Transport Undertakings
Section 3 : Registration of motor transport undertakings

Inspecting Staff
Section 4 : Chief inspector and inspectors

Section 5 : Power of the inspectors

Section 6 : Facilities to be afforded to inspectors

Section 7 : Certifying surgeons

Welfare and Health
Section 8 : Canteens

Section 9 : Rest rooms

Section 10 : Uniforms

Section 11 : Medical facilities

Section 12 : First-aid facilities

Hours and Limitations of Employment
Section 13 : Hours of work for adult transport workers

Section 14 : Hours of work for adolescents employed as motor transport workers

Section 15 : Daily intervals for rest

Section 16 : Spread-over

Section 17 : Split duty

Section 18 : Notice of hours of work

Section 19 : Weekly rest

Section 20 : Compensatory day of rest

Employment of Young Persons
Section 21 : Prohibition of employment of children

Section 22 : Adolescents employed motor transport workers to carry tokens

Section 23 : Certificate of fitness

Section 24 : Power to require medical examination

Wages and Leave
Section 25 : Act 4 of 1936 to apply to payment of wages to motor transport workers

Section 26 : Extra wages for overtime

Section 27 : Annual leave with wages

Section 28 : Wages during leave period

Penalties and Procedure
Section 29 : Obstructions

Section 30 : Use of false certificate of fitness

Section 31 : Contravention of provisions regarding employment of motor transport workers

Section 32 : Other offences

Section 33 : Enhanced penalty after previous conviction

Section 34 : Offences by companies

Section 35 : Cognizance of offences

Section 36 : Limitation of prosecutions

Miscellaneous
Section 37 : Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act

Section 38 : Exemptions

Section 39 : Powers to give directions

Section 40 : Power to make rules