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APPRENTICES ACT

1961

Related Legislation: - Apprenticeship Rules, 1992

DEFINITIONS


2A All India Council The All India Council of Technical Education established by the resolution of the Government of India in the former Ministry of Education No. F. 16-10/44-III, dated the 30th November, 1945
2AA Apprenticer A person who is undergoing apprenticeship training in pursuance of a contract of apprenticeship
2AAA Apprenticeship training A course of training in any industry or establishment undergone in pursuance of a contract of apprenticeship and under prescribed terms and conditions which may be different for different categories of apprentices
2B Apprenticeship Adviser The Central Apprenticeship Adviser appointed under sub-section (1) of Section 26 or the State Apprenticeship Adviser appointed under sub-section (2) of that section
2C Apprenticeship Council The Central Apprenticeship Council or the State Apprenticeship Council established under sub-section (1) of section 24
2D Appropriate Government (1) in relation to -

(a) the Central Apprenticeship Council, or

(aa) the Regional Boards, or

(aaa) the practical training of graduate or technician apprentices or of technician (vocational) apprentices, or;

(b) any establishment of any railway, major port, mine or oilfield, or

(c) any establishment owned, controlled or managed by -

(i) the Central Government or a department of the Central Government,

(ii) a company in which not less than fifty-one percent of the share capital is held by the Central Government or partly by that Government and partly by one or more State governments,

(iii) a corporation (including a co-operative society) established by or under a Central Act which is owned, controlled or managed by the Central Government.

The Central Government;

(2) in relation to -

(a) a State Apprenticeship Council, or

(b) any establishment other than an establishment specified in sub-clause (1) of this clause.
the State Government;
2DD Board or State Council of Technical Education The Board or State Council of Technical Education established by the State Government
2E Designated tradee Any trade or occupation or any subject field in engineering or technology or any vocational course which the Central Government, after consultation with the Central Apprenticeship Council, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify as a designated trade for the purposes of this Act
2F Employer Any person who employs one or more other persons to do any work in an establishment for remuneration and includes any person entrusted with the supervision and control of employees in such establishment
2G Establishmenth Includes any place where any industry is carried on and where an establishment consists of different departments or has branches, whether situated in the same place or at different places, all such departments or branches shall be treated as part of that establishment
2H Establishment in private sector An establishment which is not an establishment in public sector
2I Establishment in public sector An establishment owned, controlled or managed by -
(1) the Government or a department of the Government
(2) a Government company as defined in Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).
(3) A corporation (including a co-operative society) established by or under a Central, Provincial or State Act, which is owned, controlled or managed by the Government :
(4) A local authority;
2J Graduate or technician apprentice An apprentice who holds, or is undergoing training in order that he may hold a degree or diploma in engineering or technology or equivalent qualification granted by any institution recognised by the Government and undergoes apprenticeship training in any such subject field in engineering or technology as may be prescribed
2K Industry Any industry or business in which any trade, occupation or subject field in engineering or technology or any vocational course may be specified as a designated trade
2L National Councile The National Council for Training in Vocational Trades established by the resolution of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour (Directorate General of Resettlement and Employment) No. TR/E.P.-24/56, dated the 21st August, 1956 and re-named as the National Council for Vocational Training by the resolution of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour (Directorate General of Employment and Training) No. DGET/12/21/80-TC, dated the 30th September, 1981
2M Prescribedr Prescribed by the rules made under this Act
2MM Regional Board Any Board of Apprenticeship Training registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860, at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras of Kanpur
2N State Includes a Union territory
2O State Councilh A State Council for Training in Vocational Trades established by the State Government
2P State Governmente In relation to a Union territory, means the Administrator thereof
2PP Technician (vocational) apprentice An apprentice who holds or is undergoing training in order that he may hold a certificate in vocational course involving two years of study after the completion of the secondary stage of school education recognised by the All-India Council and under-goes apprenticeship training in any such subject field in any vocational course as may be prescribed
2Q Trade apprenticee An apprentice who undergoes apprenticeship training in any such trade or occupation as may be prescribed.
2R Worker Any person who is employed for wages in any kind of work and who gets his wages his directly from the employer but shall not include an apprentice referred to in clause (aa)