Acts and Rules(Indian Labour Laws)

List of various Central Labour Acts

Last updated on08/06/07

Laws related to Industrial Relations
1	The Trade Unions Act, 1926 The Trade Unions (Amendments) Act, 2001
2	The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1946
3	The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Laws related to Wages
1	The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 The Payment of Wages Rules, 1937 The Payment of Wages (AMENDMENT) Act, 2005
2	The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 The Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950
3	The Working Journalist (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958 Working Journalist (Conditions of service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Rules, 1957
4	The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 The Payment of Bonus Rules, 1975

Laws related to Working Hours, Conditions of Services and Employment
1	The Factories Act, 1948
2	The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
3	The Plantation Labour Act, 1951
4	The Mines Act, 1952
5	The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees’ (Conditions of Service and Misc. Provisions) Act, 1955 The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees’ (Conditions of Service and Misc. Provisions) Rules, 1957
6	The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
7	The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
8	The Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
9	The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 The Contract Labour Regulation Rules
10	The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976 The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1976
11	The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
12	The Shops and Establishments Act
13	The Cinema Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981 The Cinema Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Rules, 1984 The Cine Workers’ Welfare Fund Act, 1981.
14	The Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Act, 1986
15	The Building & Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment & Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
16	The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997

Laws related to Equality and Empowerment of Women
1	The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
2	The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

Laws related to Deprived and Disadvantaged Sections of the Society
1	The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
2	The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986
3	The Children (Pledging of Labour) Act, 1933

Laws related to Social Security
1	The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 The Workmen's Compensation (Amendments) Act, 2000
2	The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
3	The Employees’ Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 The Employees’ Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1996
4	The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 The Payment of Gratuity Rules

Laws related to Labour Welfare
1	The Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946
2	The Limestone & Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972
3	The Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976
4	The Beedi Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1976 The Beedi Worker's Welfare Cess Act Rules, 1977
5	The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976
6	The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Cess Act, 1976
7	The Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981
8	The Cine Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1981
9	The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry latrines Prohibition Act, 1993

Laws related to Employment & Training
1	The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rules, 1959
2	The Apprentices Act, 1961

Others
1	The Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
2	The War Injuries Ordinance Act, 1943
3	The Weekly Holiday Act, 1942
4	The National and Festival Holidays Act
5	The War Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1943
6	The Personal Injuries (Emergency) Provisions Act, 1962
7	The Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1963
8	The Coal Mines (Conservation and Development) Act, 1974
9	The Emigration Act, 1983 The Emigration Rules, 1983
10	The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Register by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988
11	The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991