The Apprentices Act, 1961

THE SCHEDULE

[See section 16]

MODIFICATIONS IN THE WORKMEN‟S COMPENSATION ACT, 1923 IN ITS APPLICATION TO APPRENTICES

UNDER THE APPRENTICES ACT, 1961

In the Workmen‟s Compensation Act, 1923,—

(1) in section 2,—

(a) for clause (e), substitute—

„(e) “employer” means an employer as defined in the Apprentices Act, 1961, who has

engaged one or more apprentices,‟;

(b) omit clause (k);

(c) for clause (m), substitute—

„(m) “wages” means the stipend payable to an apprentice under section 13 (1) of the

Apprentices Act, 1961,‟;

(d) for clause (n), substitute—

„(n) “workman” means any person who is engaged as an apprentice as defined in the

Apprentices Act, 1961, and who in the course of his Apprenticeship training is employed in

any such capacity as is specified in Schedule II,‟;

(2) omit section 12;

(3) omit section 15;

(4) omit the proviso to section 21(1);

(5) omit the words “or a registered Trade Union” in section 24;

(6) omit clause (d) in section 30 (1);

(7) omit clauses (vi), (xi), (xiii), (xvii), (xviii), (xx), (xxii), (xxiv), (xxv) and (xxxii) in Schedule II.