The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
Section 5. Agreement, custom, etc., to be void.
On the commencement of this Act, any custom or tradition or any contract, agreement or other instrument (whether entered into or executed before or after the commencement of this Act), by virtue of which any person, or any member of the family or dependant of such person, is required to do any work or render any service as a bonded labourer, shall be void and inoperative.
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