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The Meghalaya Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board Act, 2019 (Act No. 23 of 2019)

Meghalaya

An Act Be it enacted by Legislature of the State of Meghalaya in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India

Act number
23 of 2019
Ministry
Meghalaya Law Department
Department
Law Department
Enacted
9 Oct 2019
In force from
16 Oct 2019

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43 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3State Advisory Committee
  4. Section 4Expert Committees
  5. Section 5Constitution of the Board.
  6. Section 6Members of the Board
  7. Section 7Disqualification for appointment as a member of the Board
  8. Section 8Resignation of office by members and filling up of casual vacancies
  9. Section 9Secretary to the Board
  10. Section 10Appointment of Officers and staff of the Board
  11. Section 11Meetings of the Board.
  12. Section 12Appointment of Registering Officers
  13. Section 13Registrations of establishment officers
  14. Section 14Manner of making application for registration and establishments
  15. Section 15Grant of certification of registration
  16. Section 16Fees
  17. Section 17Registration of building workers as beneficiaries
  18. Section 18Power and duties of the Board to undertake welfare Schemes
  19. Section 19Power of Board to take up schemes.
  20. Section 20Constitution of Fund
  21. Section 21Benefits of the Fund
  22. Section 22Contribution to the Fund
  23. Section 23Levy and collection of cess
  24. Section 24Furnishing of returns
  25. Section 25Assessment of cess
  26. Section 26power of exempt
  27. Section 27Interest payment on delay in payment of cess
  28. Section 28Power of Board to borrow
  29. Section 29Budget
  30. Section 30Annual Report
  31. Section 31Accounts and Audit
  32. Section 32Concurrent and and special Audit Accounts
  33. Section 33Investment of Funds
  34. Section 34Utilization of Fund
  35. Section 35Expenditure from the Fund
  36. Section 36Administrative and Financial Power of the Secretary
  37. Section 37Officers and employees of the Board to be public servant
  38. Section 38Protection of action taken in good faith.
  39. Section 39Power of Board to make rules
  40. Section 40Power of the Board to alter/amend schemes
  41. Section 41Power to make regulations
  42. Section 42Saving of certain laws.
  43. Section 43Repeal and Savings