1.       Short  title,  extent, commencement and application –

 

(1)      This Act may be called the Apprentices Act, 1961.

 

(2)      It extends to the whole of India. [*  * *]¹ 

 

(3)      It  shall come into force on  such  date  as  the  Central  Government may, by   

          notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be  appointed for different States. 

 

(4)      The provisions of this Act shall not apply to –

(a)      any  area   or   to   any  industry  in  any  area  unless the  Central Government  by notification in the Official Gazette specifies that area or industry as an area or  industry  to  which the said provisions shall apply with effect from such date as may be mentioned in the notification:

 

 

(b)     ²[ * * *]

(c)     ³[any   such  special  apprenticeship  scheme  for imparting training to apprentices  as  any  be  notified  by  the Central Government in the Official Gazette].

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1.    Omitted by Act 25 of 1968.

2.    Omitted by Act 27 of 1973.

3.    Subs. by Act 27 of 1973.