The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997

THE DOCK WORKERS (REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT) (INAPPLICABILITY TO MAJOR PORTS) ACT, 1997

This Act provides for the inapplicability of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 to dock workers of major port trusts. The Act may be called the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports) Act, 1997.

The Act comes into force on a date specified by the Central Government, and it has several key provisions. Section 3 states that the provisions of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 shall cease to have effect in relation to major ports with effect from the date specified in a notification issued by the Central Government.

The Act also provides for the transfer of assets and liabilities of the Dock Labour Board, etc., to the Board. On the appointed day in relation to a major port, all property, assets, and funds vested in the Dock Labour Board shall vest in the Board, along with debts, obligations, and liabilities incurred by the Dock Labour Board.

The Act also ensures that every employee and worker serving under the Dock Labour Board holds office or service under the Board on terms and conditions not less favorable than those which would have been admissible to him if there had not been a transfer of his services to the Board. The transfer of services shall not entitle an employee to any compensation under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 or any other law.

The Act is aimed at providing for the inapplicability of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 to dock workers of major port trusts and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.