Conditions of Employment Act, 1936

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Prohibition of employment of outworkers.

17.—(1) The Minister may in respect of any form of industrial work by order make regulations prohibiting the employment of outworkers in such form of industrial work and when any regulations made under this section are for the time being in force it shall not be lawful for any employer to employ any outworker to do such form of industrial work.

(2) Any regulations made under this section in respect of any form of industrial work may be expressed to be limited in effect to an area specified therein and whenever such regulations are expressed to be so limited they shall render unlawful the employment of outworkers resident in that area to do such form of industrial work but shall not restrict the employment of any other outworkers.

(3) If any employer employs any outworker in contravention of any regulations made under this section and for the time being in force such employer shall be guilty of an offence under this section and such outworker shall also be guilty of an offence under this section.