Section 56
of Labour Act
Section 56
(1)
His Majesty in Council may, by notification in the Gazette, make rules not inconsistent with this part for the purpose of giving effect thereto or to any of the provisions of the Recruiting of Indigenous Workers Convention 1936 and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, he may by rule provide for —
(a)
the manner and form in which applications shall be made for licences, the particulars to be furnished upon every such application, the conditions under which any licence may be issued, the form of licences, the fees payable therefore, and particulars to be set forth therein;
(b)
the security to be furnished by applicants for licences;
(c)
the records to be kept by licensees;
(d)
the remuneration to be paid to the agents of licensees;
(e)
the prohibition of recruiting within any specified area;
(f)
the supervision of worker-recruiters;
(g)
the documents to be given to the recruited workers by licensees;
(h)
the conditions under which recruited workers may be accompanied by dependants;
(i)
the provision of necessaries and transport for recruited workers and dependants from the place of recruitment to the place of employment and the conditions applicable to the journey;
(j)
the amount of wages which may be paid in advance to recruited workers and the conditions under which advances of wages may be made;
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(k)
the fees to be paid and by whom payable for any licences issued, attestations, endorsements or registrations effected or any other acts required to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this
Act or any rules made thereunder;
(l)
the establishment of a fund or other method to make provision for securing the payment of any expenses of recruitment or transport of workers upon such terms and conditions and subject to such control as he deems necessary and for providing that any such fund may be administered in conjunction with any fund established under paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 121;
(m)
anything which by this Part is to be or may be prescribed, or as to which rules are to be made.
(2)
Any such rule may provide a penalty for the breach or contravention thereof not exceeding a fine of $1,500 or in default thereof imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.