Draft Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) (Amendments) Rules, 2020
The Punjab Labour Department on July 28, 2020, vide Notification No. 11/01/2019-2L/1049] publishes the Draft Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) (Amendments) Rules, 2020, to further amend the Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1973.
Following are the amendment made to the Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1973:
Rule 29 which specifies the procedure for renewal of license will be substituted:
1) Every contractor shall apply for renewal of the license in Form VII available on online portal www.pblabour.gov.in, before thirty days from the expiry of license.2) If there is no change in the particulars than such license shall be deemed to be auto renewed. license shall be renewed through automatic mode online.3) The fees chargeable for renewal of the license shall be the same as for the grant. If the application is not received on time, a fee of twenty five per cent in excess of the fee ordinarily payable for the license shall be payable for such renewal. Further, if the licensing officer is satisfied that delay is due to unavoidable circumstances, he may reduce or remit, as he thinks fit, the payment of such excess fee.
Inserted new Rule 78A- Maintenance of register and record in digital format will be inserted.
The Draft Rules will be taken into consideration by the Government on or after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette (July 31, 2020) together with any objection or suggestion.
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