Procedure for Getting Registration by the Principal Employer And Licences By The Contractor Under the Contract Labour(R&A) Act, 1970 and its Orissa Rules, 1975.

• Registration by the Principal Employers

• Principal Employer means:-
• in relation to any office or department of the government or local authority, the head of that office or department or such other officer as the government or the local authority, as the case may be, may specify in this behalf
• in a factory, the owner or the occupier of the factory and where a person has been named as a manager of the factory under the Factories Act,1948,the person so named
• in a mine, the owner or the agent of the mine and where a person has been named as the manager of the mine, the person so named.
• In any other establishment, any person responsible for the supervision and control of the establishment.
• As per provisions of Sec. 7 of the Contract Labour(R&A) Act, 1970, every Principal Employer engaging 20 or more contract labourers in his establishment has to apply for registration of his establishment within 30 days
• The local District Labour Officers have been declared as Registering Officers who will grant registration.
• The employer has to apply in Form No. – 1 in triplicate to the Registering Officer along with Treasury Challan in support of deposit of prescribed fee. The applications shall be either personally delivered to the Registering Officer or sent to him by registered post.
• The employer has to submit documents in support of his identity as well as existence of his establishment along with the application.
• The fees prescribed for registration of establishment of Principal Employer are as follows :-
  

  No. of workers employed	Fees for registration
  Up to 20	₹ 400
  Between 21 to 50	₹ 1000
  Between 51 to 100	₹ 2000
  Between 101 to 200	₹. 4000
  Between 201 to 400	₹. 8000
  401 and above	₹ 10000

• Head of Account for deposit of fees through Treasury Challan as hereunder :- “0230 – Labour & Employment. 101- Receipt under Labour Laws –106 – Fees under Contract Labour Act”

• The employer who desires to have registration certificate amended shall make an application to the above authority stating therein the nature of amendment required and reasons thereof along with the registration certificate and treasury challan in support of deposit of differential amount of fees if the no. of contract labourers proposed to be engaged is more than the no. for which he has taken the Registration Certificate for necessary amendment.
• The duplicate certificate can be issued in case the Registration Certificate is lost,defaced,or accidentally destroyed on making an application for the purpose along with treasury challan after  deposit of fee of Rs 100/- .

• Licences by the contractors :-

• As per section 12 of the Contract Labour(R&A) Act, a contractor executing any contract work by engaging 20 or more contract labourers has to obtain a licence under the Act.
• The local District Labour Officers have been declared as Licensing Officers who will grant licenses to the contractors.
• The contractor has to apply in Form No. – IV in triplicate to the Licensing Officer along with Treasury Challan in support of deposit of security deposit and prescribed fee and a certificate in Form-V from the Principal Employer to the effect that the applicant has been employed by him as a contractor in relation to his establishment and he undertakes to be bound by all the provisions are applicable to him as principal employer in respect of the employment of contract labour by the applicant. The applications shall be either personally delivered to the Registering Officer or sent to him by registered post.
• The employer has to submit documents in support of his identity, existence of his establishment and the work order from the principal employer along with the application.
• The fees prescribed for grant of Licenses and their renewal are as follows :-
  

  No. of workers employed	Fees for registration
  20	₹ 200
  Between 21 to 50	₹ 500
  Between 51 to 100	₹ 1000
  Between 101 to 200	₹ 2000
  Between 201 to 400	₹ 4000
  401 and above	₹ 5000

• Security Deposit:- Security deposit @ Rs 100/- per contract labour for which license has been applied is to be deposited in shape of treasure challan.The same shall be refunded if the contractor does not intend to renew his license and makes an application for refund of the security deposit. If the Licensing Officer is satisfied that there is no breach of the condition of license or there is no order under Section 14 for the forfeiture of security deposit has been made, he shall direct for the refund of the security deposit amount.
• Head of Account for deposit of fees through Treasury challan are as hereunder :- “0230 – Labour & Employment. 101- Receipt under Labour Laws –106 – Fees under Contract Labour Act”

• Every license granted or renewed shall remain valid for twelve months from the date it is granted or renewed.
• The application for renewal shall be in Form-VII in triplicate and shall be made, not less than 30 days from the date on which the licence expires and if the application is so made, the licence shall be deemed to have been renewed until such date when the renewed licence is issued.
• The employer who desires to have license amended shall make an application to the above authority stating therein the nature of amendment required and reasons thereof along with the original licence and treasury challan in support of deposit of differential amount of fees amount if the no. of contract labourers proposed to be engaged is more than the no. for which he has taken the licence for necessary amendment.
• The duplicate licenses can be issued in case the license is lost,defaced,or accidentally destroyed on making an application for the purpose along with treasury challan after  deposit of fee of Rs 100/-