Section 23 — Authorities.

23. Authorities.—(1) In addition to the Government there shall be the following authorities under
this Act, namely:—
          (a) The National Council,
          (b) The Central Apprenticeship Council,
          (c) The State Council,
          (d) The State Apprenticeship Council,
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           [(e) The All India Council,
          (f) The Regional Boards,
          (g) The Boards or State Councils of Technical Education,]
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           [(h)] The Central Apprenticeship Adviser, and
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           [(i)] The State Apprenticeship Adviser.
   (2) Every State Council shall be affiliated to the National Council and every State Apprenticeship
Council shall be affiliated to the Central Apprenticeship Council.
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      [(2A) Every Board or State Council of Technical Education and every Regional Board shall be
affiliated to the Central Apprenticeship Council.]
   (3) Each of the authorities specified in sub-section (1) shall, in relation to apprenticeship training
under this Act, perform such functions as are assigned to it by or under this Act or by the Government:


1. Subs. by Act 29 of 2014, s. 12, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 22-12-2014).
2. Ins. by Act 27 of 1973, s. 17 (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).
3.Item (e) re-lettered as item (h) thereof by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).
4. Item (f) re-lettered as item (i) thereof by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-12-1974).

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    Provided that a State Council shall also perform such functions as are assigned to it by the National
Council and the State Apprenticeship Council 1[and the Board or State Council of Technical Education]
shall also perform such functions as are assigned to it by the Central Apprenticeship Council.
                                         STATE AMENDMENT
Rajasthan
         Amendment of section 23, Central Act No. 52 of 1961.— For the existing sub-section (2)
of section 23 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
         “(2) Every State Council may be affiliated to the National Council and every State
Apprenticeship Council may be affiliated to the Central Apprenticeship Council.”.
[Vide Rajasthan Act 2 of 2015, s. 7]