Central · Act 52 of 1961

Section 18 — Apprentices are trainees and not workers.

The Apprentices Act, 1961

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(a) every apprentice undergoing apprenticeship training in a designated trade in an establishment shall be a trainee and not a worker; and

(b) the provisions of any law with respect to labour shall not apply to or in relation to such apprentice

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More sections of this actSection 1 · Short title, extent, commencement and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Qualifications for being engaged as an apprentice.Section 3A · Reservation of training places for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in designated trades.Section 3B · Reservation of training places for Other Backward Classes in designated trades.Section 4 · Contract of apprenticeship.Section 5 · Novation of contract of apprenticeship.Section 5A · Regulation of optional trade.
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