Section 12 — Licensing of contractors.

12. Licensing of contractors.—(1) With effect from such date as the appropriate Government may, 

by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, no contractor to whom this Act applies, shall undertake or 

execute any work through contract labour except under and in accordance with a licence issued in that 

behalf by the licensing officer. 

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a licence under sub-section (1) may contain such conditions 

including, in particular, conditions as to hours of work, fixation of wages and other essential amenities in 

respect of contract labour as the appropriate Government may deem fit to impose in accordance with the 

rules, if any, made under section 35 and shall be issued on payment of such fees and on the deposit of 

such sum, if any, as security for the due performance of the conditions as may be prescribed.